Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
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Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
Jay is the founder and technical director of Pew Science, the world's top silencer testing company.
Timeline:
0:00 - Are low back pressure silencers the end of history?
4:50 - Why silencers break the FN SCAR 17
7:12 - Pistol silencers are hard
19:21 - What were the breakthroughs in silencer technology?
24:06 - Consumers, not the military, are now driving the silencer industry
44:16 - Is there value in modular cans?
48:48 - The mechanics of silencer assembly
54:59 - Standardization in silencer attachment
1:00:41 - Consumer demand vs. military standards
1:05:36 - Flash hider vs. muzzle brake for suppression
1:09:34 - Understanding the SCAR's sensitivity to silencers
1:18:27 - About Pew Science
Open Source Defense
Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
