SILENCER NATION

Recoil occurs because of the explosive force with which a round leaves the muzzle, which is why more powerful calibers have a more intense recoil. Excessive recoil can negatively impact your aim and make shooting painful, especially around your shoulder. While... Read More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (August 16, 2022) – Today, Inc. revealed that Silencer Central, America’s largest suppressor dealer, is No. 1309 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents... Read More

Correctly indexing the baffles in your suppressor when reassembling it is critical for proper and safe performance. It's also super easy to do. Read More

For quite some time, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) had been teasing us about an upcoming change that was guaranteed to shake up silencer sales: the ATF Form 4 would be moving to an online submission... Read More

The .300 Winchester Magnum cartridge may be almost 60 years old, but it’s still a serious cartridge that is capable of holding its own even as the 21st century has brought about myriad competitors. Based on the .375 H&H Magnum and... Read More

Sioux Falls, SD Argus Leader. The Question and Answer feature helps readers learn more about prominent people in the business community. This issue’s Q&A profiles Brandon L. Maddox, owner of BMaddox Enterprises LLC, which does business as Silencer Central, which... Read More

Pistols are excellent for self-defense and home protection because they are compact, portable, concealable, and wieldable in tight spaces. You can even hunt with pistols like the Wilson Combat Hunter and Glock 40 Gen4. Can you put a silencer on a... Read More

The 6.5 Creedmoor is an affordable and widely available round suitable for hunting deer-sized prey from long distances. Even though its takedown power and range are impressive, the 6.5 Creedmoor’s recoil is below that of many comparable cartridges. If you want... Read More

We often get the question – how does a silencer work? All silencers start out as a chunk of metal which gets made into a tube. Some high-end silencers like our BANISH Suppressor line are made out of machined titanium... Read More

Sioux Falls, South Dakota – October 26, 2021 – Silencer Central, America’s largest silencer dealer, is proud to announce that the BANISH 30 has been selected as Guns & Ammo’s Suppressor of the Year. The BANISH 30, a 9-inch titanium... Read More

Because silencers still aren’t as common as we’d like them to be in the United States, and because they are still so heavily regulated (though we aim to make buying a silencer as easy as possible), many hunting rifles do... Read More

The CZ Scorpion is a slick unit, but its submachine gun status meant that it was considered “unobtainium” to most for quite a while because of heavy-handed government restrictions. Thankfully, CZ heard our prayers and designed a Scorpion for the... Read More

It should go without saying that people buy suppressors because they want to reduce the decibel level of a gunshot. Whether the driving factor is to preserve their own hearing, to avoid spooking wild game, or to be courteous to... Read More