The Sound of Silence

TEXAS SURPASSES all other states in firearms suppressor ownership by leaps and bounds.

If you haven’t shot a firearm with a suppressor, you don’t know what you are missing. It makes shooting so much more pleasant, as well as polite.

We noticed that running suppressors at our youth Marksmanship Camp allowed students to perform better in the sport because they weren’t startled by the rifle firing.

It is ridiculous that suppressors are so heavily regulated. However, Silencer Central helps you wade through those government infringements with a complete turnkey process.

Silencer Central actually ships your suppressor to your door once all the paperwork is approved. Not only that, but they offer an in-house barrel threading service and even include a trust with your silencer purchase.

For those who haven’t fought through the red tape of suppressor ownership, purchasing a suppressor with a legal NFA trust has benefits for a suppressor to be shared among friends as well as passing it on to family members without having to go through the transfer process again for the same silencer.

Silencer Central also offers their own brand—Banish. With models in .22, .223, .30, and .45 they offer most anything you would need to quiet your arsenal. I tested the Banish 30 recently and it’s an impressive multi-caliber package.

Most centerfire rifle suppressors on the market are constructed on a sealed tube with limited options. However, the Banish 30 is end-user configurable and serviceable. With a competitor’s sealed suppressor, you would never want to send any large volume of dirty rimfire ammo through the silencer because you cannot clean it.

However, the Banish 30 allows you to completely remove the eight baffles for servicing. Further, it has a long and short option. Suppressors can add several inches to the end of your rifle barrel. That extra length can be cumbersome in a hunting blind or while tracking hogs through brush.

The Banish has a compact mode that allows you to reduce the overall length by removing the forward end of the tube to take off two inches, therefore lightening it by three ounces. Pretty impressive considering the titanium construction only weighs 13 ounces in the first place.

I tested the Banish 30 on a longer barreled .308 Savage rifle, and I couldn’t tell much difference in the performance in short mode, so I would likely keep it short. However, I’m sure it does help—more so on shorter barrels. In that case, an extra two inches wouldn’t be as noticeable as on my 24-inch barrel test rifle. 

The reason I chose the Banish 30 over the .223 version is that with a small thread adapter I can use it on my AR15 as well. I tested it on my 16-inch, 5.56mm Faxon build and noticed it to be just as quiet as my other suppressor with limited blowback due to the larger capacity of the suppressor itself.

The Banish 30 was easy to disassemble after taking to the range, and the owner’s manual recommends cleaning after every 50 to 100 rounds. I tend to shoot a bit more than that, so that’s probably why they also offer a baffle removal tool in case baffles seize up for folks like me.

The Silencer Central Banish line ranges from $535 for the smaller .22 can to $1,699 for the Banish 30 Gold QD model. And remember – due to the ATF processing time, the best time to start your suppressor purchase was 12 months ago. So let Silencer Central start you on your transfer right away at silencercentral.com.

 

Email Dustin Ellermann at ContactUs@fishgame.com

 

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