The Jay Situation

Today’s Topics:1. Just completed a test program, and boy howdy, was good data generated. New Sound Signature Review this week, hopefully! (00:10:09)2. Listener questions – continuation of the ton from last time! I take a stab at answering the second group. (00:14:38)3. New sponsor support for this podcast – Silencer Shop. For real. (01:24:06)4. Welcome to all the new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:27:20)

Today’s Topics:1. Upcoming testing; and a new Sound Signature Review this week? Maybe. (00:06:34)2. Listener questions – I got a ton and I take a stab at answering the first group! (00:09:25)3. New manufacturer support for PEW Science – it’s an honor. (01:16:34)4. Welcome to all the new consumer PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:25:04)

Today’s Topics:1. Some major thanks to PEW Science supporters – The Firearm Blog, industry veterans, and consumers. (00:09:12)2. Sound Signature Review 6.37 – The CGS Hyperion on 6.5 CM; results discussion. (00:29:02)3. Upcoming testing – weather sucks! But it will happen. (01:08:48)4. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:10:59)

Today’s Topics:1. The Sig P210; a unicorn with its horn. Threading complete. The prophecy has been fulfilled. (00:06:50)2. New Sound Signature Review this week! (00:30:21)3. Manufacturer claims coming out of the wood work; The Mute, the Canooter Valve, etc. (00:33:10)4. The AAC Illusion 9 – initial observations. (01:10:40)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:17:24)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.36 – Griffin Armament Explorr EX3. (00:08:13)2. Back Pressure Metric research update – Rev.2 methodology! Rugged rifle silencer case study too. (00:43:39)3. Sound Signature – is it subjective? Probably not really. (01:03:28)4. The AAC Illusion 9 – this thing is wild. If only the Sig P210 barrel would arrive. (01:07:21)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:08:49)

Today’s Topics:1. Sig P210 – almost ready. Which silencer for this gun? Wait for the Erector 9? Maybe not. (00:10:23)2. Centerfire pistol silencer sound signature; actual use and meeting the need. (00:36:15)3. New Sound Signature Review this week! And a Back Pressure metric update – Revision 2 release. Improving our methodology! (00:46:08)4. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:11:30)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.34 – Richmond Tactical RT30Ti on supersonic .308. (00:05:13)2. Sound Signature Review 6.35 – the RT30Ti on subsonic 300BLK with the mini FIX. (00:31:03)3. Mk18 5.56 test host upper procured – decision points for PEW Science, and you! (00:41:25)4. Silencer test sample procurement updates. (01:02:53)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:07:24)

Today’s Topics:1. I’m getting the QD itch. What’s the coolest secondary retention rifle silencer mount? (00:06:04)2. New Sound Signature Review(s) coming this week? Why yes, there are. (00:36:04)3. MK18 5.56 test host procurement – obtaining one soon. For you! (00:41:41)4. More silencer mount backpressure discussions. Getting more user feedback. (01:03:04)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:16:22)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.32 – the YHM Resonator K on supersonic .308! (00:09:48)2. Member Research Supplement 6.33 – Hunting Silencer First Round Pop. (00:24:11)3. Internet and social media backpressure wars – don’t be a casualty. (00:35:27)4. Silencer mounts – can they influence backpressure? (00:57:27)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! (01:24:43)

Today’s Topics:1. Obscure centerfire pistol hosts – the Sig P210? What other classic pistols can we desecrate? Put a Q Erector 9 on it? Let’s do it. (00:06:45)2. Will a silencer sound different to you if you have pre-existing hearing damage? Possibly. (00:56:15)3. New member Research Supplement this week! (01:00:16)4. New Sound Signature Review this week! (01:03:16)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members and thanks for your support! Some silencer test sample procurement news, too. (01:06:18)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.31 – the SilencerCo Harvester on supersonic .308. (00:08:50)2. First Round Pop – the killer of subsonic 300 BLK silencer performance. (00:45:06)3. Hunting silencers – what’s important to you? (00:52:58)4. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! And, future testing. (01:09:10)

Today’s Topics:1. Silencer Sound Standard Section 7 – PEW Science Rankings! (00:11:57)2. Sound Signature Review 6.30 – the YHM Resonator K on the mini FIX with subsonic 300 BLK. (00:25:12)3. Whitetail deer hunting with the CGS Hyperion K on a 16” .308 bolt action – field experience. (01:03:04)4. New Sound Signature Review this week! New in-depth analysis, too? (01:33:09)5. PEW Science industry happenings / updates. (01:35:42)6. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:37:38)

Today’s Topics:1. Hunting silencer update; anecdotal experience with prototype titanium CGS stuff. (00:09:13)2. The 11.5 mid-length upper returns! This time suppressed in full auto. (00:45:49)3. Should you buy a machine gun? Several have asked. Let’s revisit this. (01:03:48)4. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:13:23)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.29 – The Q Half Nelson with subsonic 300 BLK! (00:05:45)2. My Radiant is too loud for my 16” .308 FIX. So what am I going to use to hunt this weekend? (00:35:12)3. Some goodies coming soon from CGS to PEW. Christmas time! (00:46:28)4. Subsonic .30 silencers are cool. Supersonic is cool. Why not both? (01:05:11)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:15:13)

Today’s Topics:1. Where do we go from here? Continuation from previous episode. (00:08:36)2. Hunting whitetail from a ground blind with a silencer? Suppression Rating case study? (00:18:37)3. The back-pressure hypothesis – continued research and some cautions. (01:12:32)4. New Sound Signature Review this week! (01:29:08)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:30:27)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.26 - The Surefire SOCOM762-RC2 (wow, crazy silencer!) (00:06:30)2. Sound Signature Review 6.27 – The CGS Hyperion (what in the f…..?) (01:03:20)3. Sound Signature Review 6.28 – The CGS Hyperion K (are you kidding me?) (01:34:54)4. Where do we go from here? (02:10:30)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (02:11:30)

Today’s Topics:1. Data processing from the latest test series – supersonic and subsonic observations. (00:06:55)2. New Sound Signature Review this week? Next week too? And Historical Books? Oh my! (00:22:43)3. How important is your silencer mount? Direct thread forever? (00:41:03)4. Welcome to new PEW Science members and Manufacturer Clients. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:10:30)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.25 – The Energetic Armament VOX S with subsonic 300 BLK. (04:36)2. The Sig P226 – the old standby; one of the best silencer hosts of all time. (31:08)3. Welcome to new PEW Science members and Manufacturer Clients. Thank you for your support, as always! (49:17)

Today’s Topics:1. Just completed a really large test series – multiple test programs in one weekend. Ridiculous. (00:06:24)2. New Sound Signature Review this week? Maybe. (00:37:22)3. Some Silencer Industry forecasts. (00:50:35)4. What am I excited about, in the silencer world? (01:10:11)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:16:25)

Today’s Topics:1. The latest Sound Signature Review 6.24 – The Thunder Beast ULTRA 9. (03:23)2. Compact Pistol Silencers – are they loud? How loud? (39:26)3. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (46:40)

Today’s Topics:1. Quick update on the recent ATF tomfoolery, re: pistol braces. (00:04:50)2. New Sound Signature Review coming this week. Buckle up, buckaroos. (00:46:22)3. The 11.5” AR15 and M16 with mid-length gas. Again. (01:01:19)4. Some cool upcoming testing – will probably be public in the coming months. (01:48:07)5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always! (01:53:56)

Today’s Topics:1. Let’s talk about supporting the NFA community – the recent ATF field division decision.2. Sound Signature Review 6.23 – the Dead Air Sandman-L.3. The 11.5” AR15 and M16 with mid-length gas. Unicorn? Maybe.4. Back pressure. Do we actually care? Or do only some people need to care?5. Upcoming testing – public and private. Business updates for you.6. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always!

Today’s Topics:1. I get this question a lot – Dead Air Sandman-S or Rugged Razor?2. Just finished some testing – some more observations for you.3. New Sound Signature Review coming this week!4. Have you folks had time to actually practice with your weapons?5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support, as always!

Today’s Topics:1. Recent Data Analysis – some initial thoughts.2. Sound Signature Review 6.22 – the Rugged Surge!3. Apparatus improvements coming along – more testing this week. Unsuppressed stuff too?4. Ammunition shortages. Don’t lose hope!5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support – and the feedback!

Today’s Topics:1. Recent Testing – some initial thoughts.2. The 11.5” midlength gas upper – yes. It is, in fact, awesome. It is also specialized. What have we learned so far?3. New Sound Signature Review coming this week!4. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support – and remember to ask questions!

Today’s Topics:1. 11.5-inch 5.56 with mid-length gas? What’s the world coming to?2. Knight’s Armament stuff – should you care?3. Sound Signature Review 6.20 – Q Thunder Chicken on .308; let’s talk about it.4. Ammunition shipment finally arrived from Discreet Ballistics – testing soon.5. Welcome to new PEW Science members. Thank you for your support!

Today’s Topics:1. Field load-out for short day excursions at the ranch (pictured). Let’s talk about it!2. Just shot the 300BLK miniFix and .308 Fix I built, and they are nice.3. Speaking of the miniFix – going to pivot directly into 300BLK testing very soon!4. Upcoming data release – new Sound Signature Review coming this week and a Member’s Research Supplement!5. PEW Science is growing. The membership is loyal and aggressive (just how we like it)

Today’s Topics:1. Esoteric gun parts - .22 Conversions and Fancy Bolt Carriers.2. Another round of .308 testing coming up; may dovetail 300BLK as well.3. Fix rifles have finally shipped – 300BLK ammunition has also been selected.4. Listener/reader questions – what silencer do I buy for 300BLK?5. As always - thanks to all the members of PEW Science!

Today’s Topics:1. Intermediate Results Summary 6.18 – Compact and Mid-Size .308 Rifle Silencers.2. Sound Signature Review 6.19 – Dead Air Sandman-Ti.3. More reviews coming soon; and gearing up for some new testing.4. Vacation is upon us – and maybe some gun talk.5. As always - thanks to all the members of PEW Science!

Today’s Topics:1. Members Research Supplement 6.17 – Razor, Sandman-S, Trash Panda, and Radiant.2. Current Favorite guns in the collection and silencer utility.3. Sticking with the Rugged Radiant for now, for hunting. Kind of want a Hyperion K.4. New Sound Signature Review this week and a summary too?!5. Thanks to the recent new members of PEW Science!

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.16 – The Rugged Razor.2. 300BLK Machine Gun Update – The good, the bad, the fun.3. Going to need a lighter full-size .30 silencer for my personal collection.4. Member Research Supplement this week.5. Thanks to the recent new membership supporters of PEW Science!

Today’s Topics:1. Just returned from New Hampshire – Visited Q and also Mr. Joe Gaddini – the guy who started SWR, for those of you who don’t know.2. Mini Fix 300BLK test host built and should be home soon. And a .308 Fix, because reasons.3. Make subguns great again – get one while you can.4. New Sound Signature Review this week!5. Thanks to all membership supporters of PEW Science – your continued support will help this become sustainable.

Today’s Topics:1. Introduction – my visit to Q and the Fix build(s).2. Kevin talks about Q’s focus and evolution.3. Q’s processes, engineering, and innovation – my impressions.4. 300BLK testing – and the new host!5. Kevin talks about 300BLK commercialization and we talk about the technology.6. Industry politics and separating fact from fiction.7. The Fix origins and the Q Engineering Team.8. Industry talk about legacy – examples of H&K and KAC.9. Practicality.10. Questions I ask Kevin (interview style; several cool topics!)

Today’s Topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.15 – Dead Air Sandman-K .308 Test Report.2. Research Supplements – Our members make these possible, and they are for them!3. Research is continuing on different parameter correlations for suppressed small arms.4. Trip scheduled this week; stay tuned for updates (hint: 300BLK test host imminent).5. Thanks to all membership supporters of PEW Science, new dealers and members, and industry collaboration.

Today’s Topics:1. Major update to the PEW Science Suppression Rating – super excited to be giving you folks even more data now!2. The new Dead Air Nomad-Ti – so much media attention. Initial thoughts.3. Back pressure research continues.4. New Sound Signature Review coming this week, and another Research Supplement for our members5. Thanks to all membership supporters of PEW Science! Also, some shout-outs to some of my internet firearm technology people.

Today’s Topics:1. Major Errata for the website; made some serious typos but they are now corrected.2. The CGS Helios QD test report – very interesting silencer, and extremely interesting results.3. Further back pressure research and correlations with other parameters - Silencer Efficiency?4. Taking a short break from publications, but research continues.5. Thanks to all membership supporters of PEW Science!

Today’s Topics:1. Rugged Radiant Review 6.12 – an important review of a popular new(ish) silencer!2. Got my mags! – and ammo is coming! also, 300BLK in 5.56mm mag reliability?3. Back pressure hypothesis – again. Bolt guns only for now?4. Speaking of back pressure - The B&T TP9 as a Silencer Host (listener request).5. 80% Arms GST-9 Glock Lower? And jig? What?6. Some social media questions - 4.75” 5.56mm – what silencer to use? - Silencer Shop’s testing – why are the numbers different? - Zero back-pressure – is it possible?7. Many of you have asked me to post on ar15.com and some other sites.8. New review coming this week.9. Resumes – send them if you want but we aren’t hiring this second.

Today’s Topics:1. Reception of the Dead Air Sandman-S Review. This is a very popular silencer, right? We’ll talk about that test data.2. Mount feedback – I would like to address a comment we received on the website regarding some things I said on the previous episode. I think this deserves some time.3. The Liberty Kodiak TL – an older mono-core rimfire silencer that is getting a face-lift.4. More parts arrival for one of the builds – the important thing, I think, is to not look at receipts when you build guns. It’s better to forget about the money.5. 300BLK ammo update – finally grabbed some, on Monday. Kind of exciting for me.6. New review coming this week – it will contain a new feature that I think folks will find useful. This is a big deal.

Today’s topics:1. Reception of the SilencerCo Omega 300 .308 test – this was an interesting test which confirmed what a lot of people already knew about this silencer.2. The .308 reviews are in full swing and we have a test of a popular silencer coming to you this week. The manufacturer is in the wind, however.3. Future testing – philosophy and host weapons. Let’s talk back pressure.4. 300BLK updates – almost all my parts are here. Been playing with optics. But no ammo.5. Manufacturers continue to enter the space.6. Some new PEW Science members – a lot of really productive conversations on social media; folks have been helping each other – it’s awesome.

Today’s topics: 1. Reception of the SWR Trident-9 test on the HK P30L – this was a blast from the past, right? Some talk about that and the members-only Research Supplement we released in tandem.2. Back to .308 reviews now – let’s get back on track – new review coming this week.3. 5.56 – 11.5” build seems fun. Might do it sooner than later.4. 300BLK Updates.5. More manufacturers entering the space – a little talk about the industry and social media.6. Some new PEW Science members - welcome!

Today’s topics:1. Reception of the Rugged Obsidian 45 test on 9mm - this was an interesting review.2. Some PEW Science consulting activity - more manufacturers entering the space.3. New review coming this week.4. New members-only research supplement coming this week.5. Continued analysis of .308 data and some observations.6. 300BLK build update(s) - notice anything different about that receiver extension and buffer?7. Thanks to PEW Science members and welcome!⠀

Today’s topics:1. Reception of the CGS MOD 9 Full Size review – this was an important review2. Members-only research supplements3. New review coming this week4. Big .308 test series we just conducted – mounts, sound, weight, oh my5. A large poll we conducted on military-use silencers and their attractiveness to consumers6. The Glock, and why it’s not necessarily bad… necessarily.7. Thanks to PEW Science members and welcome

We cover a lot of ground today and hit the following topics:1. Two deliverables coming to you this week2. Reception of the Trash Panda review – this was a big one3. Some upcoming testing and QA/QC4. 5.56 test setups; feedback from the community5. Quick 300BLK update6. Thanks to PEW Science members and welcome

On today’s episode, the following topics are addressed:1. 300 BLK barrels – update on the new build(s)2. PEW Science Membership (specifically, the people; the actual members of PEW Science)3. 308 Winchester reviews, the 308 cartridge, etc4. Sound Signature Review 6.3 – the Energetic Armament VOX – some talk about those results5. What to expect going forward – new review this week!6. Noise in the industry – how to rise above it.

On the previous episode we addressed a ton of topics. Super fun.Today, I wanted to address the following:New review coming soon – stay tuned this week for that – and some details about calling an audible this time.Future guests? Been getting some requests from folks that want to be on the podcast and also from listeners about desired guests.Just completed a huge test series and added a significant number of tests to our database…. The data hasn’t all been processed yet but wow – we tested some popular silencers.Some answers to some of your questions since last time.Subgun silencers – who is using them, and why?

Hello everyone! Welcome to episode 10 of the Jay Situation Podcast. 10 episodes! That’s neat, right? I really enjoy doing these and the feedback from you folks so far is that you enjoy it too, so that seems like a win-win. Thanks for listening!Last time we covered a lot of ground. Today, I’m going to continue some of last week’s discussions and also move into some new topics.On today’s agenda, there are five main topics:1. Sound Signature Review 6.2 – The Rugged Oculus on a subcompact .22 pistol2. Thanks to members and supporters of PEW Science3. Testing from other sources and some new online silencer community exposure4. 300 BLK – barrels and components for the AR platform5. Personal Defense Weapons

Quick note in these current interesting times - I’m a firm believer in a sound mind through a sound body. Strength is important. It might be one of, if not the most important things to stay healthy, long term. Stronger people are harder to kill – their bodies just work better as they get older and have better quality of life. If you have never strength trained – look into it. It will change your life, I promise.Today’s Topics:There is a new review dropping very soon. Maybe tomorrow. Stay tuned. You’re gonna like it. Thanks to all of you who have joined PEW Science! You guys are the best, and you’re really pushing the industry forward by supporting us – super important stuff, and you guys are amazing. Had a conversation with a few manufacturers today regarding their testing needs – very cool!Pistols for silencers. Let’s talk semi-auto 9mm.300 blackout. That’s right. I’m finally building one. We’ll talk barrels, which is probably one of the most important parts.Compact small personal defense weapons (PDWs).

On the previous episode, I talked about the Silencer Sound Standard, the Suppression Rating, and Sound Signature Reviews. Hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out the website and peruse all that – if you haven’t, or if you didn’t listen to that episode, definitely check it out!So there are a few things I wanted to cover today:1. Response to the release of The Standard2. An interesting observation about online culture and its evolution3. Nonsensical silencer test results and claims4. The Oculus on a rifleCheck out the Silencer Sound Standard and this first review!

This is a very special episode. It’s actually special for several reasons. First of all, I’m recording this on March 25, 2020 – in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.I hope all of you listeners out there, and your loved ones, are doing well in this crazy time.Over the past year, I’ve put forth significant effort into research, development, and testing of suppressed small arms. Rather than continue to wait on this announcement, I have made the decision to go forward and not delay improvement to the state of practice any longer than it has already been delayed.That brings me to the second reason why this episode is so special. Today, I am excited and proud to announce the launch of the Silencer Sound Standard!

In this episode, I answer some of your questions! I figured I would do this in pieces, so this is Part 1. You all asked some great questions when I solicited them on Instagram, so thank you! In this episode I address the following:Differences between 30 caliber dedicated silencers and 5.56 caliber dedicated silencers.Interview status with Ron Allen.What place does additive manufacturing (3D printing) have in the silencer industry?Additive manufacturing (3D printing) in the gun industry, in general.Questions regarding my educational background and what I wanted to do, originally.Thanks so much for listening - Part 2 is coming! These were great questions, so keep more coming and I’ll definitely get to them.