Episode 295 - Inert Haze Dreyse 30 .308 Testing Intro and HK MK23 Silencer Questions (04-MAR-2026)

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Episode 295 - Inert Haze Dreyse 30 .308 Testing Intro and HK MK23 Silencer Questions (04-MAR-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.215 – The Inert Haze Dreyse 30 on 20-in .308 bolt action. Do high performance silencers have to be long and heavy? Not always! Check out this new offering from the folks who brought you the Ti-P 9mm pistol silencer. It is definitely fitting into the very competitive space in the upper Rankings on .308. Introduction to this report and Silencer Hazard Map Brief 8.1.12. (00:05:58)

  2. Some great user feedback and questions about the HK MK23 KAC and B&T study (6.214). We’ll hit some of that feedback today in some public service announcements. (00:16:18)

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Episode 294 - KAC vs. B&T HK MK23 and USP45 Silencer Testing Technical Talk (25-FEB-2026)

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Episode 294 - KAC vs. B&T HK MK23 and USP45 Silencer Testing Technical Talk (25-FEB-2026)

Today’s Topic:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.214 – Suppressed .45 ACP Historical Case Study: HK MK23 and USP45 Silencers - KAC vs. B&T. Many of us have waited decades for this data and analysis. This PEW Science internal research program consists of six tests, suppressed and unsuppressed. The U.S. SOCOM MK23 Offensive Handgun (OHG) program high fidelity test report technical discussion. (00:07:16)

    a. Intro and recap (00:09:20)

    b. KAC MOD.MK23/USP and B&T Impulse-IIA SD Mk23 physical overview (00:30:36)

    c. The KAC design and what they gave to B&T (00:41:34)

    d. Pistol silencer inertial decouplers, boosters, and you (01:04:38)

    e. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.11 (01:29:42)

    f. MK23 system performance (01:36:53)

    g. USP45 Tactical system performance (02:00:44)

    h. Overall thoughts (02:06:44)

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Episode 293 - HK MK23 and USP45 Suppression: KAC vs. B&T and OCL OCM Technical Talk (18-FEB-2026)

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Episode 293 - HK MK23 and USP45 Suppression: KAC vs. B&T and OCL OCM Technical Talk (18-FEB-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.213 – Otter Creek Labs OCM5 and OCM6 reflex silencers on the 14.5-in M4A1RIII. This is the technical discussion to accompany last week’s report showcasing these exterior-clones of the classic OPS INC 12th model.

    a. Intro and recap (00:08:49)

    b. OCM5 and OCM6 physical overview (00:12:46)

    c. OCM5 and OCM6 silencer design (00:18:22)

    d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.10 (00:29:12)

    e. OCM family system performance (00:33:05)

    f. Overall thoughts (00:52:25)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.214 – Suppressed .45 ACP Historical Case Study: HK MK23 and USP45 Silencers - KAC vs. B&T. It’s finally here! Many of us have waited decades for this data and analysis. This PEW Science internal research program consists of six tests, suppressed and unsuppressed. The U.S. SOCOM MK23 Offensive Handgun (OHG) program high fidelity test report is now in the Silencer Sound Standard! (00:56:20)

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Episode 243 - B&T Station SIX 9 - PEW Science Full Technical Performance Analysis (08-JAN-2025)

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Episode 243 - B&T Station SIX 9 - PEW Science Full Technical Performance Analysis (08-JAN-2025)

Today’s Topic:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.174 – B&T Station SIX 9 with the wiped SIX 9 silencer and the Training SIX 9 silencer. This is the technical discussion of the article published last week. Two silencers are featured in this test program. Subtopic timestamps:

    a. Topic intro (00:07:12)

    b. Station SIX 9 pistol operational overview (00:11:20)

    c. Wiped SIX 9 silencer physics and behavior (00:25:40)

    d. SIX 9 Training silencer performance (01:11:54)

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Episode 242 - B&T Station SIX 9 Wiped and Training Silencer Testing Intro (02-JAN-2025)

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Episode 242 - B&T Station SIX 9 Wiped and Training Silencer Testing Intro (02-JAN-2025)

Today’s Topic:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.174 – B&T Station SIX 9 with the wiped SIX 9 silencer and the Training SIX 9 silencer. Kicking off 2025 with some B&T, as requested. Quiet? I mean, you be the judge, I guess. Old technology doesn’t create miracles all of a sudden. Maybe that is a good or handy axiom to kick off 2025. Introductory discussion for this extensive paper published today. All member funded! (00:08:37)

Happy New Year!

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