December 10, 2020
Desperate Times: This Marine Made Bacon with a Hot AR-15 Suppressor
“This is about as 'America' as you can get.”
by Jeff Schogol
Here's What You Need to Remember: After just a few shots, you can see the smoke coming off the foil. And, it turns out, it works — maybe a little too well. After a few minutes, the bacon is crisped black.
Have you ever wondered exactly how hot a suppressor can get when you’re pumping out rounds in rapid succession with your service weapon? Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christian P. Wade did.
Wade, the 2nd Marine Division gunner, decided to perform a little rapid-fire experiment — with bacon, naturally — for the second installment in his “Gunner Fact or Fiction” video series, which aims to bust “common myths and misconceptions regarding the true physical aspects of Marine Corps weapon systems.”
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/desperate-times-marine-made-bacon-hot-ar-15-suppressor-174200
