Old Hawkeye
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Read the post again! He's joking about someone else claiming it causes rust!
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Ballistol is top notch... not!
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doubleset
50 Cal.
I'm trying to imagine the chemical and physical process by which "Ballistol causes rust". Can't quite get there.
doubleset
50 Cal.
I use water, sometimes a Balistol / water mix, and WD-40 to clean my guns, I would use windex but I'm too cheap. Some have over twenty years of shooting in them and I have no problems. Really, no joke.
Robby
Robby
OK, I didn't read every post. Thank you for correcting me.
That stink will keep anything away.
I’ve been shooting BP guns for over 55 years and have always used WD40 to soak my patches and could shoot as many times as I wanted without cleaning between shots. When finished I would clean with WD40 Nd a couple of days later would run an oil patch down . Never ever had any rust problems! Maybe I am just lucky
doubleset
50 Cal.
Maybe. Or maybe you live in someplace like Arizona where stuff doesn't rust because there's no water vapor?Maybe I am just lucky
North West Arkansas lots of h20 here.
Schaps
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I thought that’s part of the fun being here?
doubleset
50 Cal.
And, instead of just ignoring those stupid repetitive threads, other people will read them (again and again!) and then about a hundred postings into the thred, complain about what a waste of time it is.
Resistance is futile.
I use bear oil too! Keeps them from squeaking. Lol
Oops A thousands pardons. Thought you were referring to the subject of the thread. Ballistol.
Age is eroding my reading comprehension me thinks.
Post #70 I believe.
doubleset
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You are not alone. And it isn't just reading comprehension.
Old Hawkeye
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No, #71
Gkarp429
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I like that Ballistol is non toxic. it works for me. If I were putting something in long term storage, would maybe consider something else after reading thru all this.
I use it on my flintlocks, only because I don’t have a better way of cleaning a pinned barrel. I find it works well but the fumes cause me to cough and if I handle it without gloves I get sore, red cracked hands. Figure it cannot be good for me long term.
I store my guns with barricade and it does a good job and the fumes are more pleasant.
Might go back to inox when the ballistol spray can is empty.
I store my guns with barricade and it does a good job and the fumes are more pleasant.
Might go back to inox when the ballistol spray can is empty.
Gkarp429
40 Cal
Another possible advantage of using Ballistol for black powder Is that it is slightly alkaline. So when using it in a wash of water for cleaning, or straight for lube and protection, the alkaline should tend to neutralize the acid in black powder residue, minimizing corrosion, at least for the short term.
I use mineral oil in my lapidary saw. Never effects my skin. No smell that I can detect. So maybe it's the secret propriatary distillate that causes problems with skin and makes it smell rancid.
Any old oil works for me. Uh, er, cept bear oil. I had a smith put bear oil on trigger parts. Turns gummy in cold weather. Triggers feel mushy.
Any old oil works for me. Uh, er, cept bear oil. I had a smith put bear oil on trigger parts. Turns gummy in cold weather. Triggers feel mushy.
