Ballistol Lube
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mississaugagunnut
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- mississauga
I use it all the time. Just ordered some from Ballistol.ca I believe.
Doesn't evaporate like WD. I find it leaves metal with a very "slick" feel after using it for a while. Even when dry.
It seems to work well on carbon but for copper in rifle bores, I still use butch's first.
I have gone from FL to this and won't be going back.
It seems to work well on carbon but for copper in rifle bores, I still use butch's first.
I have gone from FL to this and won't be going back.
- Location
- West Quebec
I have used it for years.. it seems to work it's way into the metal and give a slippery coating after use..
It's been around long enough to be the choice of the Kaisers army, so it's not high tech.
But it works. Cut it with water and its good for cleaning up black powder or corrosive primer residue.
The fact that it will compound with water is what makes it unique in my view
But it works. Cut it with water and its good for cleaning up black powder or corrosive primer residue.
The fact that it will compound with water is what makes it unique in my view
I wouldn't think of it as a CLP product, more like LP
. I use it a lot. Mostly mixed with water as a wiping solution for my black powder cartridge rifles. I used to use it to protect the bores in my rifles but moved to a more "high tech" product for that. Chris.
I found that it's cleaning properties are minimal.
The big claim to fame for my purposes is that it's compatible with black powder where most other petroleum oils tend to mix with and harden with BP fouling to a tar like consistency. It's also a pretty good general purpose lube for smokeless guns but not as slick or slippery as some things can be. For example on my bolt rifles I still prefer to give the inside of the receiver and the outside of the bolt a thin rub down with some synthetic grease to get the slickest feel to the action.
As mentioned it's also miscible in water. The term meaning that they mix together but one does not dissolve in the other. So we end up with what many shooters lable as "Moose Milk".
I use this Moose Milk to wet my patches for the round ball used in my flintlocks. I found it does a great job of keeping the bore consistent and shootable during a day of BP shooting without any other swabbing or cleaning.
The big claim to fame for my purposes is that it's compatible with black powder where most other petroleum oils tend to mix with and harden with BP fouling to a tar like consistency. It's also a pretty good general purpose lube for smokeless guns but not as slick or slippery as some things can be. For example on my bolt rifles I still prefer to give the inside of the receiver and the outside of the bolt a thin rub down with some synthetic grease to get the slickest feel to the action.
As mentioned it's also miscible in water. The term meaning that they mix together but one does not dissolve in the other. So we end up with what many shooters lable as "Moose Milk".
I use this Moose Milk to wet my patches for the round ball used in my flintlocks. I found it does a great job of keeping the bore consistent and shootable during a day of BP shooting without any other swabbing or cleaning.
I use clenzoil and ballistol. Ballistol stinks to high-heaven. Like feet and ass, mixed with cheese. But i do find it is gentle, and fairly effective. Clenzoil, on the other hand, is also very good, but MUCH better at cleaning. I can patch a pipe with ballistol 5 times , and the sixth one with clenzoil will come out black. I respect Hickok45, and with his arsenal, and trigger time, you gotta admit-- he must know what works and what doesn't.
Hunter1970
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That's where I got my first taste from. Talk nice to Kate, & maybe she will send you a sample with your next order.
I don't mind the smell of Ballistol but the wife cannot tolerate it and tells my to take that sh*t outside.
One of the main uses for it today is to lubricate industrial sewing machines.
It is OK as a firearms lube but not infallible. I have used this stuff for over 20 years off and on as available. A few years ago I decided to see how well this stuff really worked when parts were given long term exposure to Ballistol. I did this because of some experiments done with other lubes on this site by one of its members. Sorry, I don't remember who it was. Ballistol was not tested then.
I had some very grungy 1911 mags and chose the worst one along with some other crappy worn out bits including a shot out P35 barrel. I put them into a glass container with enough Ballistol in it to completely cover everything and about 2cm on top.
The jar full of bits got put onto a shelf and forgotten about. Close to six months later I remembered the jar. Mostly because it was written on the calendar that I should look at it.
Everything was covered in black slime. When I poured off what was left of the Ballistol, the slime stayed behind. I then filled the jar with varsol to see if it would remove the slime. It did the trick.
The parts were all stained black or almost black. They cleaned up reasonably well and weren't pitted but the end result wasn't good IMHO.
It is a good lubricant and doesn't wash out with water so it does the job. I do use it but only sparingly. I was on Milsurpsknoledge and mentioned I was going to use it on an old sling. The first reply I got was don't do it. OK I will use something else.
I will definitely give it a try as a patch lube for black powder.
It is OK as a firearms lube but not infallible. I have used this stuff for over 20 years off and on as available. A few years ago I decided to see how well this stuff really worked when parts were given long term exposure to Ballistol. I did this because of some experiments done with other lubes on this site by one of its members. Sorry, I don't remember who it was. Ballistol was not tested then.
I had some very grungy 1911 mags and chose the worst one along with some other crappy worn out bits including a shot out P35 barrel. I put them into a glass container with enough Ballistol in it to completely cover everything and about 2cm on top.
The jar full of bits got put onto a shelf and forgotten about. Close to six months later I remembered the jar. Mostly because it was written on the calendar that I should look at it.
Everything was covered in black slime. When I poured off what was left of the Ballistol, the slime stayed behind. I then filled the jar with varsol to see if it would remove the slime. It did the trick.
The parts were all stained black or almost black. They cleaned up reasonably well and weren't pitted but the end result wasn't good IMHO.
It is a good lubricant and doesn't wash out with water so it does the job. I do use it but only sparingly. I was on Milsurpsknoledge and mentioned I was going to use it on an old sling. The first reply I got was don't do it. OK I will use something else.
I will definitely give it a try as a patch lube for black powder.
