New Product Highlight: CMMG Zeroed Banshee
The new batch of CMMG AR-15 pistols includes five cartridge options, suppressed and unsuppressed variants, and a bunch of colors.
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Suppressors are always fun, but sometimes it’s better to buy a firearm that was designed to run suppressed from square one.
One example of that is the new CMMG Zeroed Banshee line of AR-15 pistols and short-barreled rifles.
As I expect from CMMG, there are a bunch of exciting cartridge options and colors to choose from. Let’s get into all the details to see if this needs to be your next purchase for range-day fun or home defense.
CMMG Zeroed Banshee Specs & Features
Specs
- Caliber: 5.7x28, 9mm, 10mm, .45 ACP, .300 BLK
- Action: Semi-automatic, radial-delayed blowback (direct impingement for .300 BLK)
- Capacity: Varies by cartridge and magazine type
- Barrel Length: 6.5”
- Overall Length: 26.1” - 28.6” (unsuppressed), 27” - 29.5” (suppressed)
- Weight: 5.6 - 6.4 lbs
- Country of Origin: USA
- MSRP: $1,649.95 - $2,324.95
Features
- CMMG Zeroed suppressor or faux suppressor
- Upgraded charging handle, safety, trigger, and pistol grip
- Available as pistols or SBRs
The new line of Zeroed Banshee AR-15s includes roller-delayed blowback options in 5.7x28, 9mm, 10mm, .45 ACP, and direct-impingement .300 BLK. These span four CMMG platforms: Mk4, Mk10, MkG, and MKGs.
Not sure what those all mean? CMMG has a great blog post explaining the differences. Simply put, they tell you if a lower receiver is cartridge-specific or multi-cartridge compatible. We have a CMMG Banshee review if you want live-fire impressions.
All Zeroed Banshees feature a 6.5-inch barrel and an oversized 10-inch M-LOK handguard that tucks over either a 6.5-inch Zeroed suppressor or a shorter faux suppressor that acts as a blast diverter and looks the part until you inevitably take the plunge and btake advantage of $0 tax stamps.
Since suppressors get hot, Zeroed banshees come with silicone M-LOK grips to protect your hands.
Other perks include an ambidextrous charging handle, ambidextrous safety, single-stage trigger, and Zeroed pistol grip.
Each submodel is available in black, coyote tan, FS green, midnight bronze, and tungsten Cerakote.
Pistol variants come with a six-position adjustable CMMG Ripbrace, but SBR variants are also available.
CMMG lists an MSRP of $1,649.95 to $2,324.95 for the Zeroed Banshee, depending on the platform and whether you choose a suppressed or unsuppressed variant.
What do you think of the new CMMG Zeroed Banshee? Let us know below. For more pistol-caliber AR-15s, check out our guide to the Best Pistol-Caliber Carbines in 9mm and beyond!