SSS.6.73 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the MK18 5.56x45mm Short Barrel Automatic AR15 Rifle (Free Version)

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SSS.6.73 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the MK18 5.56x45mm Short Barrel Automatic AR15 Rifle (Free Version)

The Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 is a full-size 30 caliber machine gun rated rifle silencer that possesses competitive sound signature suppression performance in the supersonic flow regime with 7.62x51mm cartridges, while also possessing significantly reduced back pressure. The performance of the SOCOM762-RC2 in short barrel 5.56x45mm applications is reduced.

In this review, the SOCOM762-RC2 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the SOCOM762-RC2 perform, with a WARCOMP or Flash Hider mount, on your AR15 short barrel rifle?

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SSS.6.52 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 and the MK18 5.56x45mm Short Barrel Automatic AR15 Rifle (Free Version)

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SSS.6.52 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 and the MK18 5.56x45mm Short Barrel Automatic AR15 Rifle (Free Version)

The Surefire SOCOM556-RC2 is a full-size 5.56mm machine gun rated rifle silencer that possesses competitive sound signature suppression performance with many silencers on the market, while possessing reduced back pressure compared to some designs. Users should note that full-size 5.56mm rifle silencers are often smaller than their full-size 7.62mm (.30) counterparts.

In this review, the SOCOM556-RC2 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge on a short barrel gas-operated rifle, which is an incredibly difficult task. How would the SOCOM556-RC2 perform, with a WARCOMP or Flash Hider mount, on your AR15 short barrel rifle?

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SSS.6.46 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the Q mini FIX 300 BLK Subsonic (Free Version)

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SSS.6.46 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the Q mini FIX 300 BLK Subsonic (Free Version)

The Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 is a full-size 30 caliber machine gun rated rifle silencer that possesses competitive sound signature suppression performance in the supersonic flow regime with many silencers on the market, while also possessing significantly reduced back pressure. Due to this reduction in back pressure, the subsonic suppression performance of the SOCOM762-RC2 suffers. However, its length, along with its type and quantity of baffles, enable it to achieve subsonic suppression performance similar to that of many compact to mid-size .30 rifle silencers on the current market.

The sound suppression performance variation, across different flow regimes, is more pronounced with silencers possessing high flow rate (low back pressure) characteristics, like the SOCOM762-RC2. How would the SOCOM762-RC2 perform on your personal defense weapon?

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SSS.6.42 - Research Supplement: Balancing Back Pressure and Suppression Rating (Article Preview)

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SSS.6.42 - Research Supplement: Balancing Back Pressure and Suppression Rating (Article Preview)

Four silencers evaluated by PEW Science are included in this members-only Research Supplement to examine relative First Round Pop (FRP) and overall sound signature suppression performance characteristics. The silencers in this group were selected for their ability to balance sound suppression and flow restriction (back pressure); silencers maximizing their PEW Science Suppression Rating while minimizing their PEW Science Omega Back Pressure Metric. These silencers all possess characteristics allowing them to keep flow restriction to a minimum while still keeping sound suppression above a minimum threshold.

This research supplement is intended to provide more information to PEW Science members with regard to specific sound signature characteristics of the tested configurations in the aforementioned reviews and to help frame objective loudness comparisons between the four low back pressure silencers in the FRP and total sound signature suppression regime. This supplement is part of ongoing PEW Science small arm weapon system sound signature research.

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SSS.6.26 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the Savage Model 10 PC .308 (Free Version)

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SSS.6.26 - Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 and the Savage Model 10 PC .308 (Free Version)

The Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 is a full-size 30 caliber machine gun rated rifle silencer that possesses competitive sound signature suppression performance with many silencers on the market, while also possessing significantly reduced back pressure. The performance of the SOCOM762-RC2 represents an outlier in the market due to the back pressure performance.

In this review, the SOCOM762-RC2 performance metrics depend upon suppressing a supersonic centerfire rifle cartridge; no easy task. How would the SOCOM762-RC2 perform, with a WARCOMP or Flash Hider mount, on your .308 deer rifle?

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