Welcome to the Hunt Back Country podcast presented by Exo Mountain Gear.

This is episode number 523. This is kind of one of those

bonus Friday episodes that I've released a few of recently that are firearms focused. Today

our guest is Jay from Pew Science. We've talked about suppressors numerous times on this podcast. We've had suppressor

manufacturers and suppressor dealers on the show. And Steve and I have talked about our

personal use with suppressors as well. And they're great for hunting. And they've obviously

exploded in popularity.

And there's more interest in suppressors than ever.

There's also more suppressor models and companies on the market than ever.

So the world can be kind of confusing.

So how do you know what suppressor to choose, what tradeoffs to make?

And since they've gotten a lot easier to get and faster to get, it's still an expensive proposition, so you want to make an informed decision ahead of time. I wanted to talk

with someone more independent on this topic of suppressors, and I've known of Jay and his website

Pew Science for a long time.

They do testing, research, and rankings of suppressors.

And thankfully, Jay was up to join us on the podcast.

So you'll hear a lot more in this conversation.

It is one that I really enjoyed.

As you'll hear as we get started, Jay and I just hit it right off the bat.

We weren't really planning on diving into the podcast,

but we just got into it right away and figured,

oh, shoot, we better keep this all in and get going.

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