Brandon Maddox

Registered Pharmacist, Firearms Business Consultant,

Firearms Dealer, Firearms Manufacturer,
Owner BMADDOX ENTERPRISES LLC

Brandon Maddox is an Award-Winning Business Leader with
20+ years of Strategic Leadership Experience in Finance,
Strategic Marketing, Pharmaceutical & Firearm Sales,
Relationship Management & Business Development

Brandon Maddox

Registered Pharmacist, Firearms Business Consultant,

Firearms Dealer, Firearms Manufacturer,
Owner BMADDOX ENTERPRISES LLC

Brandon Maddox is an Award-Winning Business Leader with
20+ years of Strategic Leadership Experience in Finance,
Strategic Marketing, Pharmaceutical & Firearm Sales,
Relationship Management & Business Development

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About

Brandon Maddox has grasped the American Dream in both hands, and made it his own in a uniquely American fashion. For almost 25 years, he’s enjoyed an award winning and lucrative career in pharmaceuticals and the firearms industry, combining two seemingly disparate career tracks into a single success story.

After attending Duke University on a full scholarship where he earned an MBA in finance and marketing, and taking a BS in Pharmacy at UNC – Chapel Hill, Brandon held senior marketing and sales positions with GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis.

Brandon’s drive for independent success and passion for firearms lead him to start a part time business helping people get their Federal Firearms Licenses. This quickly grew into a full-time endeavor that soon branched out into the difficult world of silencer sales. Today, FFL123 and Silencer Central are industry leaders in both FFL licensing assistance and silencer sales.

FFL123

federal-firearms-license-guide-from-ffl1231Brandon’s first entry into the world of firearms was a recognition of the difficulties in navigating the process to get a Federal Firearms License. Armed with a background in sales and negotiation, Brandon crafted an ironclad process and guide for people looking to get their FFL. FFL123’s simple, repeatable approach to navigating the complex system of ATF licensing soon lead to a business boom that turned a part time endeavor into a full time business.

Once FFL123 became a full time endeavor, Brandon started working on how to make it better. By focusing on customer service that extended past the application process, FFL123 rose to prominence by offering ongoing industry assistance and contacts after the application process. 

Brandon continues to personally work with his FFL123 customers by offering personalized guidance  unheard of in the industry, and reinforcing his commitment to ensuring each and every FFL123 customer can get the FFL they apply for.

Today FFL123 has had over 100,000 customers and counting, making it the largest FFL guide program in the country.  Started in 2005 and acquired FFLkit.com in 2009.

Silencer Central

IMG_1964With the success of FFL123, Brandon turned to another part of the firearms market. Applying the same lessons and unwavering commitment to customer service that he did with FFL123, Brandon started what was then called South Dakota Silencer.

Recognizing that much of the silencer market focused on tactical and law enforcement sales, Brandon tapped the under served hunting and sport shooting market. By adopting a hunter focused sales approach through a regular presence at gunshows and even state fairs, South Dakota Silencer grew at a rapid pace, eventually being licensed in most Midwestern states.

South Dakota Silencer had always been intended to be easily scaled up in size as business grew. Using his executive level sales experience, Brandon turned a single location into a multi-state powerhouse and eventually chose to rename South Dakota Silencer to Dakota Silencer and then more recently Silencer Central in order to better reflect the growing nature of the business.

Today, Silencer Central is the largest silencer dealer in the United States, and has plans to expand to all 42 states where silencer ownership and use is legal. 

Silencer Central Innovations

banish-223-1-300x300Silencer Central has pioneered many innovations in the silencer industry. The BANISH Suppressor line of silencers was the first true user configurable, multi-caliber silencer intended for use on many different firearms. This innovative design allows owners to enjoy their purchase on all of their favorite hunting rifles, and has proven to be one of Silencer Central’s most popular offerings. 

Because silencer sales are heavily regulated, and the Federal registration process can take months, Brandon looked for a better way to serve his customers and streamline the purchase and transfer process. After hiring expert firearms attorney’s, Silencer Central was able to successfully petition the ATF for a unique variances to streamline the buying processes and improve the customer experience in acquiring a traditionally difficult item.

No other silencer dealer offers these unique services, which was developed specifically to serve the needs of rural customers, and to streamline the purchase and application process. 

In order to offer an objective understanding of silencer performance, Brandon purchased and imported high end military grade sound testing equipment so he could build his own sound testing laboratory. This is unique among silencer dealers, and allows Silencer Central to not only further develop and refine their BANISH Suppressor line, but also to offer superior customer service during the product selection process. 

Threading Central

360-mailing-package-1024x768Because many of Brandon’s silencer customers were hunters with rifles not setup to use silencers, another unique service was developed. It is important that a gun barrel be precisely threaded in order to properly mount and use a silencer. Rather than leave customers searching locally for threading services that may or may not be precise enough for the task, Silencer Central purchased a high end precision CNC milling machine, and hired specially trained staff to operate it.

Threading Central is a direct mail in barrel threading program for anyone looking to have their gun barrel precision threaded, and is a popular program with Silencer Central customers. By adding this service, Brandon not only successfully entered another market, but also is able to give his customers complete and total support for all their needs when buying a silencer.

Professional Interests and Achievements

Brandon is an active community and business leader. He maintains his ties to the pharmaceutical industry and is a licensed pharmacist in South Dakota, North Carolina and Florida. In addition, he is a regional and national voice for gun rights and advocating for the rights of silencer owners.

He is often sought by local and state media in regards to silencer regulation and gun rights issues. Brandon has sat on the ATF National Firearms Advisory board as one of only two dealers on the board. There, he advocated for the rights and interests of gun dealers and owners directly to the ATF, helping shape key Federal policy making concerning guns and silencers.

Brandon is a past president of the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors, a multi-state group that serves the interests of gun collectors and dealers in the Dakotas.

He has been featured on television programs like Sons of Guns and major firearms publications including American Rifleman, Guns and Ammo and Shooting Times.

Brandon’s devotion to customer satisfaction has earned him top ratings on eBay, Gunbroker.com, and the Better Business Bureau.

With over 25 years of strategic leadership experience in finance, relationship management, business development, strategic marketing and firearms sales, Brandon has earned the many achievement awards and accolades that have come his way. He has a proven track record of increasing market share, brand management, high performance in sales and leadership.

For speaking engagements or business developments/consultation, please contact Brandon at 605-610-8898 or BRANDON@SILENCERCENTRAL.COM

Brandon working with local state senator and NRA to testify before state senate judicial committee on firearms related legislation.

Brandon speaking at national firearms convention.

Brandon earned his MBA degree in finance and marketing from the prestigious Duke University, where he attended on a full scholarship. He attended University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. He is a registered pharmacist with the State of North Carolina, Florida, and South Dakota.

Brandon serves as the Chief Executive Officer at BMaddox Enterprises, LLC. He was recently appointed as the President Elect of the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association.

He is an active member of his community and several professional organizations.

Brandon at ATF headquarters in Washington, DC. National Firearms Advisory Board - One of two FFL Dealers on the advisory board