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How Silencer Central is truly dedicated to Conservation

March 19, 2025 Posted by derrek.sigler

Commitment. It’s not really a word you take very lightly. It has deep meaning to be committed to something, be it a person, cause, lifestyle, etc. It is definitely not something we take lightly around Silencer Central either, especially when it comes to conservation. We are committed to conservation efforts and organizations not just as a company, either. How dedicated to conservation is Silencer Central? I’ll do my best to put in into words for you, but can say that just in the first quarter of 2025, through donations, we’ve raised almost $3 million for conservation organizations. That is over halfway to the total amount from 2024.

YEAR	DOLLAR TOTAL (TO DATE)	SUPPRESSORS REDEEMED
2024	$4.9 MILLION	20,000 (approx. total donated)
2025 (Quarter one)	$2.7 Million	733 (to date)
2025 Final	TBD	TBD

(We will keep this updated as the year goes on.)

The people

Let’s start by looking at the people at Silencer Central. You can start by looking to the top – CEO and founder Brandon Maddox. He started Silencer Central as a way to make suppressor ownership easier for the average person. An avid hunter, he worked diligently to make that happen, but he also saw an opportunity to give back. And let’s be fair – hunters and anglers are the leaders when it comes to conservation. That isn’t even disputable. You could try to argue if you want, but I’d hit you with so many facts and figures, your head will spin. Luckily, I don’t have to do that because if you’ve found this blog, you’re likely already someone who is also conservation-minded and are probably nodding your head in agreement.

Many, and by many, I mean most of the people working at Silencer Central are also committed. Go through the parking lot and see just how many DSC, SCI, DU, NWTF, RMEF, and more decals you see on back windows of the trucks we drive. We’re active members of conservation organizations. We go to banquets, volunteer time, and do other things that actively help preserve the outdoors for all.

And understand this. When you buy a suppressor from us, part of that money goes toward funding our conservation efforts. We couldn't donate if we have nothing to donate. Consider that when you go to make a suppressor purchase. The point of this blog post isn't to sell you a suppressor, but to help you see some of what we do with the money from sales.

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Who do we support?

To put it bluntly - we support any organization that supports hunting, shooting, conservation, and the outdoor lifestyle. Here are a few of our corporate conservation partners:

We also work with and support shooting sports organizations, like the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

If you are part of an organization that we don't currently support, reach out to us. We may be able to help. There is contact information at the bottom of the page linked below.

Silencer Central Conservation Partners

What we do

Silencer Central donates products that are raffled off at events like this RMEF banquet.

Silencer Central started out making donations to conservation groups, and every year it grows at amazing rates. Yes, there are some monetary donations and sponsorships, but the main thing we do to raise money is something you’ve likely seen at a local event. We donate products that are then raffled or auctioned off to raise money for these chapters. That money stays local to the chapter doing the event. There are also national programs that feature our products to help raise money for bigger programs.

Why products instead of straight up money? That’s an easy question to answer. When we donate a product that is raffled or auctioned off, the sky is the limit for how much that product can raise. You may go to an event and spend $50 on raffle tickets and go home with a sweet suppressor package that we fulfill, but when everyone else at the event buys the same number of tickets, that adds up incredibly fast.

Not only does donating suppressors help raise serious money for conservation efforts, but it also works to raise awareness for another issue we are equally passionate about – getting more people shooting suppressed. We want people, whether they are hunting or participating in any of the shooting sports, to shoot suppressed. It is a great way to protect your hearing and it makes pulling the trigger more enjoyable.

“The amount of support we provide goes to two main points of focus for Silencer Central,” said Karter Keefer, Silencer Central’s Partnership Manager. “We want to get more people involved in conservation efforts because of the important role we all play in preserving the outdoors and our hunting heritage. We also want more people shooting suppressed. I was brought in to the company with the mission of furthering our involvement in conservation. I’m very proud of the impact we have made.”

Want to learn more about how suppressors protect your hearing? We have a post that looks at the mechanics of it, as well as another that covers why you don’t want to end up with regrets.

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Not just raffles

We could just stop with helping raise money at events. After all, we participate in over 10,000 events every year. We also like to help with membership drives. We’ve done events where anyone who signs up as a life member for organizations like Ducks Unlimited, Boone & Crockett, The Wild Sheep Foundation, Safari Club International, Dallas Safari Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the National Rifle Association gets something, whether it is a free suppress or a free tax stamp.

Another area where we try to help is by occasionally offering a drawing for a free suppressor to get people to volunteer at events or at projects, like doing a habitat project for Pheasants Forever, DU, RMEF, or likewise. It doesn’t raise money, but what it does is help motivate and say “thank you” to the people who give their time, energy, and more to getting these vital projects going.

In addition to the product donations for fundraising efforts, we also sponsor select events with both monetary help and products. We are a supporter of Ducks Unlimited’s national raffle packages. We are a leading sponsor for RMEF’s Cowboy Christmas event, too.

Why am I telling you all of this?

You might think this post is our way of bragging about what we do. That is not the case, although we are quite proud of it. We’re also not trying to rub our competition’s noses in it by saying that we do more. Shoot, we welcome anyone else to devote time, effort and money to these important causes. The 100% real reason I am telling you about what we do for conservation efforts is simple – It's awareness of the need for support for conservation.

If you read this blog and think to yourself, “Hey, I’d like to get a suppressor. Maybe I’ll go to my local DU, RMEF, NWTF, DSC, SCI, Etc. Banquet and buy some raffle tickets,” - that would make our day. If it gets you to volunteer time to the cause, we’re ecstatic.

Outdoor enthusiasts fuel conservation. If it weren’t for hunters, there may not be stable waterfowl populations. There would likely be far fewer deer, and elk might only exist in tiny numbers if at all. Wild turkeys? Maybe in a zoo. Pheasants? Maybe on a farm. It takes people, money, and effort to make conservation happen. That’s why we do it. It’s not a marketing gimmick. We want to preserve two things – hearing and the outdoor lifestyle. This is how we preserve the outdoors for future generations of outdoor enthusiasts and shooters.

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