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Silencer Central and a Preview of SHOT Show 2025  

Every year the shooting sports industry gathers in Las Vegas, Nevada for the annual SHOT Show. Being a trade show, the public can’t attend, but a few select members of the media can, and they report back to you what’s new, interesting and just plain cool. If you’re going to be there, be sure to check out BANISH suppressors at Industry Day at the Range in Bay SR16, and on the show floor at the BANISH booth located on Venetian Expo Level 2 (main show floor), booth #14453, and at the Silencer Central booth, located in Venetian Expo lobby, booth #VL246. 

Find your way around the SHOT Show floor.

What can you find at Silencer Central, booth # VL246? 

We’d like you to stop by the Silencer Central booth to learn about how the process works for buying silencers and how we can help you sell more silencers through our Delivered by Silencer Central program.  

The team at Silencer Central has been working to streamline the buying process and make it easier for people to get the suppressors they want. There are now more partnering possibilities that help you sell more suppressors through your store, including online components that reduce buying steps and extra, costly hassles for your business. 

What can you find at BANISH, booth #14453? 

Man shooting BANISH 9k on a handgun in the rain

The biggest news at the BANISH Suppressor booth will be the launch of the new BANISH 9K, the latest and most advanced 9mm suppressor to hit the market. The BANISH 9K is a true engineering masterpiece. The additive-manufactured, titanium 9K weighs just 2.7 ounces, is just 4.1 inches long, and has a diameter of just 1.25 inches, making it one of the most compact 9mm suppressors available. Sound reduction is also outstanding, bringing average 9mm rounds to 132 decibels at the ear. 

We will also have on hand a rifle chambered in Federal’s new 7mm Backcountry. This new cartridge promises to be an interesting development in hunting rifles, and, of course, with the BANISH Backcountry suppressor being the official suppressor of the cartridge, that means you can stop by and talk to us about how the two complement each other.  

You will also want to check out the MeatEater by BANISH silencer if you haven’t already. This can is amazing in the it has a specially designed anchor brake system that you can adjust for increased sound reduction, or a boost in recoil reduction. BANISH engineers worked with the MeatEater crew to make a suppressor that perfectly blends light weight and performance unlike anything else on the market.  

MeatEater by Banish resting on a tree branch

And while we are talking about new products, don’t forget advanced new versions of previous models. The BANISH 46-V2 is the premium big-bore suppressor that is extremely versatile and great for guns, like the .45/70. And there is also the BANISH 30 Gold-V2, which takes the elements of the outstanding 30 Gold and adds the versatility of an industry-standard hub mount. It is a great can, especially for AR-10 platform rifles. 

We just launched some cool new color options for select BANISH cans. You can now get popular models like the BANISH 30, BANISH 223, and BANISH Speed K in FDE. 

Learn more about BANISH on the new BANISH Suppressors website.

Partners and friends – Stop in! 

Any of our media friends, partners, corporate partners, and other attendees are encouraged to come to one of the booths and say hello. If you need to meet with anyone, please try to contact them ahead of time, but everyone there will do their best to work you in. If you’ve got ideas, we’d love to hear them. 

Don’t feel bad 

I have been to a lot of SHOT shows over the years. I have even been to ones that weren’t in Las Vegas, which helps to date myself, but dang, I do miss those days when we could go to Orlando, Florida and the 70+degree days. I digress... 

I had a buddy that kept telling me time and time again, that he wished he could go to SHOT. Since it is a trade show, he didn’t really have a way in. He even got to the point where, to him, going to SHOT show was the thing he wanted most in life. Then it happened. He was pro-staffing for a company, and they invited him to attend SHOT. It also happened to be a year when I had come down with a bug and had to cancel at the last minute. My kids on Christmas morning aren’t ever as excited as this guy was. He called me during the first day and went on and on about how great it was. On the final day, he called again. This time he was very subdued, and said, “I can see what you meant now.”  

Here’s the plain and simple truth about SHOT show – It is rather brutal. You walk miles every day. Unless you prepare, you will come home with some form of cold/flu/plague that will keep you down for a while. And even if you do prepare, it can still get you. We call it the SHOT Show Crud. 

With over 50,000 people from over 100 countries, all crammed into a convention center, coming home with some form of illness is almost a certainty.

Why do I tell you this? That’s easy. Many of you might want to go to SHOT Show. Just know that it takes a serious toll. We will try to keep you all updated on the Shoot On Mute blog with cool new stuff and what is going on with BANISH and Silencer Central from the show. If you can’t make it, don’t feel bad. Everyone that is going will likely feel pretty bad the following week. 

Some of you may be sad to learn that, due to a scheduling conflict, I won’t be at this year’s SHOT Show. While I’m sad that I will miss everyone there, I’m not sad to say that I will miss the dreaded crud. I do have a team ready to hit the floor running and will be reporting on all the cool new stuff at SHOT Show 2025. I’m already planning for SHOT Show 2026. Stocking up on vitamin C and hand sanitizer as we speak.  

As our friends at The Outdoor Wire would say, "We'll keep you posted!" We will be posting throughout the show on this blog, with information and images of cool new products from our partner companies, as well as anything else that just seems like it would be something you'd need to see. Keep checking back. It'll be fun times!