Anyone have luck with Ballistol as a bore cleaner with cast bullets?
Anyone have luck with Ballistol as a bore cleaner with cast bullets?
It's the only one I use.
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I use it. I spray it down the barrel and let it soak a couple minutes than run a brush and some patches through it.
I don't know if/how it works on leading, though. I haven't had any to speak of yet.
I've used it, can't complain. ED's RED works better.
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Yes. And I have found ER pulls lead out of the barrel fairly well.
It takes a really tight patch to get it out.
I used to use ER and then shoot the next time with out removing ER. I would get leading again. Now after a good cleaning with ER I dry the barrel and patch it with Ballistol, which is easier than my bullet lube on a patch.
I think the barrel steel coated with ER was pulling lead.... off my bullets too.
The new system finishing up with Ballistol works well. A little of the correct lube in a freshly cleaned barrel might prevent galling.
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I use it on everything... rusty tools, bullet lube stuf, fixin wax, hmmmm bore cleaner, fish bait... hunting cover scent, stiff joints, cooking oil...
Really good stuff though..
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Germans used it to even treat minor wounds.
I use it, a lot.
It is the only wet lubrucant I will use on a lock as it never gums up.
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Wish I could find a source for here up in Canada, i've been absorbing the mythos of it for years. I'm stuck with G96 for now.
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I have a shelf full of oils, greases, cleaners, solvents.......
But these four will get the job done.
Kroil for cleaning the bore after shooting cast bullets.
Good old Hoppes #9 for cleaning the bore after using jacketed bullets
Clenzoil is an excellent all-around cleaner/lubricant
and RIG for long term storage of ferrous metals.
You could round out that selection with a little tube of lithium grease for sliding surfaces under load such as sears.
Lead fouling isn't dissolved, it is removed by mechanical means. A penetrating oil like Kroil helps to unlock the lead from the surface it is stuck on (like the grooves in the bore). I've also had good luck with turpentine.
Copper fouling can be dissolved and this is where one of the ammonia based solvents are helpful. There are many available but good old Hoppes#9 still works.
Clenzoil is kind of a regional thing but I've found it to be one of the best CLP's out there. If I was restricted to just ONE product for firearm's care, it would be Clenzoil.
I'm old school and RIG has never let me down. If you need to store something for a long time - RIG is the way to go.
There have been times in my life when plain old ATF was my gun oil and it works just fine. It's no longer my go-to gun oil but I know I could use it in a pinch and it will work just fine.
And Ballistol is a good product but I use it on some wood and leather items. As a bore cleaner with cast, it will work but I still prefer Kroil.
I have found ballistol to be excellent for cleaning black powder fouling from my in-line muzzle loader.
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I use a lot of Ballistol here. Ive even taken to using it as a cutting oil for light machining drilling and tapping. When It came out it was the do all solvent of the day
I use Ballistol to oil the bore after cleaning. I use Kroil and a bristle brush with a wrap of bronze wool to clean the barrel.
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Anyone try 50/50 acetone/ATF mix, it's supposed to be better than Kroil
Haven't got any leading to try it on yet (I size all my barrels before sizing the boolits and I PC/HiTek everything [knock on wood])
I’m reluctant to use acetone, too toxic...but whatever works for you, I’ll never criticize.
Ballistol was developed for BP weapons as I understand it.
Specifically German military weapons end of 19th century beginning of 20th.
It was only thing I could find which allowed cleaning of items which were smoked in a house fire.
ie. Black plastic based smoke-you have to experience it to understand how obstinate the 'smoke' is.
YMMV
Thanks.
I love Ballistol, but I'm pretty sure the Germans were trying to invent tear gas or something when they accidentally came up with it.
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