Episode 311 - Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 Testing and FOR Predator 6.5 Tech (24-JUN-2026)

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Episode 311 - Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 Testing and FOR Predator 6.5 Tech (24-JUN-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.228 – FOR Systems Predator 6.5 with 6.5 PRC. Hunters rejoice. Killing two birds with one stone – adding pressure and shrinking jet diameter. Please welcome 6.5 PRC to the research pedigree. The FOR Systems Predator 6.5 kicks things off. Technical discussion of last week’s report. (00:10:42)

    a. Intro and recap (00:11:50)

    b. Predator 6.5 overview (00:17:10)

    c. Predator 6.5 silencer design (00:24:56)

    d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.25 (00:31:54)

    e. System performance (00:42:13)

    f. Overall thoughts (01:06:43)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.229 – Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 on the 14.5-in M4. Two silencers from the new breed of economical manufacturing that is occurring in the industry. Well-understood traditional and conventional baffle designs. How does varying length and volumetric expansion vary performance, if at all? Intro to today’s multi-silencer case study report. (01:08:11)

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Episode 310 - 6.5 PRC Silencer Testing: FOR Systems Predator 6.5 and AAC Ti-RANT 45 Tech (17-JUN-2026)

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Episode 310 - 6.5 PRC Silencer Testing: FOR Systems Predator 6.5 and AAC Ti-RANT 45 Tech (17-JUN-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.227 – the original, legacy AAC Ti-RANT 45 on the .45ACP 1911 full size combat handgun. Standardized .45ACP pistol silencer testing is finally here! The performance of this historic silencer was examined in great detail in last week’s report. This is the technical discussion of the silencer’s performance. (00:09:15)

    a. Intro and recap (00:11:36)

    b. Ti-RANT 45 overview (00:14:35)

    c. Ti-RANT 45 silencer design (00:32:43)

    d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.24 (00:43:30)

    e. System performance (00:49:12)

    f. Overall thoughts (01:03:39)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.228 – FOR Systems Predator 6.5 with 6.5 PRC. Hunters rejoice. We’re adding combustion energy to the Silencer Sound Standard, gradually! And we’re killing two birds with one stone – shrinking jet diameter. Please welcome 6.5 PRC to the research pedigree. The FOR Systems Predator 6.5 kicks things off. Don’t worry, long action magnum is still coming later. Let’s talk about the method to the madness and just how much 6.5 PRC differs from .308 in today’s introductory discussion. (01:06:08)

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