Thoughts on Ballistol

Redcobra · Nov 20, 2012

Guerini ships it in the case with new guns (or did). Hmm..maybe I should research this by buying a new gun.

http://www.ballistol.com/
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...dex=aps&hvadid=29404758&ref=pd_sl_ri9qej126_e

Baccusboy · Nov 20, 2012

Half, you order it from Midway online, or Amazon, for example.

swinokur · Nov 20, 2012

Who sells Ballistol? I've never seen it around here.

Atlantic Guns in Rockville. I get mine on line though.

krew08 · Nov 20, 2012

For those in Washington County, I have seen it at Hafers, next to the Eezox

I have not used Ballistol, but I've been meaning to try it on guns that aren't as "important" (Those guns get Eezox).

The reviews are great and Hickok45 swears by it, and he does a lot of shooting.

But as someone in this thread pointed out, be very careful of Ballistol on soft metal (gold, silver, etc) and nickle plating.

dev · Nov 20, 2012

So I take it that Ballistol would not be good on any nickel boron plated parts.

krew08 · Nov 20, 2012

dev said:
So I take it that Ballistol would not be good on any nickel boron plated parts.

That I am not sure of. The warning does apply to nickle plating, but Nickle Boron, I don't know.

mvee · Nov 20, 2012

Half-cocked said:
Who sells Ballistol? I've never seen it around here.

I got mine at scott's in burnie

settleitinthering · Nov 20, 2012

booker said:
Not directly related to Ballistol, but often overlooked... protect your eyes while you clean. Teach your kids to use eye protection. It's much cooler to have your vision than to have a scarred cornea, regardless of how the glasses look. Solvents, slivers of brass, brushes, other materials have a tendency to flick out or splatter or otherwise go places you don't want, and the last place you want them is in your eye.

You only get one pair and just like leaving your gun at home, or in the car, or unloaded... not using your personal protective equipment (PPE) when you should is equally worthless.

I never thought about that...Great idea and thanks.

0128shot · Nov 20, 2012

Do I need to mix it with water? Heard some people do

swinokur · Nov 20, 2012

I buy the stuff in a spray can with a small nozzle on it. Larger containers need to be diluted with water. Goes further

tony b · Nov 20, 2012

works great on guns, knives and leather. Great stuff

dev · Nov 20, 2012

I thought about getting the concentrate, mixing it with water and then using this.

http://www.amazon.com/AES-Industries-Green-Aluminum-Reusable/dp/B002D3WXMU/ref=pd_bxgy_lg_img_y

I figure there is good savings to be made then purchasing gun scrubber aerosol.

chale127 · Nov 20, 2012

Half-cocked said:
Who sells Ballistol? I've never seen it around here.

Scotts Gunsmith has it

WeaponsCollector · Nov 20, 2012

4570inMD said:
Ballistol is especially effective with black powder firearms -- full strength or diluted, depending upon its application.

This!

Love the stuff, use it on everything from new to old. Works great on wood and leather and I heard it can even be used as an antiseptic but don't take my word for it.
If mixed with water can even be used to protect and flush barrels right after shooting corrosive ammo before cleaning, I guess similar to windex?
The spray cans are very helpful and it also comes in larger containers with a screw on top for mixing purposes.
I've seen it for sale at nearly every gun show I've ever been to which is a lot.

trickg · Nov 20, 2012

I'm a fan - I don't care for the smell so much (reminds me of my Grandpa's tackle-box for some reason or other) but I like what it does for my guns when I'm cleaning them. It's just a really nice kind of a CLP, and I always have a can of it on hand.

booker · Nov 20, 2012

dev said:
So I take it that Ballistol would not be good on any nickel boron plated parts.

There is no copper base layer under the NiB, so as far as I can imagine Ballistol is GTG on NiB parts.

dev · Nov 20, 2012

booker said:
There is no copper base layer under the NiB, so as far as I can imagine Ballistol is GTG on NiB parts.

What I will do is call WMD just to make sure and then post what they officially say. I really want to use Ballistol since it's cheap to use if you dilute.

OH IT'S KINO · Nov 21, 2012

Love it. It's pretty much the only cleaner/lubricant I use for ALL my firearms.

Boom Boom · Nov 21, 2012

Half-cocked said:
Who sells Ballistol? I've never seen it around here.

I got my gallon from these folks in my old stomping grounds of AL:
http://www.wisementrading.com/hunting/ballistol.htm

dev · Nov 21, 2012

I just got off the phone with WMD guns and they replied that the NB plating does not have any copper in it. They also said they too use Balistol without a problem and let me know that if the coating comes off for any reason they will re coat for the life time of the item. Balistol it is.

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