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spacecoast · November 27, 2012, 04:50 PM

It's real simple, the solvent trap catches fluid and dirt pushed out of the barrel during the process of cleaning, using an oil filter as the catch basin. Hence the "solvent trap"

November 27, 2012, 04:50 PM	#29
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,395	It's real simple, the solvent trap catches fluid and dirt pushed out of the barrel during the process of cleaning, using an oil filter as the catch basin. Hence the "solvent trap" __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.