I know I'll take a beating on this, but curious....

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Ok, so we have ALL seen the solvent trap options out there and all of the adapters. I realize that a solvent trap/filter becomes a felony with a hole in the end and no tax stamp. My question is theoretical and mechanical more than anything else.

I have seen these adapters go from 1/2-28 on up. Will those filters actually take the concussion of a center fire round? For example .223/.308 equivalent stuff? In my mind I see the canister being ripped off the end of the muzzle. Maybe I'm dumb....
 
Originally Posted By: crapshootJust search YouTube and you will see plenty of first-hand experience.

Yep, just do a search on "Fun With My Cell Mate Big Leroy".

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Originally Posted By: fw707Originally Posted By: crapshootJust search YouTube and you will see plenty of first-hand experience.

Yep, just do a search on "Fun With My Cell Mate Big Leroy".

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This is easily the funniest thing I have read all day and considering the day I've had, I needed a good chuckle. Good one fw707!!
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Trust ME you do not want to have to try to slpain to the ATF that you only had it for a flash suppressor. Mine was not an oil filter, I worked in a muffler shop. Needless to say if I had not passed the polygraph test I would have been in there with Big Leroy.
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I never said it was legal. Just said its been done and there's plenty of video to see it.

Still thought your reply was funny as hail.
 
Originally Posted By: crapshootI never said it was legal. Just said its been done and there's plenty of video to see it.

Still thought your reply was funny as hail.

Yeah I know. I was just making a little joke.
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But my point was that some things just aren't worth taking a chance.
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if a person wants to form 1 it and pay the $200 for the stamp it can be legal. i would not waste my money doing it though.

as far as it being safe with a 223, i personally saw it done. it did not blow the filter off the end of the barrel. did not even bulge the filter. it did help with the noise. a little bit anyway.

a 308 or bigger might be a whole different deal though.
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the oil filter option got pretty much kaboshed when the filter themselves became serialized (no longer just the adapter) and could only be serviced by the mfg - at a cost of around $75 per filter to have them re serialized when you smoked them. which from what i recall reading was maybe a couple hundred shots in centerfire. its been a minute since i checked into them when the units got re-classified by the BATFE.


i just did a solvent trap/freeze plug conversion (STDA tube/end peices) on a form 1 in 30 caliber and the end result is 21.3oz and more than hearing safe with subsonic 300 blackout and it should handle my 308 gracefully.


something along this lines seem to be the ticket these days for a non-machined build for those of us who dont own lathes. i completed my build with a drill press, a pipe cutter, a halfround file and some sandpaper.
 
The amount of heat released at the muzzle tends to roast the fibrous material inside the oil filters, from the reviews I've seen of LEGAL usage on calibers larger than rimfire.
 
Originally Posted By: Plant.One
i just did a solvent trap/freeze plug conversion (STDA tube/end peices) on a form 1 in 30 caliber and the end result is 21.3oz and more than hearing safe with subsonic 300 blackout and it should handle my 308 gracefully.



are you gunfighter2a on the stda site?
 
in theory... If the society fell apart, yes it would work, and would be a decent substitute. I would suggest the filters for hydrollic fluid versus regular oil filters. They seem to scorch less. They also last a little longer. standard seems (from the video's) under 100 rounds but so what..
Get a cart full. If things have fallen (apocalypse) there is going to be piles of them at the parts store.

Just keep your eye's peeled for Twinke's.
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Originally Posted By: SlickerThanSnotOriginally Posted By: Plant.One
i just did a solvent trap/freeze plug conversion (STDA tube/end peices) on a form 1 in 30 caliber and the end result is 21.3oz and more than hearing safe with subsonic 300 blackout and it should handle my 308 gracefully.



are you gunfighter2a on the stda site?

i'm not on the SDTA forums
 
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In years past I've watched a few youtube vids of the oil filter suppressors but what I've always wondered, since they are usually so large in diameter, what good are they if you can't see through the scope or your sights aren't tall enough???

I do recall seeing an adapter you could buy but the purchase of it required a BATF tax stamp.
 
I know a guy who has a few of the solvent trap cans and although I've never been around an actual suppressor they are lack luster in my opinion. For the size and weight I would expect a lot more sound suppression. The only time I was impressed was with a BO using sub sonic loads.
 
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