Episode 202 - Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 vs. RC2 - Technical Discussion (13-MAR-2024)

Episode 202 - Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 vs. RC2 - Technical Discussion (13-MAR-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.144 – the Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 on the 14.5 M4A1 midgas system. Two mounts – two tests! 3-Prong and WARCOMP. Technical discussion of the white paper published 06-MAR-2024. (00:07:45)

  2. Mini field case study. MINI2 on the HK 416? Yes. Compared with the RC2? Yes. Field report from this past weekend. We took the feedback from 6.144 and put it into practice, ourselves. Is the Surefire 556-MINI2 low back pressure? Well, no. Does it have lower back pressure than the RC2? Well, yes. (00:58:36)

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Episode 201 - Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 on the 14.5 M4A1 and Listener Questions (06-MAR-2024)

Episode 201 - Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 on the 14.5 M4A1 and Listener Questions (06-MAR-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Listener Questions! We’ll dive back into the 6th solicitation and answer more of your queries. Always a great time! (00:07:02)

  2. 14.5-in M4 data is back, baby. Sound Signature Review 6.144 – the Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2 on the 14.5 M4A1 midgas system. With…. You guessed it – 3-Prong and WARCOMP mounts! Oh, WARCOMP mount…. Never change (just kidding – please stop leaking). Introductory discussion. (01:04:42)

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Episode 186 - Silencers Indoors, CAT WB on 5.56 MK18 and 14.5 Mid M4A1, and YouTube (08-NOV-2023)

Episode 186 - Silencers Indoors, CAT WB on 5.56 MK18 and 14.5 Mid M4A1, and YouTube (08-NOV-2023)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Gas momentum, flow rate, reflections, and hazards. Do all silencers sound the same? No. When you change environments, do all silencers have signatures that change the same way? Also no. This topic is brought to you by a PEW Science Pro Member question. (00:07:52)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.129 and 6.130 – the CAT/WB/A1/718 on the 5.56 MK18 and M4A1 Mid-Gas, respectively! Combined technical discussion for the two white papers published 25-OCT. We’ll hit the technical discussion for SSS.6.131 with the PTR VENT 2 next time. (00:20:50)

  3. The Jay Situation Podcast is now also on YouTube! That’s right! We’re also on YouTube Music. We have received a lot of requests for this. All episodes are available on the Jay Situation YouTube Channel now, and will be going forward! (00:57:05)

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Episode 185 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on 14.5 Mid and PTR VENT 2 on the MP5 (01-NOV-2023)

Episode 185 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on 14.5 Mid and PTR VENT 2 on the MP5 (01-NOV-2023)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.128 – the Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on the 5.56 M4A1 Mid-Gas with both 3-Prong and WARCOMP! This is the technical discussion covering the white paper published 22-OCT. (00:09:57)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.131 – the PTR VENT 2 on the HK SP5 (MP5 analog) – introductory discussion for this white paper that is live right now! Purposely Induced Porosity (PIP) technology – does it work? Yeah, apparently. (00:47:32)

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Episode 184 - LPM Torch, 14.5 Mid-Gas, Surefire SOCOM556-RC2, and CAT WB (25-OCT-2023)

Episode 184 - LPM Torch, 14.5 Mid-Gas, Surefire SOCOM556-RC2, and CAT WB (25-OCT-2023)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.126 – the Liberty Precision Machine Torch on the 5.56 MK18. With both solid and vented end caps! This is the technical discussion of the PEW Science laboratory white paper released last week! (00:15:06)

  2. Public Research Supplement 6.127 – the standard M4A1 test host! 14.5-in mid-length gas 5.56 testing is here! As is tradition, we have defined the standardized parameters for the research pedigreewith your help! Abbreviated discussion. (00:45:12)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.128 – the Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 on the 5.56 M4A1 Mid-Gas with both 3-Prong and WARCOMP! This is introductory discussion covering the white paper published Sunday. We’ve kicked off the 14.5 research progression! (00:53:11)

  4. Sound Signature Review 6.129 – the CAT/WB/A1/718 on the 5.56 MK18! This is live right now. Yes. Introductory discussion for this much anticipated dataset! Small silencer. Interesting performance! (01:07:30)

  5. And, in tandem…. Sound Signature Review 6.130 – the CAT/WB/A1/718 on the 5.56 M4A1 Mid-Gas. I told you we started 14.5 testing. We’ve actually done quite a bit. And, the client testing has already started too. Here is one of them! This should give you a great picture of how Surge Bypass technology scales. Introductory discussion. (01:15:40)

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