Episode 208 - Otter Creek Labs Titanium Intro and 3-lug Mounting Systems (24-APR-2024)

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Episode 208 - Otter Creek Labs Titanium Intro and 3-lug Mounting Systems (24-APR-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. As promised – 3-lug mounting. What is it, why do we use it, and what options do you have as a silencer consumer in 2024? Should you care about the version used? Potentially, yes. (00:10:06)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.149 – the Otter Creek Labs Titanium on the .22LR CZ 452 bolt-action. Rimfire is back again! Introductory discussion for this technical whitepaper published today. (00:42:55)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.150 – the Otter Creek Labs Titanium on the subcompact Beretta 21A. Introductory discussion for this technical whitepaper, also published today! The 150th article in the Silencer Sound Standard. (00:49:15)

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Episode 206 - Mercy Pluto, CAT JL, CAT MOB, and the SkyNET Research Progression (10-APR-2024)

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Episode 206 - Mercy Pluto, CAT JL, CAT MOB, and the SkyNET Research Progression (10-APR-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.146 – the Mercy Pluto on the CZ 452 16-in .22LR bolt-action. This is the technical discussion of the white paper published last week! (00:13:42)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.147 – the Combat Application Technologies CAT/JL/A1. The CAT JL on supersonic .308. Introductory discussion of this advanced system, and a first-look at the CAT SNIPER2 technology. (00:57:28)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.148 – the Combat Application Technologies CAT/MOB/A1. The CAT MOB on the HK MP5. Introductory discussion of this extremely interesting system, and a first-look at another CAT technology; DiVerge. (01:16:46)

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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 198 - CAT SR Rimfire Silencer Technical Performance Discussion (14-FEB-2024)

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Episode 198 - CAT SR Rimfire Silencer Technical Performance Discussion (14-FEB-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.140 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the 16-in .22LR CZ 452 bolt action. Technical discussion. (00:07:34)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.141 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the subcompact Beretta 21A semiauto .22LR pistol. Technical discussion. (00:56:18)

  3. Some administrative items – thank you for your patience during this busy time, and thank you PEW Science members for your support and your donations. The effort continues thanks to you! (01:30:33)

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Episode 197 - CAT SR Rimfire and AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 Tech Discussion (07-FEB-2024)

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Episode 197 - CAT SR Rimfire and AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 Tech Discussion (07-FEB-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.139 – AAC M4-2000 Mod 08 (Unvented) on the standard MK18 5.56 SBR. Historical and prolific silencer! Technical discussion of this white paper published last week. (00:10:14)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.140 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the 16-in .22LR CZ 452 bolt action. Introductory discussion of this ultralight, wild silencer. (00:56:29)

  3. Sound Signature Review 6.141 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/SR/A1 on the subcompact Beretta 21A semiauto .22LR pistol. Can the CAT SR do both? Apparently, yes… and then some. Introductory discussion for this interesting dataset. (01:10:14)

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Episode 194 - Jessie's Girl .22 Pistol Technical Discussion and AR-15 Gas Blowback (10-JAN-2024)

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Episode 194 - Jessie's Girl .22 Pistol Technical Discussion and AR-15 Gas Blowback (10-JAN-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.136 – Resilient Suppressors Jessie’s Girl on the Beretta 21A subcompact semiautomatic rimfire pistol. This is the technical discussion for this white paper, published 03-JAN-2024. (00:08:30)

  2. Gas blowback out of your AR-15 ejection port. Do you know why it happens? When you add a silencer, does it change what happens unsuppressed? How do you know how much it will change? What are the variables? Let’s revisit this basic discussion. Often requested by PEW Science members. Part 1. (00:39:59)

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Episode 193 - Resilient Jessie's Girl on .22 Pistol, Listener Questions, Happy New Year! (03-JAN-2024)

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Episode 193 - Resilient Jessie's Girl on .22 Pistol, Listener Questions, Happy New Year! (03-JAN-2024)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.136 – Resilient Suppressors Jessie’s Girl on the Beretta 21A subcompact semiautomatic rimfire pistol! An interesting silencer – an interesting host – and an interesting test! Let’s kick off 2024 with the introductory discussion for this white paper, published concurrently with this episode. (00:08:40)

  2. Happy New Year! So glad to be back with all of you – let’s take a dive into Listener Questions again! We’ll hit more from the 6th solicitation. All questions are submitted by the public; this is a great opportunity to learn about things that you may want to know about! (00:18:19)

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