Booth / Media Day first look: Shot Show Media Day at the Range walkthrough with Brad at Silencer Central — business model, Banish lineup (including the then-new Banish 338 and Banish 46), then a few rounds suppressed. This is a booth/demo tape (~13 min), not a multi-month SlavGuns T&E. Specs, prices, wait times, and shipping rules are as taped (upload May 2022) and may have moved — verify current Silencer Central listings and your state/NFA rules before you buy.
Channel fans and family — if you’ve ever stared at Form 4 paperwork and thought “there has to be a less painful way,” this Media Day tape is worth the watch. Here’s my first look at Silencer Central and their Banish cans (~13 min), not a Short and not a long-term T&E of my own.
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Why I wanted this booth
I’m in the camp that suppressed shooting is both more fun and the polite thing to do — neighbors, range buddies, and your own ears all win. On the tape I called out the old multi-month Form 4 wait and the hope that eForms would shrink that (as of May 2022 we were talking hopefully ~3 months or less). Suppressors were already legal in most states then; the friction was paperwork and process. Silencer Central’s pitch: make the DTC path simple enough that more people actually finish a can purchase instead of bouncing off the bureaucracy.
Silencer Central’s model (as taped)
Brad walked the business model clean:
- Locations in all 42 states where suppressors were legal at the time
- About 17 years in the game (as of the 2022 tape)
- They handle your Form 4 documents, give you a free NFA gun trust, do photo + fingerprints
- Roughly a 10-minute phone call to match a can to the calibers you shoot
- Once you’re approved, they ship to your front door — no separate transfer fee called out on the tape
- Trust, paperwork, photo, fingerprints, and electronic Form 4473 signing are framed as included in the suppressor price
They also sell more than their own line: if you want another brand’s can, they Form 3 it in and sell you that suppressor too — not Banish-only. Brad’s line: they’re proud of Banish, but they’ll sell you whatever can you’re after.
Inventory claim on the tape: 70,000+ suppressors in the warehouse, ready to go. Always verify stock and your eligibility today — NFA shipping and state law are not static.
Banish lineup walkthrough (May 2022)
All of the following is as taped at Media Day — prices and claims are four years old on the calendar. Confirm current MSRP, mounts, and ratings before you plan a build.
Banish 22
Rimfire can: about 4 ounces, 100% titanium, self-serviceable, full-auto rated on the tape. Rated from .22 Mag down (including .22 LR) and they called out 5.7 as well. Brad’s use case: Ruger Mark IV and .17 HMR prairie dogs in South Dakota. Price as taped: $535 plus the federal tax stamp.
Banish 223
.223 / 5.56 and down, self-serviceable (pop the end cap), titanium baffles, fully auto rated. Direct-thread mounts discussed as 1/2×28 and 1/2×20, with adapters for odd thread pitches. Tube called out as titanium as well on the tape.
Banish 30 Gold (QD)
Their QD .30-cal option: .30 caliber all the way down, ships with two muzzle brakes (1/2×28 and 5/8×24). Claim on the tape: lightest / quietest 30-cal can on the market, with 11 titanium baffles. Aimed at folks who want a quick-detach path (hunters may stay direct-thread; “tactical Timmys” want QD).
Banish 30
The little brother: price as taped $979 — Brad said they hadn’t changed that price in seven years. Covers .300 Weatherby down to .17 HMR. Weight feel on the booth: roughly ~10 ounces. Modular — run it at about 7″ or the full ~9″ configuration. User-serviceable baffles (ultrasonic cleaner talk). Lifetime warranty called out, including baffle-strike repairs (send it in, they fix and ship back).
They also mentioned specific 6.5 and .22 end caps. Brad’s honesty meter: their headline claim is about ~40% reduced noise and ~40% reduced recoil — swapping end caps for every wildcat may not be worth the brain damage if you’re forgetful (putting a big caliber through a tiny end cap “solves itself on the next shot”).
Banish 45 (pistol)
Pistol / PCC can (ASR caught “40”; product line is the Banish 45 class): titanium tube with aluminum baffles. Anything .45 ACP down through rimfire, and yes on .300 Blackout subsonics per Brad. Nielsen device / pistons for different thread pitches. Modular long or short — long on PCCs, ~7″ short on pistols so it doesn’t hang forever.
Banish 338 (new that day)
Launch product on the tape: mostly titanium with an Inconel blast baffle (to fight erosion that a full-titanium blast baffle can see), ported baffles vs notched for accuracy talk. Guys were shooting it on .338 Lapua at Media Day. Direct thread discussed as 5/8×24 with adapters (including down to 1/2×28 and three-quarter options via adapters). Important NFA note from Brad: end caps are suppressor parts — they don’t sell end caps individually.
Banish 46
“If you can name a caliber, this will shoot it” — up to .460, including big stuff like .375 CheyTac, .408, .416 Barrett (Brad’s list on tape; he also joked that dumping mag after mag of CheyTac is hard on you and any can). 1.375×24 hub mount system: direct thread, QD with muzzle brakes, or a pistol housing kit. Modular ~10″ or ~7″. Pitched as the versatile do-everything can of the lineup at launch.
Range notes + honest caveats
After the booth talk we got lead downrange. My on-tape take: not bad at all — that titanium tone is a little different than stainless, but the can was doing its job. I’d already wanted to put one on a rifle and run it out further.
Hunting-first roots, fully auto rated for tactical use, some blowback still expected on a really gassy semi-auto. User-serviceable design is a big part of why I like the philosophy — rimfire and pistol cans need cleaning, and even rifle cans that “never need cleaning” still see carbon after enough rounds. Having the option to open it up beats shipping it off every time.
Caveats: this is a 2022 Media Day first look. eForm wait times, stamp costs, which states allow suppressors, and Silencer Central’s exact fulfillment rules can change. Always follow federal, state, and local law. Suppressors ship to eligible buyers only.
Bottom line
If Form 4 intimidation is what’s kept you from a can, Silencer Central’s DTC pitch — trust, prints, paperwork, and doorstep delivery once approved — is exactly the model they were selling at Media Day 2022. Banish covers rimfire through big magnums (22 / 223 / 30 / 30 Gold QD / 45 / 338 / 46 on that tape), with a heavy emphasis on titanium, modularity, and user serviceability. Treat this as a booth first look, not my long-term reliability or metered dB T&E, and verify everything before you buy.
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