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Episode 213 - PEW Science Listener Questions - FRP, Materials, Durability, and Testing (30-MAY-2024) May 30, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Listener Questions are back! Will we finally finish the 6th solicitation? Will we surpass the 500-question mark on the podcast?! All signs point to definitely maybe. (00:07:31)

2. Testing is difficult. Those that work in various experimental and research fields of engineering and other disciplines understand this first-hand. Overcoming adversity is also difficult. Nonetheless, we are excited to share that some great discoveries are occurring in the PEW Science research pedigree! (00:57:09)

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Episode 212 - PEW Science Listener Questions - AR Gas Blowback, Toxicity, and Testing (22-MAY-2024) May 22, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Listener Questions are back! That’s right – we’re continuing to answer your queries from the 6th solicitation. We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re in the home stretch! Today we’ll cover food, toxic gas, hearing protection, testing, and more (as chosen by the listeners)! (00:07:14)

2. Thank you for your support. The PEW Science laboratory is run with grassroots contributions from all of you – and this podcast is made possible directly through that mechanism! It is a joy to keep doing this for the public. (00:59:34)

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Episode 211 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC3 vs. RC2 - Technical Discussion and Research (15-MAY-2024) May 15, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.151: the Surefire SOCOM556-RC3 on the standard 10.3-in MK18. Two mounts. 3-Prong and closed-tine WARCOMP. Same old conclusion? No, actually. Technical discussion of this white paper published last week. (00:07:03)

2. Research Supplement 6.152: Surefire RC2 vs. RC3 - What Changed? The Quietest 5.56 Rifle Silencers - Taming the MK18, Part 5. We do a deep dive into the technologies in the RC2 and RC3 for PEW Science Members, and give actionable performance data for field use. (00:51:04)

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Episode 210 - Surefire SOCOM556-RC3 MK18 Testing and Listener Questions (08-MAY-2024) May 08, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Listener Questions are back! We’ll hit a few more from the 6th Solicitation. Thank you, as always, for your participation in making the PEW Science public research and education effort the best in the industry and in the world. (00:08:09)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.151 – the Surefire SOCOM556-RC3 on the standard 10.3-in MK18. Two mounts. 3-Prong and closed-tine WARCOMP. Same old conclusion? No, actually. Introductory discussion of this white paper published with this episode. (00:53:51)

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Episode 209 - 6 ARC Research and Otter Creek Labs Titanium Tech Discussion (02-MAY-2024) May 02, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. 6 ARC Testing, and You. Do you care? You may. Does it matter? It matters to PEW Science – so, let’s make sure you get the data you need if you do, in fact, need it. (00:06:46)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.149 – the Otter Creek Labs Titanium on the .22LR CZ 452 bolt-action. Technical discussion for this whitepaper published last week. (00:22:23)

3. Sound Signature Review 6.150 – the Otter Creek Labs Titanium on the subcompact Beretta 21A. Technical discussion for this whitepaper, also published last week. (00:38:57)

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

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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 207 - CAT JL and CAT MOB Technical Performance and PEW Science Anniversary (17-APR-2024) Apr 16, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Happy belated 4th birthday to the Silencer Sound Standard! In March of 2020, the PEW Science laboratory publicly launched the Standard that is used, worldwide, for objective analysis of suppressed system performance. (00:12:06)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.147 – the Combat Application Technologies CAT/JL/A1. The CAT JL on supersonic .308. Technical discussion of this paper that was published last week. This addresses CAT SNIPER2 technology. (00:23:17)

3. Sound Signature Review 6.148 – the Combat Application Technologies CAT/MOB/A1. The CAT MOB on the HK MP5. Technical discussion of this paper that was also published last week; this discussion addresses CAT DiVerge technology. (01:26:37)

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

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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) Apr 03, 2024

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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 204 - Inert Haze Suppressors Ti-P Technical Discussion (27-MAR-2024) Mar 27, 2024

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.145 – the Inert Haze Suppressors Ti-P on the HK P30L. This is the technical discussion of the article published last week, examining this design evolution of the Resilient Suppressors RSP. (00:07:48)

2. Tons of testing is going on right now, and there are some great technical articles coming your way. Huge thanks to our wonderful laboratory clients for trusting us to do this justice. Great big thanks and warm welcomes to all of you new PEW Science members! Form 4 approval times are quickly becoming interesting! (00:51:20)

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