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Episode 253 - Dead Air Wolfman Testing, Echo Zulu Defense, OSU, and PEW Anniversary (02-APR-2025) Apr 02, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. The Silencer Sound Standard is now 5 years old! Thank you for supporting PEW Science all of these years and helping make this the industry standard for silencer sound suppression performance. (00:09:05)

2. Big thanks to Oklahoma State University! Engineering faculty and students attended our seminar last week – a very welcoming group of people who are learning about fire, explosions, and protecting the public! A great degree program for folks that are interested. (00:30:06)

3. Sound Signature Review 6.181 – the Echo Zulu Defense X1R556-Ti on the 5.56 standard untuned mid-gas 14.5-in barrel M4A1. Another hybrid design. Let’s dig into the technical talk for this report published last week. (00:42:45)

4. Sound Signature Review 6.182 – the Dead Air Wolfman on the HK SP5 – in both long and short configurations. Prolific submachine gun silencer? Absolutely. Misunderstood? Clearly. Let’s do a quick introduction to this technical report published concurrently with this episode. (01:28:29)

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Episode 252 - Echo Zulu Defense X1R556-Ti Testing Intro (19-MAR-2025) Mar 19, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.181 – the Echo Zulu Defense X1R556-Ti on the 5.56 standard untuned mid-gas 14.5-in barrel M4A1. Yet ANOTHER hybrid design? Yes. Now, are there levels to this? Also, yes. What happens when certain parameters are changed and slightly deviate from some core design principles? Introductory discussion for this whitepaper published with today’s episode. (00:06:24)

2. PEW Science testing continues! The first quarter of 2025 has been very interesting; new hosts, new silencers, and all sort of things to show you. How far can the performance gauntlet take us? That’s literally what we are trying to determine! (00:22:21)

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Episode 251 - Centurion Arms Maximus-L Technical Discussion (13-MAR-2025) Mar 13, 2025

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.180 – the Centurion Arms Maximus-L on the 5.56 standard untuned MK18. Another hybrid design, and another dedicated 5.56 model. This is the technical discussion for the report published last week.

a. Introduction. (00:08:55)

b. Metrics – what are they good for, anyway? (00:14:25)

c. Maximus-L and the competition. (00:19:24)

d. Report technical deep dive. (00:29:22)

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Episode 250 - Centurion Arms Maximus-L Testing Intro and Walther PPK-SD Update (05-MAR-2025) Mar 05, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.180 – the Centurion Arms Maximus-L on the 5.56 standard untuned MK18. Oh, my goodness gracious. Yet another hybrid design on the market?! The humanity! Dedicated 5.56 model, Inconel, light weight…. Does it bring the performance? This is the introductory discussion for the report published today with this episode. (00:06:37)

2. The Walther PPK-SD chambered in .32ACP. We got it back from RMA! What was fixed? Apparently, a common issue. No more light strikes! A quick update on this potential future test host and the slow progress of its proving ground. (00:28:57)

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Episode 249 - Otter Creek Labs Infinity Testing Technical Performance (26-FEB-2025) Feb 26, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.178 – the Otter Creek Labs Infinity on .308 bolt-action. New hybrid design silencer from OCL – two tests; both solid and vented 7.62 end caps. Technical discussion of the Infinity’s .308 performance.

a. Intro and Infinity physical characteristics (00:07:34)

b. Solid 7.62 end cap technical performance walkthrough (00:29:31)

c. Vented 7.62 end cap technical performance walkthrough (00:36:58)

d. Performance comparisons (00:45:44)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.179 – the Otter Creek Labs Infinity on the 5.56 standard untuned MK18. Three tests! Solid 5.56 end cap, vented 5.56 end cap, and the vented 7.62 end cap. Adjustable back pressure. Technical discussion of the Infinity’s 5.56 performance.

a. Intro and Polonium and Infinity 5.56 semiauto behavior (00:49:43)

b. Solid 5.56 end cap performance notes (01:11:15)

c. Vented 5.56 end cap performance notes (01:13:10)

d. Vented 7.62 end cap performance notes (01:15:26)

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Episode 248 - Otter Creek Labs Infinity Testing Intro (19-FEB-2025) Feb 19, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.178 – the Otter Creek Labs Infinity on .308 bolt-action. New hybrid design silencer from OCL – two tests; both solid and vented 7.62 end caps. How does this technology perform with 7.62 NATO? Introductory discussion for this whitepaper published today. (00:09:35)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.179 – the Otter Creek Labs Infinity on the 5.56 standard untuned MK18. Three tests! Solid 5.56 end cap, vented 5.56 end cap, and the vented 7.62 end cap. Adjustable back pressure? Yes. How does each configuration perform? Introductory discussion for this lengthy study published today. (00:23:48)

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Episode 247 - Dead Air Mojave 9 Testing and PEW Science Technical Discussion (12-FEB-2025) Feb 12, 2025

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.177 – the Dead Air Mojave 9 on the HK P30L. Long and short configuration. Triskelion baffle technology. Technical discussion covering the performance of this new hybrid design in the market. What makes the new 3D-printed Dead Air technology tick? Subtopic timestamps:

a. Introduction: (00:06:42)

b. Physical design characteristics: (00:09:48)

c. Long configuration technical performance: (00:30:30)

d. Short configuration technical performance and summary: (00:48:58)

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Episode 246 - Dead Air Mojave 9 Testing Intro and Listener Questions (05-FEB-2025) Feb 05, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.177 – the Dead Air Mojave 9 on the HK P30L. Long and short configuration. Triskelion baffle technology. Another hybrid design in the market? You betcha! Highly requested research project and we went pretty deep! Find out what makes the new 3D-printed Dead Air technology tick in this latest whitepaper. This is the introductory discussion. (00:07:07)

2. Listener Questions are back! It’s been a minute! We’ll dig back into the 7th solicitation and continue to address your queries. Sit back, relax, and let’s learn about silencers and silencer accessories! (00:25:26)

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Episode 245 - PEW Science PTR VENT Spiritus 556i Technical Discussion (29-JAN-2025) Jan 29, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. PEW Science Rankings Table Refresh – easier to use? Maybe. More organized? Definitely. Color-coded risk metrics? Finally! Please check out the update if you haven’t. It’s in both the public and member Rankings sections. (00:07:35)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.175 – the PTR VENT Spiritus 556i on the standard 10.3-in MK18. The VENT series is back – this time in Inconel, a 6-in long package, and with an extremely advanced design. PTR military technology has trickled-down to consumers and it’s very interesting. Technical discussion of this report. (00:18:40)

3. Sound Signature Review 6.176 – the PTR VENT Spiritus 556i on the standard 14.5-in M4A1RIII mid-gas system. Really amazing physical discovery in this test program! And, exceptional performance demonstration. Let’s talk about what you can expect when you lengthen your barrel with this silencer. Technical discussion of this second report. (00:55:55)

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Episode 244 - PTR VENT Spiritus 556i Testing Intro: MK18 and M4A1RIII (15-JAN-2025) Jan 15, 2025

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.175 – the PTR VENT Spiritus 556i on the standard 10.3-in MK18. The VENT series is back – this time in Inconel, a 6-in long package, and with an extremely advanced design. PTR military technology has trickled-down to consumers and it’s very interesting. The shooter’s ear hazard reduction is wild. This is the introductory discussion for this technical report published today. (00:09:05)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.176 – the PTR VENT Spiritus 556i on the standard 14.5-in M4A1RIII mid-gas system. Really amazing physical discovery in this test program! And, exceptional performance demonstration. Let’s talk about what you can expect when you lengthen your barrel with this silencer. Introductory talk for the 2nd publication of today! (00:23:10)

Sponsored by - Silencer Shop, Top Gun Range Houston, Legion Athletics, Capitol Armory, and the PEW Science Laboratory!

Legion Athletics: use code pewscience for 20% off your first order and double points!

Magpul: Use code PSTEN to receive $10 off your order of $100 or more at Magpul

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