Balistol questions...

I use Balistol on almost everything/ Tastes great. I am using it to clean and protect all of my metal objects to include my front stuffers. I run a clean patch sown the bore before any range work. I see some mix it half and half to make their patch lube. How does this work for y'all?
I use bees wax to lube my cast bullets for smokeless powder reloading. I have to believe that there is a good application for the pile of casting lube from that for use in front stuffers as well. Yeah. Balistol even cleaned up some very olde brass items I brought back from Persia in the 60's. I am very stoked on Balistol.

I like Ballistol. It has been around since 1904. 118 Years in use suggests it is good for something.

It's useful stuff. I used it last night to rub back an old original finish on a kit Dickert rifle that was slathered in stain when it was put together. Ballistol and 0000 steel wool took it down to reveal fine flame. And I use it for cleaning the guns.

I love the stuff. I use it all over and inside my guns and have oiled leather with it with good results.

Darren

Napa cutting oil works just as well, with no oder.
Ballisol gums up, does NOT stop rust, and its stinks to high heaven.
State-of-the-art, 118 years ago maybe okay.... but today it's simply mineral oil, and stink!

freedom475 said:

Napa cutting oil works just as well, with no oder.
Ballisol gums up, does NOT stop rust, and its stinks to high heaven.
State-of-the-art, 118 years ago maybe okay.... but today it's simply mineral oil, and stink!

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If I was looking for state of the art, I doubt I would be a BP shooter. I've not experienced any rust with rifles stored wiped with Ballistol. And stank is relative. I hate the smell of BP burning. But I still keep shooting.

Cattywompuss said:

It's useful stuff. I used it last night to rub back an old original finish on a kit Dickert rifle that was slathered in stain when it was put together. Ballistol and 0000 steel wool took it down to reveal fine flame. And I use it for cleaning the guns.

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My swords and knives are slathered in Balistol. I use it on my leather holsters and pistolero belts as well...

Balistol is good stuff. Who cares how it smells? Am I a wilting petunia? Always someone to one-up you.

I use Ballistol for most gun cleaning, but I follow with Barricade for storage.

I buy four cans at a time. My fav story is when, in a duck blind, the wife of a USN pilot pulled out a small can and used it as bug spray! My teenage son was immediately smitten. I still use deet products, but Balistol protects my investments.

You can make your own , I have bottles of "Ballistol" made from the WW2 Dutch recipe issued to Netherlands troops in the Pacific . It was given to me by an old fellow who spent the entire war behind the lines in what was the Dutch East Indies , fighting the Japanese , they used it to cure jungle rot as well as keep their firearms working and their captured Samurai swords rust free .
I have put this address up before More DIY lube: Make your own Ballistol

freedom475 said:

Napa cutting oil works just as well, with no oder.
Ballisol gums up, does NOT stop rust, and its stinks to high heaven.
State-of-the-art, 118 years ago maybe okay.... but today it's simply mineral oil, and stink!

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I have had good luck using it as an anti-rust oil.

Each to his own ,I think Ballistol has a sort of antiseptic smell and quite like it .

Lbrown said:

I use Ballistol for most gun cleaning, but I follow with Barricade for storage.

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That's my routine.

DuncNZ said:

Each to his own ,I think Ballistol has a sort of antiseptic smell and quite like it .

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I have the aerosol spray version and I get noticeable chest discomfort whenever I'm unfortunate enough to inhale a bit. I'll go for the non aerocised bottle in future, hopefully smells better too!

DuncNZ said:

Each to his own ,I think Ballistol has a sort of antiseptic smell and quite like it .

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I like the smell also. I made the mistake of spraying some in the house one time. Quickly found out the little lady was not a fan.

Oil and burnt black powder makes sludge.
This stuff you use has oil in it. Its counter productive.
Then watering it down, makes salad dressing.

I'm not really partial to the smell and the fact that it has an emulsifier in it so that it can mix with water (to make moose milk) tells me that there are better options for rust protection in my humid environment. I do use the moose milk mixture in my cleaning process but the last patch I run down my bore it soaked in WD-40.

Lbrown said:

I use Ballistol for most gun cleaning, but I follow with Barricade for storage.

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Same here ... Birchwood Casey's 'Barricade' is a must IMHO for BP storage!

I use Balistol all the time, and I like the smell.