the bolt unlocks with residual chamber pressure,

Is the pressure high?

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That signature coalesces with the muzzle blast and results in noise at the ear.

Is it loud?

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The way to fight port pop is by tuning your gas system length

Tuning gas system length, how do I do that?

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to minimize dwell and port size to minimize venting,

Like closing an AGB?

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and increasing inertia in the system to prevent bolt unlock. This is the whole purpose of H2/H3 buffers and why people increase, not decrease weight in the system.

Don't I want it to unlock?

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You think you're being socratic.

Isn't is Socratic?

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What you need to do to overcome this is to first accept that you bought a can from the Vietnam tech era that is trash for this purpose,

Vietnam tech? But Jay rated it really well for it's size. I'm confused, do we trust the pew testing or not?

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you thought fiddling with wipes would be a cool way to larp as a spy.

Ohh I am a spy, I'm undercover in your head.

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Maybe it stings to realize that you could have bought a lighter weight, higher performing can that doesn't degrade your accuracy or require regular maintenance.

For example?