I was reading through some of the old posts and taking notes. I read a few discussions about lubricating the firearm. I don't know if anyone uses this, but I have been using "Ballistol" for a few years now. I originally used it in my black powder guns. It was developed back in the real early 1900's for the German Army. They used it for everything including first aid on wounds. I have never had a problem with rust after using this stuff. It coats the metal but does not get gummy or harden. I use it on all my firearms.
Seeing as how Ballistol was used by the Germans I am going to use it on my SA-42. After all, if it was good enough for the Germans, it is good enough for me. According to the label, a mixture of 10% Ballistol to 90% water is used to clean machine gun corrosive ammo residue. Shazaam! Sounds like a good formula for cleaning up after shooting 8mm Romanian ammo. Which I do as I shoot Romanian 8mm in my M-48 Mauser. I'll tell you fellows, this is good stuff. Give it a try.
Ballistol lubricant
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gtbehary
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Abwehr
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MDMike
I used to carry it in my hardware store but haven't been able to get any lately. Perhaps an internet search would help. There was a guy near here that built bench rest guns and with every rifle he would ship a container of this oil. He claimed it was the only oil that would not change point of impact with the first shot with this stuff in the barrel. The sales literature stated that you could put it in the wash water to wash your car, that the Germans used it on leather, gun stocks(claimed it would not soak the wood and cause discoloration) first aid, guns naturaly, and just about anything else you could think of. Once again, the Germans were ahead of their time....
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gtbehary
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propos
I get it at my friendly FFL. I buy it in the 16fl.oz. cans. I have a spray pump handle that I use on it. This stuff is amazing. I had a tech report on Ballistol. It is made from coal. They also say you can use it on the leaves of plants to remove the dust. This stuff is magic snake oil. It is used in Europe in food processing plants. It is bio-degradable and has no carcinogens. In the report they recount finding a bottle on Ballistol in an attic that was at least 20 or more years old. When they opened the bottle it was still liquid.
I especially like to use it in the barrel of my .62 cal. fusil. After I clean the fusil I swab the bore with Ballistol. I have never, ever, had a speck of rust form on the inside of the barrel. I also use it after shooting corrosive ammo.
I especially like to use it in the barrel of my .62 cal. fusil. After I clean the fusil I swab the bore with Ballistol. I have never, ever, had a speck of rust form on the inside of the barrel. I also use it after shooting corrosive ammo.
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j. bergmann
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Brass Scrounger
Re: Ballistol lubricant
Have been using it for years. Its just that good! Doesn't have that pleasant Hoppes aroma, but makes up for it in the performance dept.
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Abwehr
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acmech
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propos
If you like the smell of dirty socks, than this is the perfume for you. Nothing smells as good as Hoppe's however. Ballistol has it's own distinctive fragrance that some have likened to the smell of dirty socks. Since I don't have a habit of smelling my dirty socks, I'll have to take their word for it. All I know is that it works "wonderful good". Little bit of Pa. Dutch there.
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heinrich
It has a smell I would equate more with black licorice or anise. But not dirty socks!!" -
Brass Scrounger