Banish backcountry review

[swavescatter]

I would say mine "hunting" safe. I wouldn't do a range day with it with no ear pro.

Depending on caliber (5.56 or 6mm), l'll take my heavier OCL polonium 556 all day long over my Backcountry or Banish 30 Gold. It's significantly quieter for 223, however the 30 Gold is "good" compared to others I've heard. Not a good value.

 

[General RE LEE]

Sounds hearing safe to me.

That’s a 20” 6.5 Creedmoor. I’ll shoot it a couple times without hearing pro but that’s it.

On a 22” barrel 6mm ARC, it’s not much louder than a .22lr.

 

[General RE LEE]

Brand new Tikka T3x 6.5 PRC with the Banish Backcountry. I’m breaking it in.

Something to consider. Cutting barrels back to 16-18” is asking the can to suppress a lot of blast. I had this 6.5 PRC cut back to 22” and threaded. I wanted the extra barrel length not only for performance, but also makes it a more quiet package.

 

[akmerle]

I have one, and thought it performed as advertised on my 7PRC. Short, lightweight, and could shoot it all day without ear pro. Definitely tames and slows the recoil impulse down a good bit.

That said, it now lives on my 6.5CM and I purchased the new Meateater can. I put my 7PRC into a MDT HNT26, so with the lower weight, I wanted a bit more recoil reduction. The extra ounce or two and extra 1/4" of the Meateater were worth the trade off to me. Havent shot with the Meateater yet (or with the new MDT HNT26).

Here is a good comprehensive shootout with actual data for a lot of the cans on the market for research purposes.

https://thunderbeastarms.com/sound/summit2024/

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I have one, and thought it performed as advertised on my 7PRC. Short, lightweight, and could shoot it all day without ear pro. Definitely tames and slows the recoil impulse down a good bit.

That said, it now lives on my 6.5CM and I purchased the new Meateater can. I put my 7PRC into a MDT HNT26, so with the lower weight, I wanted a bit more recoil reduction. The extra ounce or two and extra 1/4" of the Meateater were worth the trade off to me. Havent shot with the Meateater yet (or with the new MDT HNT26).

Here is a good comprehensive shootout with actual data for a lot of the cans on the market for research purposes.

https://thunderbeastarms.com/sound/summit2024/

You bought that meat eater silencer?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA That's awesome.

 

[MTMH14]

Brand new Tikka T3x 6.5 PRC with the Banish Backcountry. I’m breaking it in.

Something to consider. Cutting barrels back to 16-18” is asking the can to suppress a lot of blast. I had this 6.5 PRC cut back to 22” and threaded. I wanted the extra barrel length not only for performance, but also makes it a more quiet package.

 

[MTMH14]

Brand new Tikka T3x 6.5 PRC with the Banish Backcountry. I’m breaking it in.

Something to consider. Cutting barrels back to 16-18” is asking the can to suppress a lot of blast. I had this 6.5 PRC cut back to 22” and threaded. I wanted the extra barrel length not only for performance, but also makes it a more quiet package.

Thanks for sharing your video! I recently bought a Tika T3x Lite Roughtek in 6.5 PRC. I have 110 rounds through it so far. Just put the banish backcountry on it yesterday. I was wondering if you chronographed your bullet speeds before you had the barrel cut back to 22in? As I’m considering doing the same thing and am curious about the fps loss. Also, if you don’t mind me asking did you use the Silencer central service for your barrel? Or a local gunsmith?

A little about me: I was hunting with a Savage Ultralight 6.5 PRC but am not a fan of the 90 degree bolt throw or the clunky action. With the guns setup basically the same the Tika is 11.9ounces heavier. But worth it in my opinion for the trade offs.

 

[MTMH14]

Thanks for sharing your video! I recently bought a Tika T3x Lite Roughtek in 6.5 PRC. I have 110 rounds through it so far. Just put the banish backcountry on it yesterday. I was wondering if you chronographed your bullet speeds before you had the barrel cut back to 22in? As I’m considering doing the same thing and am curious about the fps loss. Also, if you don’t mind me asking did you use the Silencer central service for your barrel? Or a local gunsmith?

A little about me: I was hunting with a Savage Ultralight 6.5 PRC but am not a fan of the 90 degree bolt throw or the clunky action. With the guns setup basically the same the Tika is 11.9ounces heavier. But worth it in my opinion for the trade offs.

 

[General RE LEE]

Thanks for sharing your video! I recently bought a Tika T3x Lite Roughtek in 6.5 PRC. I have 110 rounds through it so far. Just put the banish backcountry on it yesterday. I was wondering if you chronographed your bullet speeds before you had the barrel cut back to 22in? As I’m considering doing the same thing and am curious about the fps loss. Also, if you don’t mind me asking did you use the Silencer central service for your barrel? Or a local gunsmith?

A little about me: I was hunting with a Savage Ultralight 6.5 PRC but am not a fan of the 90 degree bolt throw or the clunky action. With the guns setup basically the same the Tika is 11.9ounces heavier. But worth it in my opinion for the trade offs.

I did not shoot the rifle before having it cut. As soon as I got it from the FFL, I drove it over to Bug Holes and had them cut it back and thread it. My guess would be about a 50 FPS loss, so negligible.