Episode 197 - CAT SR Rimfire and AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 Tech Discussion (07-FEB-2024)

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Episode 197 - CAT SR Rimfire and AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 Tech Discussion (07-FEB-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.139 – AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 (Unvented) on the standard MK18 5.56 SBR. Historical and prolific silencer! Technical discussion of this white paper published last week. (00:10:14)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.140 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the 16-in .22LR CZ 452 bolt action. Introductory discussion of this ultralight, wild silencer. (00:56:29)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.141 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the subcompact Beretta 21A semiauto .22LR pistol. Can the CAT SR do both? Apparently, yes… and then some. Introductory discussion for this interesting dataset. (01:10:14)

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Episode 196 - AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 on the MK18 and Jolene Tech Discussion (31-JAN-2024)

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Episode 196 - AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 on the MK18 and Jolene Tech Discussion (31-JAN-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. New publication this week! Sound Signature Review 6.139 – AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 (Unvented) on the standard MK18 5.56 SBR. Long time coming; this extremely prolific silencer is now added to the pedigree. Introductory discussion. (00:12:49)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.137 – Resilient Suppressors Jolene on 20-in .308 bolt action. Technical discussion of the article published 17-JAN-2024. (00:25:23)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.138 – Resilient Suppressors Jolene on 8-in 300 BLK subsonic bolt action. Technical discussion of the article published 17-JAN-2024. (00:53:20)

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Episode 173 - The Best AAC Ti-RANT 9 Data and Analysis in the World (09-AUG-2023)

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Episode 173 - The Best AAC Ti-RANT 9 Data and Analysis in the World (09-AUG-2023)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Intro (nighttime tomfoolery, CAT, PEW Science Comms @thejaysituation Instagram Channel, etc). (00:00:00)

  2. Advertisements – this timestamp is here so you understand there are things before the ads, so if you skip the ads, you don’t also skip actual content that you may want to hear. (00:10:09)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.118 – the AAC Ti-RANT 9M-HD, Ti-RANT 9M, and Ti-RANT 9! All on the HK P30L. All configurations! The most in-depth, complete, and high-fidelity Ti-RANT 9 case study ever published. And all with PEW Science member funding! This is the technical discussion to accompany this initial article. More research will be published!

    a. Part A – some historical background (00:19:03)

    b. Part B – some technical nitty gritty (00:48:12)

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Episode 116 - Rugged Razor556 on the MK18 and the AAC Ti-RANT 9M-HD (08-JUN-2022)

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Episode 116 - Rugged Razor556 on the MK18 and the AAC Ti-RANT 9M-HD (08-JUN-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.76 – Rugged Razor556 on the 5.56 MK18 AR15 SBR – technical discussion. (00:09:30)

  2. Member Research Supplement 6.77 – Razor556 vs. Razor762 with different end caps on the MK18. (01:31:40)

  3. Briefly – the AAC Ti-RANT 9M-HD? What in tarnation… (01:34:07)

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Episode 52 - Sig P210, Manufacturer Claims, and the AAC Illusion 9 (03-MAR-2021)

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Episode 52 - Sig P210, Manufacturer Claims, and the AAC Illusion 9 (03-MAR-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. The Sig P210; a unicorn with its horn. Threading complete. The prophecy has been fulfilled. (00:06:50)

  2. New Sound Signature Review this week! (00:30:21)

  3. Manufacturer claims coming out of the wood work; The Mute, the Canooter Valve, etc. (00:33:10)

  4. The AAC Illusion 9 – initial observations. (01:10:40)

  5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:17:24)

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Episode 51 - Griffin Armament Explorr EX3 and Back Pressure Research (24-FEB-2021)

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Episode 51 - Griffin Armament Explorr EX3 and Back Pressure Research (24-FEB-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.36 – Griffin Armament Explorr EX3. (00:08:13)

  2. Back Pressure Metric research update – Rev.2 methodology! Rugged rifle silencer case study too. (00:43:39)

  3. Sound Signature – is it subjective? Probably not really. (01:03:28)

  4. The AAC Illusion 9 – this thing is wild. If only the Sig P210 barrel would arrive. (01:07:21)

  5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:08:49)

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Episode 50 - Sig P210, Pistol Silencers, and Back Pressure Metric Update (17-FEB-2021)

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Episode 50 - Sig P210, Pistol Silencers, and Back Pressure Metric Update (17-FEB-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sig P210 – almost ready. Which silencer for this gun? Wait for the Erector 9? Maybe not. (00:10:23)

  2. Centerfire pistol silencer sound signature; actual use and meeting the need. (00:36:15)

  3. New Sound Signature Review this week! And a Back Pressure metric update – Revision 2 release. Improving our methodology! (00:46:08)

  4. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:11:30)

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