Ballistol- where can you find it?

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pmcelrath

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Yvsa and other forum members have mentioned using Ballistol and it sounds like it would be the perfect product for me to use on my khukuri's and C&R firearms.
I've found it on the web, but do any stores carry it? If it is as versatile as it claims to be and non-toxic why isn't it commonly available? Does anyone know? I've looked and asked all over my city and nobody even knows what I'm talking about
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Patrick

 
HI Khukuris and C&R firearms. A man after my own heart.
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sniff sniff This must be like our breading area, it's a good thing we have atleast one girl here.
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Bob
 
Khuks and C&R? YES! All we need now is some home brewed beer! I wonder if all the Patrick's like C&R guns?
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Ballistol seems to be a well kept secret. I hadn't heard of it til I started collecting C&Rs, and haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

Here's the MSDS, interesting ...
http://www.kumbia.com/acadistributing/Ballistol/blub_msds.htm

If you try it, let me know what your results are.

Patrick
 
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Patrick I ordered mine from...
http://www.ballistol.com/
The reason it's not available freely here in the states is because it was a European product and not a lot of people here know about it .......... yet.
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The guy I called was very good to do business with and gave me a really good deal.
I don't recal what it cost me even a guess, but I got 3 16.9 ounce cans and he threw in about 5 of the small aerosol cans for free.
I passed a few of those out and have given 2 of the big cans away to those I thought would apprciate it as much as I do.
If you don't use it overly much for general cleaning a little goes a mighty long ways.

I have cloth that I generosily(sp)
applied some to, and with just a little renewal now and then to freshen it, and it has kept for several days now.
When all that is going to evaporate does so it leaves sort of an oily residue that just keeps on lubricating.
I am using it among some other stuff to put a nice oiled finish on the handles of the new dui chiara chainpuri.
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When it gets like I want it then I will go with Walosi's wood finishing tip for a really shiny
finish.
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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Back when I used to shoot a 1911 A1 I would completely disassemble the pistol and liberally coat the pieces in 'Break-Free'. Next morning all the powder burns, gunk and residues would just wipe off with a paper towel. Will Ballistol do this if left on for a period of time?

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The khukuri village idiot
 
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Bill I haven't used it to clean a gun with yet, but if all the reviews on it are correct you wouldn't even have to wait overnight.
The B-L is supposed to clean off black powder residue very quickly and that stuff's the pits to say it nicely.
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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
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Bill,
I shoot fairly regularly at Cowboy Action matches and shoot black powder cartridge loads in my pistols, rifle, and shotgun. As Yvsa said, BP is nasty stuff and corrosive...you have to get it out of and off of your weapons or you've got real problems...PDQ!

I personally use an initial mix of alcohol/Murphy's Oil Soap/hydrogen peroxide to clean my BP weapons (just an old habit I've gotton used to), and then go over them with Ballistol as a final cleaner/lube. I have also cleaned them with a Ballistol/water mix and then Ballistol lube. No rust, no problems.

My fiance shoots with me and uses smokeless loads that I load for her, Bullseye in .38 Spcl. and Titegroup in .45 Long Colt. She cleans her weapons with straight Ballistol only and they sparkle inside and out. I also clean all of my smokeless firearms with straight Ballistol. We both swear by the stuff, it is truly a do-all product.
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If you want more info from a whole lot of shooters that use Ballistol, go to www.sassnet.com, click on the SASS Wire, and do a search for "Ballistol", there is nearly always a recent thread going about it.

I order mine from Dixie Gun Works in Union City TN.


Yvsa - I do the same "Ballistol soaked rag" trick...I spray mine every once in a while and keep it folded up inside a sandwich bag on my work table...stays nice and moist that way.
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Thanks for the information guys. Hard to believe such an excellent product is a mail order only deal. Oh well, just have to get used to paying shipping charges and the interminable wait for the post lady. I love to keep my toys in perfect shape but hate using toxic chemicals to do it.
Hey Patrick, I know another Patrick who collects vintage Randalls and Smith&Wesson revolvers. You might be on to something
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My C&R collection is limited to a Finn M39 and a couple of DDR (East German) Makarovs at the moment, but I hope to add some more of each and maybe a couple of Enfields. Currently my funds are tied up for Khukuris, of course
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Patrick
 
Bob you may wish all your friends were girls you could think are hotties and still get along with but trust me having friends that are mainly from the opposite is a big pain in the a**

Bella
 
This is true Uncle Bill, but HI Khuks only appeal to an elite&select grade of unusual&atavistic persons
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, while Ballistol seems to be as useful as WD40
without being toxic. I would never expect to see HI Khuks at Wally World but WD40 is everywhere.
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Patrick
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pmcelrath:
Hey Patrick, I know another Patrick who collects vintage Randalls and Smith&Wesson revolvers. You might be on to something
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My C&R collection is limited to a Finn M39 and a couple of DDR (East German) Makarovs at the moment, but I hope to add some more of each and maybe a couple of Enfields. Currently my funds are tied up for Khukuris, of course
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Yep, I've been tied into the khuk thing much more than the C&R's lately, too. Hmmm. I also have a Finn '39 and a EG mak... Hmmm. Very interesting, indeed! I have a few Enfields, but I'm likely to trade for one of the Irish Contract #4 Enfields, or maybe a FF marked #1 (yeah, lotsa those around!). Mausers and Moisins seem to be the hot deal for the financially challenged, lately.

Cheers,
Patrick
 
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Okay guys, Y'all are assumeing the rest of us know what y'all are talkin about with using all the initials to describe what I'm guessing are guns from Europe(?), so how bout 'splainin yourselves and start with what the Hay-Ell is a C&R??
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Thanks!!!!
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Yvsa.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Yvsa:
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Okay guys, Y'all are assumeing the rest of us know what y'all are talkin about with using all the initials to describe what I'm guessing are guns from Europe(?), so how bout 'splainin yourselves and start with what the Hay-Ell is a C&R??
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Sorry Yvsa,
Shoot, this is the reason my wife used to leave the room when I talked computers!

C&R = Curio and Relic, basically, surplus guns over 50 years old, or others that have a collector status. If you get a federal collectors license, you can buy 'em mail order, just like pre '68. I was only three then, so I didn't get in on that deal! Generally these guns are great deals (ofter under $200, some under $100), so they're fun to collect and shoot.

The Finn '39 is Finland's model 1939 bolt action rifle. It's considered the finest, most accurate of the russian designed Moisin bolt guns. The Moisins were sometimes called "Russia's Springfield".

The EG Mak - That's the East German Secret Police (STASI) version of the Soviet standard sidearm. Similar to a Walther. Fine German machining, and seldom used. Years ago, they were quite expensive, but after the Wall came down, prices dropped to the $150 range. It's a prime shooter, though the shells are harder to find.

The Enfields are the various British bolt rifles from WWI and WWII. Being Irish, I'm interested in the ones the Irish purchased after WWII, and the earlier guns that were liberated from our English "guests" during the Irish Revolution
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What does this have to do with Khuhuris? Hmmm. Well, Ghurkas would have carried enfields during the great wars
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Bye the way, Garands and Springfields are considered Curio and Relic as well, I just can't afford 'em!

I hope that clears things up a bit.
Patrick
 
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