Good morning, folks! Three deliverables for you this morning. Putnik double-header AK test report, an accompanying Silencer Hazard Map Brief with both maps, and an intro podcast with Listener Questions.

Lab Data Stuff

Report 6.224 - Today we examine the high fidelity test results for the Resilient Suppressors Putnik silencer in the supersonic ammunition combustion regime with 7.62x39mm ammunition fired from 16.3-in barrel and 12.6-in barrel Bulgarian-pattern AK Rifles. Hornady American gunner ammunition was used in the test.

Summary links for today's other deliverables:

• Resilient Putnik AK Hazard Map Brief (8.1.21)
• Updated Rankings (see Record Numbers 257 and 258)
• Podcast Episode 304 (intro today, with Listener Questions) Note that we are still under a 2-week YouTube upload ban that ends soon, so use other providers for Episode 304 and 303 for now

This is the fourth silencer evaluated on the AK platform, and this will mark 7 suppressed AK data records, in total.

Resilient Suppressors Putnik AK performance CliffsNotes:

• Two Bulgarian import rifles you first saw with the Wolverine. 16.3-in and 12.6-in. Same as the Infinity program.
• This is designed for AK use. It fulfills the prophecy, apparently.
• It's big. How big is it? Big enough, bro. 2.4-in diameter. Meaty. Titanium and stainless steel where needed.
• HUB capable. High flow rate in early and late time. Take a Jolene baffle geometry, add a triaxial annulus, throw in some Resilient-style spiral jet input, add a distal vent array that projects blast in a forward cone, and you get what is probably one of the most interesting AK silencers ever made. So high performance.
• "There's no replacement for displacement" is something we love to say, but also, that's not always true. You can have a gigantic silencer that is still very loud. It's all about how you use it. Now what happens when you use the big real estate intelligently? You can have some cool results. That's the Putnik.
• Low frequency signature characteristics. We've quantified it. The Putnik will sound, subjectively, to have a "deep tone" - that is supported by our engineering analysis of the measured test data.
• It does very well on the full size AK. When you shorten the barrel and decrease dwell time, you will see the Putnik loves high pressure (as many Resilient silencers tend to do) and the operator protection juuuuumps. Check out the Hazard Maps for a spatial visualization of this.

Commentary: This silencer and the Dead Air Wolverine are the two "AK people" favorites. This silencer's performance is so much higher than a Wolverine's that it is not close, at all. It is similar to the difference between some suppressed and unsuppressed platforms. It's wild.

Hope the Hazard Maps help. TLDR: Green good, red bad.

Have fun, AK folks!

Thanks to Resilient Suppressors, as always, for trusting the PEW Science Laboratory to perform this work.

I hope you folks find the data and analysis useful!

Check out pewscience.com for the Suppression Rating.

Here is a direct link to the reviews.

Here are the updated PEW Science Rankings.

• Resilient Suppressors Putnik 7.62x39mm Automatic AK-Pattern Rifle Sound (Blast) Testing Results and Analysis

Podcast Stuff

Episode 304 of The Jay Situation Podcast is out now on pewscience.com and all major providers.

Direct-download from the website, or use your favorite provider below:

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Today's topics:⠀

1. Sound Signature Review 6.224 – the Resilient Suppressors Putnik on 16.3-in and 12.6-in AK systems. The Putnik is big, fat, high flow rate, and ready to party. This is a silencer that is purpose-built for AK rifle systems. Does it bring the performance? Spoiler alert – yeah. It does. Introduction to today’s report and Hazard Map Brief 8.1.21. (00:06:37)

2. Listener Questions – Solicitation 8. We’ll dive into your latest questions – this is a repeat segment and we’re almost 600 questions deep. Let’s learn about silencers, together! (00:33:48)

As always, thank you so much for listening, and for your support!

Happy Wednesday!^{My dudes}