Ballistol..?

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SheepDog4985

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Anyone use it besides the one and only hickok45? :rolleyes:

If not, why, and what do u prefer and why so?

Saw a few of his youtube vids on it and it looks rather appealing.

Im new to handguns, picking my first one up this weekend. Have shot alot of my friends and range rentals over the years. Just curious what you guys treat and maintain your most prized possesions with, as Im debating what to go with myself.
 
I do, it smells funky but does a good job of cleaning bores and even on light surface rust. And it is non toxic, the same cannot be said for Kroil and most other cleaning products.
 
I use it, don't mine the smell at all, works great. I clean all parts with it then use just a tiny dab of tetra gun grease. I don't understand why someone would buy multiple product s when ballistol does everything.
 
I use it and like the stuff. Great on guns, also great on locks, garage door bearing and on and one. I've never noticed an odd odor, though.
 
I don't

I find it enjoyable and rewarding to mix stuff up. A little mineral oil, a little Castrol ATF, a little Mobil 1... its fun.
 
It has been around for a long time I think the German Army developed it as a CLP type material. Although I have used it I generally prefer other materials for cleaning my guns. The primary ingredient is medicinal grade mineral oil, so it is safe around food. This makes it a good product for cleaning and maintaining knives. Also, it has a lot of various uses, so it is an excellent do everything lube for field use.
 
I've tried quite a few products over the past couple of years and have been sold on ballistol. I've used it to de-mold leather, remove bug tar & highway grime from my truck, I've swabbed it on reloading dies I don't plan on using for some time, I've dressed my duty belt with it before a suprise special event, used it for topical antiseptic, cloth bandage removal from sensitive baby skin, rubbed it on lightbulb bases for easy removal- oh and I like it pretty darn well for weapons cleaning and a stock rub. Oh, I even found it worked fairly decently at removing permanent ink from when one of our local goobers wrote on a dry erase board with the wrong pen (alternated rubbing with alcohol and ballistol).
 
The history of Ballistol:

The Klever Company
In 1874, Friedrich Wilhelm Klever, an attorney with interest in economy, founded the "Klever Company" in Cologne, Germany. Klever began producing oils and greases from coal - so he would not run out of raw materials he eventually bought a coal mine!

The Birth of Ballistol
At the turn of the century, the German Army began looking for a versatile oil to be used by soldiers in combat - a versatile product that could be used to clean and protect metallic rifle parts, to protect leather gear and wooden gun stocks and even to disinfect minor cuts and scratches.

Freidrich's son, Dr. Helmut Klever, had become a professor of chemistry at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and set out to develop an oil which would answer the Army's challenges. In 1904, he succeeded in creating a new oil with many amazing capabilities - he called the substance Ballistol, a combination of the word "ballistic" and the Latin word for oil, "oleum". The Army tested and approved this new "ballistic oil" and began using it in 1905.

'The World's Most Versatile Oil'
Within a decade, this amazing product became popular with hunters, hikers, skiers, mountaineers and others engaged in outdoor activities throughout much of Europe. Millions of users continue to use Ballistol - and to be continually amazed at the versatility and the high quality results.

www.ballistol.com

I've used ballistol as a cleaner and it works pretty well. I've never yet used it to dress wounds or water-proof leather boots, however.
 
Another vote here for Ballistol. Started using it a couple years ago and never looked back. I could echo almost word for word the post of 10-96 above. My only problem with Ballistol is the one store in town that sells it is always out of stock.
 
Works pretty well cleaning as is after shooting corrosive ammo. I cleaned my 5.45 AR upper after shooting some corrosive surplus, just checked it again yesterday and nothing rusted except part of the flash hider that I forgot to clean. Put some Ballistol on there and I expect rust to be gone in a day or two.
 
I have tried it. I personally did not like it. It did not seem to work well. There are two products that I swear by and seem to clean and lube better than anything I have tried. As a cleaner I have found nothing works better than Kano Kroil. I use the aerosol kind. For lubing and protecting I use eezox.
 
I usually stick with a CLP or Militech for all my modern weapons, but all the C&R weapons are Ballistol only. Keeps the wooden stocks looking amazing, and the metal from rusting.

You get used to the smell, and go from hating it to really enjoying it :o
My brother says it makes me smell like I just drank a bunch of absinthe...
 
It really stands out using it on black powder weapons. I use it on my muzzleloaders, and it really keeps the rust out of the bore. Great stuff, despite the odor.
 
I went shopping for some Ballistol yesterday. We have five gun shops in my area. Two I won't patronize. Of the other three, two had never heard of it. One had only the Sportman's Oil version and didn't know there was an origianl version. I was told the major distributors do not carry it. They also told me I am the first customer ever to request it.
Have to wonder why it is not marketed more vigorously. Many (most?) of my shooter friends have never heard of it.
I'll order some one of these days when I can combine an order and not have to pay more for shipping than the item costs.
BTW, what is the difference between the original version and Sportsman's Oil? The Ballistol web site is no help explaining that.
 
I'm a YouTuber too and I approve Ballistol for my firearms cleaning and protection needs. :D

Seriously though, Ballistol has been around a very long time. It's a well respected product that does a great job of cleaning and protecting firearms. I use it all the time.
 
A friend of mine has started using it over Hoppe's #9. He's now completely addicted to it. He's cleaned his guns with it, his holsters, his shoes, his wife's leather boots, all of the wooden furniture in his house. I haven't been over there yet, but I hope what everyone says about the smell isn't true :p
 
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