Episode 205 - Mercy Firearms Pluto, Rimfire Pistol Hosts, and You (03-APR-2024)

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Episode 205 - Mercy Firearms Pluto, Rimfire Pistol Hosts, and You (03-APR-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.146 – the Mercy Pluto on the CZ 452 16-in .22LR bolt-action. Rimfire is back again, baby! This is the introductory discussion for this whitepaper published concurrently with this episode. Is the Pluto small and light? Yes. Things are getting a little nuts! (00:13:35)

  2. Rimfire pistol hosts. There are so many! We’ve been messing with the FN 502. It’s like the full size FNX series, but not. Hammer-fired, looks pretty cool, and seems to work OK. It has some idiosyncrasies – we’ll talk about those, the experience so far, and what folks look for in these types of hosts! (00:28:53)

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Episode 123 - Listener Questions, the Q FIX, FN SCAR, and Recoil (27-JUL-2022)

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Episode 123 - Listener Questions, the Q FIX, FN SCAR, and Recoil (27-JUL-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Rifle recoil? Does it matter? It can. PEW Science SCAR Project micro-update #5. (00:10:30)

  2. New Sound Signature Review this week? 5.56 is back on deck. Is there more to learn? (00:28:07)

  3. Listener Questions are back! Let’s hit a few from Solicitation #4! (00:32:08)

  4. Thank you to all the PEW Science members for not only your support, but also for educating the public responsibly. Suppressed small arms are more popular than ever, and consumer expectations are getting more reasonable! (01:06:39)

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Episode 122 - Otter Creek Labs Hydrogen-L and more SCAR! (20-JUL-2022)

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Episode 122 - Otter Creek Labs Hydrogen-L and more SCAR! (20-JUL-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.81 – the Otter Creek Labs Hydrogen-L on supersonic .308 bolt action; technical discussion. (00:04:19)

  2. FN SCAR 17S CQC .308 Play Date – PEW Science SCAR Project Update #4. A short, but cursory update. (00:37:33)

  3. Thank you all for your patience during this busy time – your PEW Science member questions and client requests are answered in the order received. I appreciate you! (01:00:49)

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Episode 121 - PEW Science SCAR Project Update, Nightforce ATACR, and Testing (13-JUL-2022)

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Episode 121 - PEW Science SCAR Project Update, Nightforce ATACR, and Testing (13-JUL-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. The PEW Science SCAR Project – Update #3. Optics, color-coordination, and initial unsuppressed testing of signature and kinematics. (00:08:52)

  2. New Sound Signature Review this week? Boy howdy. There is. Buckle up! (01:14:54)

  3. Several large internal client test programs have just completed here at PEW Science. There are a variety of review deliverables that will be coming for you folks. Huge thanks to the incredible clients that trust PEW Science to perform this work. Big thanks to all the members making this effort possible. Community! (01:17:07)

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Episode 120 - Liberty Precision Machine Anthem Series and PEW Science SCAR Project (06-JUL-2022)

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Episode 120 - Liberty Precision Machine Anthem Series and PEW Science SCAR Project (06-JUL-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.79 - the Liberty Precision Machine Anthem-S on .308 bolt action rifle! Technical Discussion. (00:08:24)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.80 – the Liberty Precision Machine Anthem-K, also on .308 bolt action. Technical discussion for the shorter version of the Anthem series. (00:40:55)

  3. The PEW Science SCAR Project is underway. Boy howdy…. Already learning things. This is awesome. (01:01:21)

  4. Hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day celebration! Thanks to PEW Science members for the support. Big welcome to two new corporate members – PWS Weapons Systems and Griffin Armament! Also, shout out to the Orange County, Florida SWAT! (01:27:24)

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Episode 119 - Liberty Precision Machine Anthem Series and the FN SCAR 17S (29-JUN-2022)

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Episode 119 - Liberty Precision Machine Anthem Series and the FN SCAR 17S (29-JUN-2022)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Two test reports for you folks today – early deliverables! Sound Signature Review 6.79 - the Liberty Precision Machine Anthem-S and Sound Signature Review 6.80 – the Anthem-K, both on supersonic .308! Interesting data - Introductory discussion. This is a big deal. (00:08:28)

  2. It’s SCAR time, ladies and gentlemen. Oh yes. 308. God’s caliber. Let’s talk about the SCAR, and the why. The PEW Science SCAR Project. (00:27:38)

  3. Wonderful testing recently – big thanks to PEW Science clients, new, existing, and future! Big shout out to all the consumer members and general users in the PEW Science community. You guys are getting silencers for all your guns and it’s a joy to see! You are normalizing suppressed small arms. (01:02:02)

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Episode 83 - OSS HX-QD 556 and Fanny Packs (13-OCT-2021)

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Episode 83 - OSS HX-QD 556 and Fanny Packs (13-OCT-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.54 – the OSS HX-QD 556 on the MK18 – technical discussion. (00:11:45)

  2. Fanny packs? Yes. If they’re not already back, they should be. So versatile, and dare I say… attractive? (01:16:49)

  3. Huge PEW Science welcome to some new corporate supporters! Discreet Ballistics, now out of Wyoming (formerly New Hampshire) and Dark Horse Tactical out of Nevada! Honored to have the support of these folks. Also – another huge welcome to all the new consumer members of PEW Science. Grassroots; we’re doing this together! (01:23:26)

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Episode 82 - The Fix, Hyperion, Swarovski, and CAM-LOK (06-OCT-2021)

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Episode 82 - The Fix, Hyperion, Swarovski, and CAM-LOK (06-OCT-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Used a small hunting silencer last year. Gonna try using a big one on my Fix this year. Zeroed my Swarovski Z8i. Spooky experience! (00:11:26)

  2. Another incremental CAM-LOK update for you – some more shooting experience. CGS MOD 9 and Rugged Obsidian 9. Zoning in on some performance factors. (00:56:21)

  3. New Sound Signature Review this week? You bet your exhilarating yard-pop there is. We gonna get crazy? Maybe. (01:11:48)

  4. Thanks for listening, joining at pewscience.com, and supporting the effort so enthusiastically. Gun shops, consumers, manufacturers, and firearm enthusiasts across the globe. You folks share the info and the community is great! (01:14:49)

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Episode 81 - SilencerCo Saker 556, CAM-LOK, and Listener Questions (29-SEP-2021)

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Episode 81 - SilencerCo Saker 556, CAM-LOK, and Listener Questions (29-SEP-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.53 – The SilencerCo Saker 556 on the MK18 AR15. Technical discussion – wild signature – let’s talk about it! (00:09:57)

  2. Quick CAM-LOK update for you – some anecdotal reports to speak about and some disclaimers. Oh, also, the FN 509 Compact Tactical is so awesome. (00:39:25)

  3. Listener Questions are back! We’re going to dive into Solicitation 3 – boy howdy, I’m excited to answer your queries. (00:52:05)

  4. Great show of support recently, folks! Several of you folks have joined PEW Science – some of you folks that I often interact with, so that is really nice of you. I do appreciate you helping me keep this going. Also, big welcome to Abel Suppressor Company! A private PEW Science client that is now also a public member! (01:20:17)

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Episode 80 - FN 509 Compact Tactical, CAM-LOK, and tuning for the Surefire 556-RC2 (21-SEP-2021)

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Episode 80 - FN 509 Compact Tactical, CAM-LOK, and tuning for the Surefire 556-RC2 (21-SEP-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. FN 509 Compact Tactical Update – this gun is awesome. Super excited! (00:09:09)

  2. Griffin CAM-LOK Update – this system is awesome. Super excited…. again! (00:33:12)

  3. Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on the tuned 11.5 mid machine gun. Fun? Absolutely? Do I have to qualify that? Unfortunately, yes. Let’s talk about it. (01:00:53)

  4. New Sound Signature Review this week! More data? Yes, friends. More data. (01:10:55)

  5. Community and industry support for the PEW Science grassroots effort has been really great! Thank you to all of the new members who recently joined; you should have received a welcome e-mail from me. If not, bug me! Thanks to Alex Costa at ANR Design out of New Hampshire – I did his podcast with him and it was a good time! (01:13:24)

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Episode 79 - MK18 5.56 Research and the Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 (15-SEP-2021)

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Episode 79 - MK18 5.56 Research and the Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 (15-SEP-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Research Supplement 6.51 - Unsuppressed Rifles; the 10.3-in MK18 as a Silencer Test Host – well this is crazy. Let’s talk about it. (00:09:04)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.52 – The Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on the MK18 5.56 SBR! Finally, right? Let’s talk about it. (00:22:57)

  3. Didn’t get to shoot my gun because of work. Booo. But also got all the Griffin CAM-LOK parts in, so yay! I’ll give you my initial impressions and I’ll give you another consumer’s experience. (01:07:07)

  4. Huge PEW Science Welcome to two new Corporate Members – Shelton Precision out of Burlington Washington (they build custom rifles) and OSS Suppressors (they make silencers)! Super honored to have the support of both of those companies for the effort; it means a lot, as does the support from all PEW Science members and you folks listening! Thank you for making the grassroots effort possible. (01:20:26)

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Episode 78 - 5.56 Testing and the FN 509 Compact Tactical (08-SEP-2021)

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Episode 78 - 5.56 Testing and the FN 509 Compact Tactical (08-SEP-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. New Research and Sound Signature Review coming this week. 5.56 data? You’ve been so patient. (00:06:49)

  2. New carry gun, who dis? Theoretically. Haven’t shot it yet. Kind of excited. Will I suppress it? Yes. Griffin CAM-LOK? Thinking about it. (00:27:34)

  3. Some administrative items. PEW Science clients and members: thank you for your patience during the recent testing and analysis rush; work load is normalizing again and your test proposals and inquiries will be addressed in the order received. Thank you to all of the member supporters continuing to make all of this research possible! (00:46:32)

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Episode 54 - Listener Questions and Manufacturer Support (17-MAR-2021)

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Episode 54 - Listener Questions and Manufacturer Support (17-MAR-2021)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Upcoming testing; and a new Sound Signature Review this week? Maybe. (00:06:34)

  2. Listener questions – I got a ton and I take a stab at answering the first group! (00:09:25)

  3. New manufacturer support for PEW Science – it’s an honor. (01:16:34)

  4. Welcome to all the new consumer PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:25:04)

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