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Ballistol
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Got a couple of cans...and I can not believe this stuff isn't on more shelves than it is.The second line on the back of the can says Dissolves blackpowder residues. Emulsifies w/ water,excellent patch lube.On the mix ratio chart it gives the ratio for cleaning black powder residue. Plus it's good for a couple of dozen other things as well.It's kinda cool it goes on to say cleans machine gun corrosive ammo residue.Good stuff! :applause:
Yea, I would've liked to had this around years ago just never heard of it. Gonna like having this around,it would be nice if it works out for my patches, I mixed it for a cleaning solvent and have some patching mat.drying as we speak to try out when this rain stops.
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Some of us were born with an integral repellent unit. Propellant is one bag of sliders, use as necessary. :grin:JeffinNZ said:
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I use it on my guns as well. My son says I protect them with "dirty feet". The smell is unusual but the protection is GOOD.
hanshi
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A couple of questions for anyone familiar with Ballistol. I've seen it locally in spray cans-barricade as well-and was wondering which is the best way to buy and use it, spray or pour bottle?
Secondly, back in the mid 60s an H&A underhammer I bought came complete with a few small, black cans of a strange smelling cleaning fluid which was suppose to be for patch lube and cleaning, too. Is there any possibility this is Ballistol? I still have a can of it left.
Secondly, back in the mid 60s an H&A underhammer I bought came complete with a few small, black cans of a strange smelling cleaning fluid which was suppose to be for patch lube and cleaning, too. Is there any possibility this is Ballistol? I still have a can of it left.
I bought the pour bottle so I can make up the ratio mix for my patches, I also mixed up a batch for cleaning patches and put it in a little spray bottle and that seems to work really well so far. That mix is 1 part ballistol,1 part lestoil or pinesol,2 parts hydrogen peroxide,20 parts water.A shot glass or the like works nicely.I put that in a canning jar, it seals nice.
I use Ballistol mixed with water for cleaning. After drying thoroughly, I use aersol Ballistol (if I have it) or straight Ballistol for exterior and bore protection. Excellent results :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Still use wonder-lubed pillow ticking for shooting patches.
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Gotspark - I used to getMidway catalogs for over a decade when shooting modern stuff, but haven't in quite awhile, so no catalogs. If you please, what's their Tel #? Many Thanks - Marc
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Marc: Use the " Links" thread that you can find under " MEMBER RESOURCES", towards the top of the index page to find a list of suppliers. Click on the name, and you bring up their webpage, with toll free phone numbers for most of them, as well as a current catalog. Its one of the great assets of this site. :thumbsup:
