It still seems muddy, but below is a quote from a principle at Dead Air (from another forum below starts on page 2)
Originally Posted By erwos:
Didn't the ATF rule that wipes are suppressor parts and thus mere mortals (non-SOTs) can't manufacture them? Did this change when I wasn't looking? Otherwise, I'm not quite sure how users are providing them.
No, that's not what the crown ruled. They just notified us, as a manufacturer of accessories, to not distribute said accessory any more unless it was through an SOT doing a "repair". This was after another manufacturer (if you can still call them that)
decided to ask the ATF about the selling of wipes. Sometimes asking questions of the ATF is the only competitive advantage a company has. But anyway, the ATF then sent Dead Air a letter. It was for us. Nobody else. When asked about the Bardwell letter, well, they had never heard of it. We decided to follow the current direction because we're kind of into living in our homes and not federal buildings.
Steel wool, wire pulling gel, brass rivets, grease, or wipes. They're all user serviceable items. We're just providing you one that we found at Ace hardware. Use it. Throw it the trash. Go buy another from Ace or Menards for like 68 cents. 5/8 to 1" diameter. Go have fun. Don't stress so much.
Dead Air also has this video out:
[video=youtube;VmJeXjsOPBA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJeXjsOPBA[/video]
Originally Posted By erwos:
Didn't the ATF rule that wipes are suppressor parts and thus mere mortals (non-SOTs) can't manufacture them? Did this change when I wasn't looking? Otherwise, I'm not quite sure how users are providing them.
No, that's not what the crown ruled. They just notified us, as a manufacturer of accessories, to not distribute said accessory any more unless it was through an SOT doing a "repair". This was after another manufacturer (if you can still call them that)
decided to ask the ATF about the selling of wipes. Sometimes asking questions of the ATF is the only competitive advantage a company has. But anyway, the ATF then sent Dead Air a letter. It was for us. Nobody else. When asked about the Bardwell letter, well, they had never heard of it. We decided to follow the current direction because we're kind of into living in our homes and not federal buildings.
Steel wool, wire pulling gel, brass rivets, grease, or wipes. They're all user serviceable items. We're just providing you one that we found at Ace hardware. Use it. Throw it the trash. Go buy another from Ace or Menards for like 68 cents. 5/8 to 1" diameter. Go have fun. Don't stress so much.
Dead Air also has this video out:
[video=youtube;VmJeXjsOPBA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJeXjsOPBA[/video]
