{"id":960,"date":"2024-03-21T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2024-03-21T20:51:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:51:02","slug":"behind-the-brand-silencer-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"Behind The Brand: Silencer Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure> <noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-feature-768x496.jpg\" alt=\"Behind The Brand: Silencer Central\" title=\"Behind The Brand: Silencer Central\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once the hub of a by-mail pharmacy, Silencer Central\u2019s Sioux Falls, South Dakota, HQ is the next best thing to over-the-counter suppressors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-closer-look-at-silencer-central-a-company-that-has-proven-efficient-for-the-arduous-endeavor-of-hushing-up-a-firearm\"><strong>A closer look at Silencer Central, a company that has proven efficient for the arduous endeavor of hushing up a firearm.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When Brandon Maddox passed me his card, one part of the text jumped out at me immediately\u2014<em>pharmacist<\/em>. At this point, it\u2019s been a cup of coffee since the founder and chief muckety-muck of Silencer Central plied this trade. But forgive him: He\u2019s been too busy reinventing the retail suppressor market, building one of the premier purveyors of the ever-so-popular muzzle device. Yet, it struck me that he continues to keep this moniker from a past life alive\u2014along with his license in a handful of states.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon-Maddox\" class=\"wp-image-292922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Maddox puts a premium on direct selling of suppressors, ensuring customers get exactly the option they require.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sure enough, he invested blood, sweat and likely caffeinated nights to earn the professional degree at University of North Carolina and Duke. In turn, hard work, pride and a little family honor are wrapped up in the title. But scratch the surface of Silencer Central and the company\u2019s success is wrapped up\u2014in part\u2014in pharmacy. Well, that, and bad consumer experiences, the great state of South Dakota and prairie dog hunting.<\/p>\n<p>Confused yet? Here, I\u2019ll explain \u2026<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-need-to-hush-up\"><strong>The Need to Hush Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The easiest place to start is South Dakota\u2014Sioux Falls, to be exact. Prompted by his wife, Maddox left the East Coast for his hometown in the southeast corner of The Rushmore State. As it does so many folks, the ample sportsman opportunities of the more tropical of the Dakotas enraptured Maddox. In particular, the state\u2019s ample prairie dog population.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-suppressor-spread\" class=\"wp-image-292928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-suppressor-spread\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-suppressor-spread-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honestly, Silencer Central offers a can for every occasion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As anyone who\u2019s dusted off the plains varmints knows, the draw of the sport is high-volume shooting. Few other styles of hunting outside of doves and snow geese offer the opportunity of as many trigger pulls. But unlike the wingshooting disciplines, Maddox was quick to observe one of the paradoxes of the endeavor: Send your first varmint to Valhalla, and the rest of the town tends to keep their heads low for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sigh<\/em>. A half a day\u2019s drive to a shoot for a fraction of expected trigger pulls is not exactly the recipe for excitement. Maddox, however, had a plan to improve his chances in the field. All it would take was a modest investment in what was then a somewhat rare device\u2014a suppressor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon-Maddox-2\" class=\"wp-image-292923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon-Maddox-2\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brandon-Maddox-2-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maddox (front) has used a load of personal experience\u2014from his career in the pharmaceuticals industry to bad experiences buying suppressors\u2014to build Silencer Central into a success.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Problem solved, right?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-blasted-by-the-suppressor-market\"><strong>Blasted by the Suppressor Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ll get into buying a suppressor in a bit and how Silencer Central has streamlined the process. Suffice to say, this was not the environment Maddox operated in during the early 2000s when he set out to buy his first device. Sure, the NFA paperwork, the $200 tax stamp and waiting (and waiting and waiting) were all the same. Where you did business was different.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the nation had yet to embrace the wonders and conveniences of the internet, so your one choice to buy a suppressor was through your local gun store. Maddox came to find out it was subprime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-warehouse\" class=\"wp-image-292924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-warehouse\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-warehouse-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The company\u2019s HQ is also its warehouse, with all suppressors passing through it before being shipped around the nation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First off, you were dealing with a retailer not exactly enthralled with the prospect of exercising their Class 3 license. Why would they be? Brick-and-mortar operations are set up for a sell-and-shake transaction: You pick a gun, they collect the cash and both of you are on your merry way. Suppressors are a longer-term commitment in the sales process, with money up front and hand wringing on both ends.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, back then, most mom-and-pop operations had a passing knowledge of the rarely sold devices. They knew suppressors suppressed the report of the gun; if they were experienced, they might be cognizant a can would reduce recoil. Gaining in-depth insight into the nuances of suppressors, which make up a slew of the reasons why one is preferable to another, was lost on most of this era\u2019s retailers. Hence the reason why Maddox\u2019s first can was akin to threading a car muffler on his rifle. Worse yet, when he attempted to rectify his mistake with a new model, he was back to square one in the process and came out with one equally unsatisfying, albeit for other reasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor.jpg\" alt=\"salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor\" class=\"wp-image-292929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor.jpg\" alt=\"salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salvo-12-shotgun-suppressor-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Not only has Silencer Central innovated the suppressor-buying process, but it\u2019s done its part to evolve the devices themselves. The company\u2019s Salvo 12-gauge shotgun suppressor is a good example<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It seemed if Maddox was going to rectify the issue of hit-and-miss\u2014mostly miss at this point\u2014suppressor purchases, he was going to have to take matters into his own hands. Luckily, he had a few things going for him.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prescription-for-the-suppressor-market\"><strong>Prescription for the Suppressor Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first ace Maddox played was his father-in-law, who was an FFL. Through his tutelage, the then pharmacist in charge of a mail-delivery national pharmacy gained his licensure to sell firearms and, more importantly, suppressors. This kicked off his basement business, South Dakota Silencers, which sold at state-wide gun shows.<\/p>\n<p>Maddox\u2019s next ace was his pharmacy background, particularly the business end of the industry. With his keen eye, he was quickly aware of how many folks from neighboring states were beating a path to his business at the shows. This was money left on the table\u2014given he couldn\u2019t sell out of state\u2014which led him to look to expand. From his company, he evolved into Dakota Suppressors, first to North Dakota, then Nebraska and continuing growing from there.<\/p>\n<p>And for the next aspect pharmaceuticals play in building a suppressor empire: Maddox was also uniquely qualified to navigate the highly regulated world of national NFA device sales. Let\u2019s just say that he knew his way around the block.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts.jpg\" alt=\"SC-suppressor-spare-parts\" class=\"wp-image-292930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts.jpg\" alt=\"SC-suppressor-spare-parts\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-suppressor-spare-parts-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suffer a baffle strike? No worries. Silencer Central\u2019s shop has the parts to get your suppressor back up in running order.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), I worked on the first pharmaceutical product to do direct-to-consumer advertising in the industry,\u201d Maddox said. \u201cAll direct-to-consumer advertising had to be pre-approved by the FDA before we could use it commercially with consumers. Watching our team at GSK work directly with the federal regulatory branch, the FDA was instrumental in navigating the federal regulations in firearms with the ATF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Maddox knew the biggest barrier for the consumer was the process itself. Much like the nationwide mail pharmacy he worked for when he started what would become Silencer Central, Maddox knew the red tape had to be cut\u2014or at least alleviated\u2014to build a successful business in the niche.<\/p>\n<p>This all leads us to \u2026<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rise-of-silencer-central\"><strong>The Rise of Silencer Central<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Modestly tidy and residing at the edge of an industrial park in northwest Sioux Falls, Silencer Central\u2019s HQ represents the axis mundi of American suppressor sales. At present, nearly 200 employees buzz around this hive, marketing, taking orders, filling orders and helping potential customers route a course to suppressor ownership. This doesn\u2019t count its off-site employees, with FFLs on the payroll in the 42 states where suppressors sales are legal \u2026 and their partners who manufacture Silencer Central\u2019s Banish line of cans. And this success all comes from demystifying and de-fanging one of the most unnecessarily arduous processes in all consumerism.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-legality-map\" class=\"wp-image-292925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map.jpg\" alt=\"silencer-central-legality-map\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/silencer-central-legality-map-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silencer Central sells suppressors in all 42 states where the device is legal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, this was Maddox\u2019s main aim: simplification. And he\u2019s achieved it in spades.<\/p>\n<p>Silencer Central experts assist customers in selecting a suppressor and take care of paperwork submission after a brief phone consultation. Customers only need to answer questions and provide necessary information. Silencer Central offers a free trust service, allowing the easy addition of members post-purchase.<\/p>\n<p>The paperwork end of things takes a mere 15- to 20-minute chat, and the hands-on aspects\u2014passport-style photos and fingerprints\u2014are flawlessly facilitated with clear instructions and tutorial videos. Heck, Silencer Central even provides flexible payment options, including a four-installment plan and personalized schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Approval typically takes 8 to 10 months, during which Silencer Central maintains communication with monthly check-ins. Once approved, customers digitally complete Form 4473, and the suppressor is shipped to their door after passing through the company\u2019s South Dakota facility. Ongoing customer support is available 6 days a week during business hours.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC.jpg\" alt=\"muzzle-barrel-threading-SC\" class=\"wp-image-292926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC.jpg\" alt=\"muzzle-barrel-threading-SC\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/muzzle-barrel-threading-SC-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don\u2019t have a gun with a threaded muzzle? No sweat, Silencer Central\u2019s shop will thread your barrel for you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not that these completely within-the-bounds innovations still didn\u2019t turn heads, but when Silencer Central officially lifted off the ground in 2019 as a national company, Maddox was politely invited to meet with the ATF in Washington, D.C. Far from a one-on-one inquiry of his business, he walked into a room brimming with more than 4 dozen federal agents and officials.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, it sounds more ominous than it turned out. The officials were mainly interested in his business model\u2014given nothing like it existed previously. Bureaucrats are going to bureaucrat, so in return for the info, they offered guidelines for running his business. These have been implemented to keep the powers that be at bay, and they haven\u2019t made Silencer Central miss a step in delivering what they promise\u2014a painless process from picking a can to picking it up.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-proof-in-the-pudding\"><strong>Proof in the Pudding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So, have Maddox\u2019s efforts been worth it? On my trip to Sioux Falls, I went through the process of filing the paperwork for a suppressor and creating a trust. Honestly, I would have put it at a 10-minute ordeal. Then, we took the time to sample the company\u2019s wares at the range, including Silencer Central\u2019s brand-spanking-new <a href=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/gear-ammo\/suppressors\/silencer-central-buck-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUCK 30<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/gear-ammo\/suppressors\/banish-speed-k-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Banish Speed K<\/a>, along with its classics. Top to bottom\u2014from .22 LR to .338 Lapua\u2014the suppressors performed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor.jpg\" alt=\"SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor\" class=\"wp-image-292927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor.jpg\" alt=\"SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-292927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-Banish-Speed-K-suppressor-670x420.jpg 670w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The company continues to innovate suppressors, such as its shorty and tactically minded Banish Speed K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maddox is fond of saying, \u201cIf you shoot suppressed, you\u2019ll never want to shoot unsuppressed again.\u201d He\u2019s right. And with the streamlined process he\u2019s concocted at Silencer Central, he\u2019s given you every reason to put the assertion to the test.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This article originally appeared in the Suppressor Special 2024 issue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gundigestservice.com\/customer\/subscribe.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gun Digest the Magazine<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>More On Suppressors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-29\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333; text-align: center;\">Next Step: Get your FREE Printable Target Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Enhance your shooting precision with our 62 MOA Targets, perfect for rifles and handguns. Crafted in collaboration with Storm Tactical for accuracy and versatility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Gun Digest email newsletter<\/strong> and get your downloadable target pack sent straight to your inbox. Stay updated with the latest firearms info in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once the hub of a by-mail pharmacy, Silencer Central\u2019s Sioux Falls, South Dakota, HQ is the next best thing to over-the-counter suppressors. A closer look at Silencer Central, a company that has proven efficient for the arduous endeavor of hushing up a firearm. 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