Questions & Answers
General Solvent Trap Questions
Solvent traps are used during routine cleaning, which helps improve firearm safety, accuracy, reliability and overall performance. Solvent traps catch and trap solvent which also helps protect your skin from potentially harmful chemicals during bore cleaning processes. Solvent traps are eco-friendly products that help responsible firearm owners help us all do our part for the environment by allowing us to recycle, store, and dispose of solvent properly. Read More…
Armory Den sells solvent traps as both efficient cleaning accessories and dry storage solutions, hence why we created our AD Space Connectors. This is a unique thread adapter for our Adaptive Solvent Trap Models which allows the user to maximize dry storage space and create additional dry storage compartments – and for the flexibility of dry storage during transport. Learn more about these models below.
Solvent Trap Tube Kits: These models can be used as either an accessory to clean their firearm(s) more efficiently, or a dry storage solution. However, they can not be used as a cleaning and dry storage solution at the same time. Learn More!
Adaptive Solvent Trap Kits: These models can be used during firearm cleaning, or as a dry storage solution – They do what the name suggests, they adapt to a users preference! Our intention for the name Adaptive is to associate our products with one that can adapt to their cleaning or storage preferences.
AD Space Connectors can be purchased separately to maximize storage space and flexibility for dry storage during transport, extended storage space, and for creating dry storage compartments. If you wish to create several smaller dry storage compartments, you will need additional end caps. With the purchase of our AD Space Connectors users may create longer solvent traps and dry storage solutions. Please review our product guides on each respective product page to learn more about our cleaning and storage solutions.
Solvent traps are 100% legal to own. Our dual purpose solvent traps are firearm cleaning accessories made for trapping solvent during routine firearm cleaning and storage. They can be used to clean firearms safetly and effeciently or for preferential organization, travel storage and even dry storage. Titanium models are also known to last longer due to stronger threads and anti-corrosive properties. If you need further confirmation on the legality of solvent traps you may also reach out to a legal professional or those at the DOJ or ATF.
Solvent traps and other cylindrical items may look similar to NFA controlled items, but they are not NFA items. For liability purposes, it is our companies responsibility to educate customers on the rules and regulations of solvent traps.
You cannot modify, redesign, or alter a solvent trap into a device for muffling, silencing, or diminishing the report of a firearm without first filing and receiving back from BATFE an approved Form 1. Only then does a solvent trap become an NFA item. Read more…
There’s nothing mystical when it comes to solvent traps, they do precisely what the name implies: They trap solvent. When it comes to any fledgling submarket in a large industry, such as solvent traps in the firearms industry, it creates a lot of chatter and curiosity.
Contrary to what new firearms owners may believe, the solvent trap market is nothing new. As a matter of fact, solvent traps have been around for years!
When performing a Google search on solvent traps, you may notice there are other names such as Napa, Wix, monocore etc. These are products you want to stay away from when looking for solvent trap cleaning kits and they have no such dry storage use unlike our products. We highly recommend staying away from companies who list their products as such as they may have other intended purposes for selling these products. Read more…
If you’re searching the web for a solvent trap adapter, you will find a variety of results. You will quickly realize that there are two ways the term solvent trap adapters are used. Some companies refer to a solvent trap adapter as a “catch all” term, where they reference them as solvent trap cleaning kits themselves.
Other companies use the term solvent trap adapter more specifically, which is to reference thread conversions, quick connect, trilug and various other devices that simply the firearm cleaning process. Read More…
You can buy solvent traps in any state as they are not regulated items. Many people think that just because something connects to a firearm, that it automatically becomes a firearm part, or part of the Gun Control Act of 1968. The fact is, they do NOT fall under the ATF/NFA regulatory umbrella. However, because our products are firearm cleaning accessories it is up to our company to be responsible and educate those who are unware of the rules and regulations that are out there.
Common Questions Found Online
A very popular question you will find online is, can you form 1 a solvent trap? We want to be clear that any information posted about the process on our website is to inform our customers, provide cautionary notices, and appease companies we do business with, such as those who insure us. We solvent traps solvent traps for firearms cleaning which is their inteneded purpose as highlighted on our site. The Form 1 information provided on Armoryden.com are created as disclaimers and cautionary purposes. Read More…
Armory Den will not respond to Form 1 or modification related questions by e-mail or in response to form submissions as we sell our products for their intended purposes and for dry storage. Both purposes require no modification. As our reviews show, our customer service experiences are nothing but top notch.
Yes. Solvent traps can be purchased legally without a form 1, as they are firearm accessories. However, you cannot modify or alter them into a device for muffling or diminishing the report of a firearm without first processing with proper filing procedures and receiving back specific documentation from the BATFE, such as an approved Form 1. If you are looking for a solvent for firearm cleaning or wish to purchase our products to fill a voide in your dry storage needs, then you’re at the right place. Read More…
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