New Banish Backcountry Suppressor

I went ahead and bought Silencer Central's Banish Backcountry .30 cal suppressor and put it in a trust.  The least expensive suppressor out there?  No.  The lightest?  Pretty darn close.  Easy to get shipped to my home?  Absolutely.  Nothing but mad respect for Silencer Central.  They made it super easy and convenient.


You order online, complete your paperwork online, ship in your photo and fingerprints, pay your fee, electronically sign the documentation, and then wait, and wait, and wait.  I ordered right before the new year (late December 2022).  It arrived at the end of August 2023, or a full 8 months plus to get it.  But when it is approved by the gubment, the unit ships to your doorstep.  I'm telling you, this was the easiest and most convenient way to own a suppressor.  If you're thinking about getting one, use Silencer Central.

And to be fair, this is NOT a sponsored post.  Nobody paid me nothing to share my opinions here.

My set-up: Tikka T3 Light in Bog Pods Death Grip tripod.
Leupold 3-9x scope.  6.5 Creedmoor hand loads.

I screwed the suppressor onto my Tikka T3 Lite in 6.5 Creedmoor and headed for the range.  Although I sighted it in at 200 yards, I shot from 100 yards.  The first two shots (blue circles in below photo) were about 1.25" (32 mm) high - which is to be expected.  They were also about 1.25" left of center.  When I put the suppressor on, my shots dropped about 2" (51 mm) and still left.  May need to adjust the scope to the right with these hand loads.   All math is below in the specs.  But, here is what I know:  when I put on the suppressor with these hand loads, turn up the dope 2" and then hold dead on.  Easy enough.  

I used my iPhone's decibel meter (obviously not calibrated) at my ear (shooter's ear location) to measure how loud the shots were when fired into the targets through plywood into a dirt bank.

Unsuppressed, the shots measured 101.2 and 100.4 max level or average of 100.8 dB.

Suppressed, the shots read 90.3 and 91.2 max level or an average of 90.75 dB.  (If you're curious, the ambient sound out there on the range with crickets, birds and locusts was 50 dB.)

Suppressing the firearm is a lowering of 10 dB.  Don't forget that decibels are read on a log scale.  That means suppressed, the sound is 10X less than unsuppressed.  

See the chart, this is still loud and it is highly recommended that you wear hearing protection, especially if firing multiple shots.  Listen (pun intended), the Good Lord only gave you two ears and by today's science, once you lose hearing you can't get it back.  Be smart.  Wear hearing pro anytime you are around loud noises!


Since the suppressor is made from Titanium, it is super light - all of 7.8 ounces (221 grams).  The dang muzzle break on the Tikka weighs 4 oz (113 g) and it's half as long!



I measured everything with my digital micrometer as best I could.  Here's what I got:

  • Break Length:  2.757" (70.03 mm)
  • Break Weight:  4 oz 
  • Suppressor Length:  5.670" (144.00 mm)
    • The website says 5.5", but I measured to the cap nut, not just the can itself
  • Suppressor Weight:  7.8 oz
  • Suppressed Impact Height:  1.258" high on average (31.95 mm)
  • Unsuppressed Impact Height:  0.817 low on average (20.75 mm)
  • Point of Impact Shift:  Have to add since one was High and the other Low = 
    • 0.817 + 1.258 = 2.075" (52.71 mm)


Am I pleased?  Yep, nice light small can that reduces sound to 90 dB.  Winning!  Would recommend.  5 Stars!

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