A controversial topic...

[Sidney Smith]

Never smelled Ballistol. Now PB blaster, that stuff has a scent. Anyone who turns wrenches has probably smelled it a time or two. It stinks, but like diesel, it grows on you after a while.

Personally, I prefer the smell of cosmolene over all of them.

 

[N.Y. Yankee]

I dont mind the odor at all but the fumes make my sinuses burn. I still use it anyway.

 

[sturmkatze]

It’s okay. I’ve gotten used to it. If that bothers you, then the manly essence of Hoppes #9 will probably upset you too. I’m sorry, they don’t make gun oils In lavender or potpourri. Maybe you’d be happier collecting dolls.

[and all that is tongue in cheek. Balistol is good stuff. It has an odor. I deal with that because it’s good. ]

 

[bullshot]

Love Ballistol but can't tolerate the smell. Spilled some once and had to leave the area.

 

[azmntman]

It’s okay. I’ve gotten used to it. If that bothers you, then the manly essence of Hoppes #9 will probably upset you too. I’m sorry, they don’t make gun oils In lavender or potpourri. Maybe you’d be happier collecting dolls.

[and all that is tongue in cheek. Balistol is good stuff. It has an odor. I deal with that because it’s good. ]

Well that was unnessecary

 

[BackDraft]

Well that was unnessecary

I chuckled at his comment. He did say it was TIC.

 

[azmntman]

Could have teken/read it out of context, I just know the reference to Barbi dolls etc would have ruffled my feathers. And today I identify as a Blue Jay so feather placement is important to me. Time I mind my own business. I am not a cop/moderator or wife. Sorry.

 

[BackDraft]

Could have teken/read it out of context, I just know the reference to Barbi dolls etc would have ruffled my feathers. And today I identify as a Blue Jay so feather placement is important to me. Time I mind my own business. I am not a cop/moderator or wife. Sorry.

I really full on laughed about the “collecting dolls” part. I literally have the vast majority of G.I. Joe dolls and accessories I owned as a kid. Back when they were full size dolls and not ‘action figures’. Now I’m thinking; how cool would it be to come up with some PC clothing, ML, and accoutrements to fit one of those…. HMMM

 

[Rifleman1776]

Just reading that made my stomach do a flip-flop. Disgusting stuff.

 

[jimairwin]

I just want to publically say... I LOVE the smell of Ballistol. There, I said it. How many are with me?

st as good as original old time Hoppe's No. 9!

 

[Whitworth]

I just want to publically say... I LOVE the smell of Ballistol. There, I said it. How many are with me?

Hoppe's #9 for me. Mrs. Whitworth says it should be an after shave lotion

 

[fromrusk]

They make a car air freshener that smells like Hoppes. Check it out.

I get the smell of my work bench while driving down the road !!

 

[Tony Rothrock]

Ballistol...1st whiff reminded me of old, wet, dirty socks left forgotten in the corner of the laundry room. Then a more industrial, solvent sort of odor also came through. But hey; it works.

Now when it comes to the "Farm" smells, as a kid I earned all my spending money working on farms in N.W. Iowa. Cattle, hogs, chickens, yep; they all stink. But nothin', and I mean nothin, will get me gagging like the rotten straw in the barn pens during lambing season.

 

[sturmkatze]

Well that was unnessecary

Do ye know a joke?

 

[Reno]

Ballistol is a great product I use it frequently. It is great for any piece that needs cleaning. It protects well also.
I was weaned on Hoppe’s #9 though. That smell takes me back. Lots of memories.
I have a quart of it right next to ballitol.
Can’t stop using my Hoppes #9. It still works.

And there should be a man’s cologne of Hoppe’s #9

 

[Ohio Rusty]

I just used ballistol this morning and I had to put the rag outside as the smell was permeating the air. It works well but not crazy for the smell.
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[Ninering62]

Good on pancakes.

Better on waffles.

More places for the Ballistol to collect.

I bet that keeps ya regular huh

 

[BlackRock52]

I’m a fan of ballistol aroma. But I also love the smell of skunk . Not the strong smell of a skunk just the faint smell.

I live in a college town with a few student houses in the neighborhood. Once in awhile there is a real skunk who has been known to dig his way in under my fence but mostly that 'skunk smell' are the "4/20" kids in the neighborhood!!

 

[sturmkatze]

Ballistol is a great product I use it frequently. It is great for any piece that needs cleaning. It protects well also.
I was weaned on Hoppe’s #9 though. That smell takes me back. Lots of memories.
I have a quart of it right next to ballitol.
Can’t stop using my Hoppes #9. It still works.

And there should be a man’s cologne of Hoppe’s #9

Hoppes DOES take me back to helping my dad clean guns after we’d go shooting.

 

[springfield art]

Yep, WD-40 isn't bad at all.

By now everyone knows WD-40 is not suitable for guns as it leaves a residue which builds up and over time jams things up. Long-time gunsmiths will tell you that shotguns in particular get sticky and jam because of use of the WD. One of the major gun magazines recently had a column on this, I think it was Shooting Times, stating that WD should be no where near guns. It displaces water; it's not a lube like Ballistol.