The Jay Situation

We cover a lot of ground today and hit the following topics: 1. Two deliverables coming to you this week 2. Reception of the Trash Panda review – this was a big one 3. Some upcoming testing and QA/QC 4. 5.56 test setups; feedback from the community 5. Quick 300BLK update 6. 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, etc 4. Sound Signature Review 6.3 – the Energetic Armament VOX – some talk about those results 5. What to expect going forward – new review this week! 6. Noise in...

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 signifi...

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, t...

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 l...

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 Standard 2. An interesting observa...

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...

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 pri...

I was able to sit down with Mr. Karl Edminster from Energetic Armament and one of his sponsored shooters, 12 year old Raegan Hearn, during the NRAAM convention! We discussed several topics, including the following: Energetic Armament’s entry into the fields of silencer design, engineering, and manufacturing, technical details of their Vox silencer, material selection and research, material selecti...

I was able to sit down with Mr. Jimmy Bell from SilencerCo during the NRAAM convention! We discussed a lot of things, including the following topics: Jimmy’s personal history, SilencerCo’s early products, how SilencerCo has grown, some of their new products, the summer promo, development of the Switchback, customer service, the silencer industry, hunting and silencers, favorite silencer hosts, and...

Man, are you folks in for a treat. I was able to sit down with subgun silencer industry legend, Mr. Tom Bowers and discuss everything under the sun, including: - Submachineguns - New products - Old products - The silencer industry - Machine guns - Global warming - Communism - Acoustics - Hearing damage - Sound Testing - Competitor Products - Favorite silencer hosts - And of course, Bitty – the sma...

I was able to sit down with Randy Carothers, the marketing manager of OSS Suppressors. We speak about the OSS suppressor technology, different durability standards, technical and performance-based details about their silencer products, a little bit about their new product (their .22 RAD silencer) and we even get into a little bit of talk about favorite silencer hosts! This audio is un-edited, it w...

I was able to sit down with Chis Graham, one of the co-owners of Yankee Hill Machine (YHM). We speak about his interests, YHM's production, technical details about their silencer products, a little bit about their new product (the Turbo K 5.56) and we even get into a little bit of talk about favorite silencer hosts! This is the first ever episode of The Jay Situation. This audio is un-ediited, it...