I regress and you are correct. I did not watch the video you posted. Sorry for that. I promise to watch it when I get my coffee down me here in a bit.
Ballistol.............
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Ballistol was created in 1904 as an all-purpose cleaner, disinfectant, paint thinner, enema-assister, coffee creamer, sexual lubricant, salad dressing, chemical deicer, and potential substitute for blood. However, when it was realized through numerous deaths, injuries and accidents that it did none of these things well, it was eventually altered slightly to become the mineral oil based chemical that is known and loved today.
I watched it and I came away with one thought. " Back to the drawing board".
I accidentally dumped half a can at my camp site during a match and thought someone had dog pooh on their shoes.
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It’s ok for short term rust protection, but I would use a good grease for a gun that was put into storage. That and the cost of it. I use it , but not much of it anymore.
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Just a thought. It was developed when corrosive primers were in use. Has anyone shot just pyrodex and just cleaned with ballistol , straight or with a water mix? How did it clean?
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I read where Ballistol was invented in 1904 at the behest of the German military for an all-purpose lube-type product. BTW, the discovery of Oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 saved the whales from extinction, literally; whale oil was being used for industrial mfg. and street-lighting in big cities! The demand for whale oil would have driven the species to extinction in a short few years. I like Ballistol, only having recently discovered it. An article in a recent Backwoodsman magazine article discusses lubes for guns and such.
Greenjoytj
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I believe Ballistol would have / could have been a lot more popular if the manufacturer did not add that liquorice scent to the product.
The smell of that product keep my can of it tightly closed and on the hardest to reach to shelf.
I prefer this product non stinky, LUBEGARD® PREMIUM UNIVERSAL LUBRICANT
https://www.lubegard.com/products/val/
The smell of that product keep my can of it tightly closed and on the hardest to reach to shelf.
I prefer this product non stinky, LUBEGARD® PREMIUM UNIVERSAL LUBRICANT
https://www.lubegard.com/products/val/
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Jim K
50 Cal.
Well it’s been described in this thread to smell about like everything bad. If it smelled like garlic, I’d dump it. Man I hate that smell!! Ballistol I like. We’re all different. Thankfully.
It is great for lock lube.
It’s like Marmite, you either love it…. or not!
Smells worse when mixed with water
I have used Ballistol in various forms/dilutions for cleaning patch lube, and lubrication. IMO, it does the job just OK but I prefer alternatives. However, it is my go-to on the rare occasion that myself or another shooter gets a stubborn.dry ball, or a stuck PLRB that’s off my powder charge. A few squirts(un-diluted) down the barrel, and a few minutes waiting time, and the most stubborn stuck ball has been easily pulled with a screw/jag. It works superbly!
I agree there are other products that work just as good or better. I like using them all!
Johnny Tremain
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Nope, oil begets sludge. We run a sledge free outfit.
Mike in FL
50 Cal.
I absolutely love it. Moose milk is wonderful stuff.
Jim K
50 Cal.
I wish they made a yankee candle that smells like Ballistol.
Ballistol contains mineral oil and some miscellaneous vegetable oils. I will use it in a pinch as a light duty lubricant. EG: For trigger mechanisms.
The old armorer's mantra was: If it turns: Oil it. If it slides: Grease it.
I do not and would not use it to lube the bolts and slides of unmentionables.
The old armorer's mantra was: If it turns: Oil it. If it slides: Grease it.
I do not and would not use it to lube the bolts and slides of unmentionables.
Not the least concerned about sludge. I never allow it to build up in the first place.
