Episode 269 - Dillon DRC556 Technical Overview and FOR Systems Monarch Recce Intro (30-JUL-2025)

Episode 269 - Dillon DRC556 Technical Overview and FOR Systems Monarch Recce Intro (30-JUL-2025)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.194 – Dillon Rifle Company DRC556 on the 14.5 5.56 M4. Oh my goodness – more Purposely Induced Porosity silencers? Yes. PIP is proliferating. How does this adaptation of the technology perform? Technical discussion for this paper published last week – the form factor wars are heating up!

    a. Intro (00:05:10)

    b. Physical overview (00:06:38)

    c. Silencer design (00:09:00)

    d. System performance (00:11:45)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.195 – FOR Systems Monarch Recce on the 10.3 5.56 MK18. Speaking of form factor… this silencer is a little over 5 inches long, as tested, and it’s ready to party. Hybrid designs continue to be developed, and the status quo just might be changing. Do short 5.56 silencers have to be loud? Learn more about why, or why not, in today’s report! (00:36:08)

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Episode 219 - FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 Technical Discussion (10-JUL-2024)

Episode 219 - FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 Technical Discussion (10-JUL-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.155 – The FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 on .308 bolt-action. Boy howdy…. DMLS continues to be interesting. Inconel? Yes. Low(er) backpressure? Yes. Performance? Apparently so! Let’s check out this very interesting silencer in this introductory discussion to the article published today! (00:08:14)

  2. Knee deep in the corn? Quite literally. KAC everywhere… and it’s not normal. We have been testing the daylights out of these PRT silencers and it’s been…… interesting. Just about every combination has been examined. The enthusiasts will certainly benefit! This is PEW Science funded internal research. (00:24:06)

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Episode 218 - FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 Intro and KAC PRT System Program Update (03-JUL-2024)

Episode 218 - FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 Intro and KAC PRT System Program Update (03-JUL-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.155 – The FOR Systems Monarch 7.62 on .308 bolt-action. Boy howdy…. DMLS continues to be interesting. Inconel? Yes. Low(er) backpressure? Yes. Performance? Apparently so! Let’s check out this very interesting silencer in this introductory discussion to the article published today! (00:08:14)

  2. Knee deep in the corn? Quite literally. KAC everywhere… and it’s not normal. We have been testing the daylights out of these PRT silencers and it’s been…… interesting. Just about every combination has been examined. The enthusiasts will certainly benefit! This is PEW Science funded internal research. (00:24:06)

Sponsored by - High End Armament Technology, Top Gun Range Houston, Legion Athletics, and the PEW Science Laboratory!

Legion Athletics: use code pewscience for 20% off your first order and double points!

Ammo from True Shot: Click Here! (use code pewscience for $20 off the A-Zone program)

Magpul: Use code PSTEN to receive $10 off your order of $100 or more at Magpul

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