We hit the range to test out Silencer Central’s fun-sized BANISH Speed K Ti suppressor.
Suppressors are amazing and something everyone loves. But one of the shortcomings is they make your gun longer and can be awkward. K cans are shorter than normal, but they offer less sound suppression.
What if we can have the best of both worlds? Short, good suppression, and let’s make it lightweight just for funzies.
Enter the Silencer Central Banish Speed K Ti!
Only 4-inches long, about half the weight of most suppressors, and has top-tier performance.
Silencer Central Banish Speed K Ti Specs:
Length: 4 In.
Diameter: 2 In.
Weight: 8.6 Oz.
Material: Titanium
Thread Pitch: Various Direct Mounts
Caliber: .223 / 5.56
Caliber Range: .17 To 5.56
Sound Reduction: 20.6 dB
Self-Service: No
Full-Auto Rated: No
Color: Black
Finish: Cerakote
Mount Style: Industry Standard Hub Mount
Lifetime Warranty: Yes
Pros
- Very small and light, doesn’t add much extra length to a gun
- Titanium is light, but not as strong as Inconel
Cons
- Not “Hollywood” quiet
- Pricey, but you get what you pay for
The Short Version
Silencer Centrel’s original Banish Speed K came about as a collaboration between SC and Federal Ammunition and was designed for law enforcement. In fact, for a while there the Banish Speed K was only available to LEO.
The idea is simple, a small can that cuts enough of the noise and concussion down to be useful while still maintaining an ultra-compact footprint so that it doesn’t turn a carbine into a pike.
One of the main problems K cans often have is that there just isn’t enough volume to do the job. As one wise man once put it, suppressors are like engines. There is no replacement for displacement. But making a can longer means it becomes less handy in CQB. Silencer Central solved the problem by going fat instead of long.
While only 4-inches long, the Banish Speed K is a chonky 2” thick. Compared to other 5.56 cans that are about 1.5-inches thick, it’s easy to tell who the thicc boy is.
This newest version of the Banish Speed K is the exact same suppressor as before, except the Ti version is fully 3D printed from Titanium. Why does that matter? Weight.
The original Banish Speed K is 14.1-ounces while the new Titanium version is only 8.6-ounces. While the original wasn’t super heavy by suppressor standards, using Titanium cuts about 40% off the weight and makes a huge difference in how the can feels and moves.
Downside of the Ti is that it is technically less resilient than the original Inconel design. That said, Titanium is still an outstanding material and this can will last a long, long, LONG time.
On The Range
This can is small. And light. It’s almost easy to forget that the can is even on a rifle it is so small and lightweight. Embracing how small and light this can is, it was directly threaded onto a Palmetto State Armory 10.5” JAKL pistol. In my book, this is an almost perfect application for it because it’s small, light, and the brace folds out of the way for storage.
Tone for the can sounds good, it doesn’t hurt your ears and isn’t annoying to hear.
Rated at 20.9dB, this isn’t a whisper-quiet suppressor—but it’s not designed to be either. Everything is a trade off and since this can is a beefed up K size can, the suppression it gives matches.
20.9 dB is just enough to knock down an AR-15 into the probably hearing-safe range. You won’t go deaf in a single mag, but you won’t be able to hear butterfly farts afterward either.
For a can that is designed around CQB/home defense, predator control, etc. this is a pretty fair trade. It isn’t Hollywood quiet, but it is quiet enough that when you need to rip a mag with no ear pro on because you’re defending your home from robbers or saving your animals from something big and harry with teeth and claws, you can still hear afterward.
Shooting the Banish Speed K Ti is a total joy. The can is so small and light that it makes range time a breeze. Drills and training are shockingly quick and snappy because the gun feels like a normal gun instead of having a huge heavy weight on the end slowing how it swings.
The Banish Speed K Ti also features “Controlled-flow technology” meaning the gases vent forward through the can. The backpressure of this is crazy low, even on a normal AR-15 instead of the long-stroke piston JAKL this one is mounted on.
It isn’t often that I make something a part of my home defense setup, but the Banish Speed K Ti has earned a spot in record time. It’s honestly a no-brainer.
Loose Rounds
MSRP is $1,400 for the Ti version and $1,200 for the Inconel. Sure, that’s not cheap. But the performance is worth it if you’re looking to have the best you can get.
Personally, I think the Ti is worth the extra couple of bens. Almost half the weight of Inconel is very noticeable and makes for an outstanding suppressor.
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