SSS.6.220 - AAC 762-SDN-6 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

SSS.6.220 - AAC 762-SDN-6 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

The AAC 762-SDN-6 is a midsize 30 caliber rifle silencer with significantly high suppression performance and flow rate. The silencer is an updated modern iteration of the legacy version that originally debuted in 2011. The new silencer is a hybrid design; manufacturing methods have advanced considerably in the fifteen years since the debut of the legacy silencer. Additive manufacturing, silencer combustion testing and analysis, and blast dynamics education have created an environment in which designers may take more efficient advantage of design envelopes. The silencer is roughly the same size as the legacy model and HUB-mount system compatible. The new 762-SDN-6 is constructed from 3D-printed Inconel alloy.

In this review, the AAC 762-SDN-6 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated 7.62 NATO rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the AAC 762-SDN-6 perform on your 14.5-in barrel battle rifle?

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SSS.6.218 - Combat Application Technologies CAT/AKB and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

SSS.6.218 - Combat Application Technologies CAT/AKB and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

The Combat Application Technologies CAT AKB is a midsize 30 caliber rifle silencer with competitive muzzle suppression for its size and a flow rate conducive to effective use on various different weapon platforms, including semiautomatic rifles.  The SBX technology in the 3D printed Inconel CAT AKB is also used in the 5.56 CAT ST; this updated CAT silencer technology produces scalable performance on several common barrel lengths. The CAT AKB is also available in a titanium model, for reduced weight.  Both HUB mount system compatible and QD versions of the silencer are also available.

In this review, the CAT AKB performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated 7.62 NATO rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the CAT AKB perform on your 14.5-in barrel battle rifle?

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SSS.6.216 - Rampart Range Suppression Carson 30 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

SSS.6.216 - Rampart Range Suppression Carson 30 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

The Rampart Range Suppression Carson 30 is a midsize titanium battle rifle silencer with competitive muzzle suppression for its size and a flow rate conducive to effective use on the semiautomatic rifles. The 3D printed titanium modified Infinity core of the Carson 30 is lighter weight than typical and is intended for field duty use; not heavy continuous strings of fully automatic fire. The 11 ounce system is optimized for semiautomatic AR-10 platforms and the rear is HUB mount system compatible.

In this review, the Rampart Range Suppression Carson 30 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated 7.62 NATO rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the Rampart Range Suppression Carson 30 perform on your 14.5-in barrel battle rifle?

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SSS.6.211 - Dillon Rifle Company DRC308 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

SSS.6.211 - Dillon Rifle Company DRC308 and the KAC SR-25 7.62x51mm 14.5-in Barrel Automatic AR-10 Rifle (Free Version)

The Dillon DRC308 is a midsize 7.62mm rifle silencer with competitive muzzle suppression performance for its size, optimized for automatic (reciprocating) rifle use. Constructed entirely of 3D-printed Inconel alloy, the silencer also offers the requisite durability for heavy firing schedules. The DRC308 is HUB-mountable and produces gross free field muzzle blast suppression on supersonic rifle platforms on par with some longer silencers; with the tested direct-thread mount, the silencer is only 6.84-in long. This performance, for form factor, is postulated to be significant. The back pressure induced by the DRC308 is not significantly high.

In this review, the Dillon DRC5308 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated 7.62 NATO rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the Dillon DRC308 perform on your 14.5-in barrel battle rifle?

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SSS.6.210- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 14.5-in KAC SR-25 as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

SSS.6.210- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 14.5-in KAC SR-25 as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

Bolt-action weapons allow for the elimination of variables to study pure sound signature suppression phenomena. Other than sound transmission through the weapon system itself, there is one primary source of overpressure to atmosphere. Reciprocating (automatic) weapons introduce additional sources of overpressure to atmosphere, namely from their breach during function, which is necessary for ejection. Since the introduction of automatic rifle signatures into the Standard in Public Research Supplement 6.51and Public Research Supplement 6.127, and automatic subgun signatures in Public Research Supplement 6.85, additional weapon system variables have been introduced that influence the blast overpressure and sound fields, as mapped by the measured muzzle and at-ear signatures. These fields continue to be incorporated into the database of suppressed small arm weapon system performance, summarized in Section 7 of the Standard.  Hazard Map Briefs are now presented in Section 8 of the Standard to give users a visual spatial depiction of small arm personnel hazards. The purpose of this Public Research Supplement is to present a first-look at muzzle blast phenomenology for a new addition to the published host weapon systems in the Standard; the 14.5-in KAC SR-25 CC automatic rifle chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

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SSS.6.127- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 14.5-in M4A1 Mid-Gas as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

SSS.6.127- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 14.5-in M4A1 Mid-Gas as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

Bolt-action weapons allow for the elimination of variables to study pure sound signature suppression phenomena. PEW Science is continuing bolt-action weapon testing, analysis, and research. Automatic weapons introduce additional sources of overpressure to atmosphere, namely from their breach during function, which is necessary for ejection. Since the introduction of automatic rifle signatures into the Standard in Public Research Supplement 6.51, and automatic subgun signatures in Public Research Supplement 6.85, additional weapon system variables have been introduced that influence the sound fields, as mapped by the measured muzzle and at-ear signatures. The purpose of this Public Research Supplement is to present a first-look at muzzle blast phenomenology for a new addition to the published host weapon systems in the Standard; the 14.5-in M4A1 Mid-Gas automatic rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.

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SSS.6.51- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 10.3-in MK18 as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

SSS.6.51- Research Supplement: Unsuppressed Rifles; the 10.3-in MK18 as a Silencer Test Host (Public Article)

Bolt-action weapons allow for the elimination of variables to study pure sound signature suppression phenomena. PEW Science is continuing bolt-action weapon testing, analysis, and research. The purpose of this Public Research Supplement is to present a first-look at muzzle blast phenomenology for a new addition to the published host weapon systems in the Standard; the short-barrel automatic rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.

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