by Wapiti » 05 Sep 2025, 1:35 pm
For those people thinking of trying that idea, don't be an idjit.
Years ago a bloke who came hunting here brought one out, he'd got it on some online import place, in fact it was a set as I remember. There were a number of them with different barrel thread sizes and different metric and imperial filter threads.
Anyway, I reckon he's lucky he wasn't busted by customs bringing it in. His first shot at camp was a joke, he dragged it out with all this fanfare and self-importance at "beating the law"
First shot on his 223 with factory full-power hunting ammo blew the rubber anti-drainback valve in the rear of the filter straight back into his face, and all this paper sh*t was flopping around inside.
I mean really, how much pressure is an oil filter supposed to take? 10-20psi, 30 tops in some engines? Yet the millisecond 50,000psi PLUS blast from the shot bursting into the filter, I mean really. F**k I laughed. Apart from looking really amateur and stupid, it didn't work.
Don't do it, it's stoopid and dangerous, let alone illegal. He was lucky he still had two eyes. From an engineering perspective it's f**king obvious it's a gay idea.
Regards G,
AKA Dr. Doolittle