At the local gun show in Kenner this weekend, and there was a guy there who I believe recently became a distributor of Ballistol. Lucky for me, because as someone who keeps up with Hickok's channel, as well as The Armory Channel on YouTube, I've been meaning to try it out.
I had 2 pistols and a rifle that needed some TLC so I gave it a shot today. I wish I had gotten this stuff sooner. Up until now, I've been using CLP, which is pretty good, though has a tendency to be pretty messy. First off, Ballistol is anything but messy. It isn't a thick liquid like CLP is, and was actually pretty easy on my hands. Secondly, I thought it flat out cleaned the guns better. Carbon deposits and all came off much easier with this stuff. Another thing that I like about it, is that, unlike CLP which leaves thick, oily residue that gets wiped off of metal pretty easily, Ballistol leaves a really persistent thin, slippery film. I usually put gun grease on the rails to aid in lubricity, but felt this stuff was much better for that purpose. Sure enough, racking the slide was like butter.
If you don't have any of this stuff, I'd strongly suggest you try it out. Not only is it a better cleaner, but I felt that cleaning was easier and less messy with it; plus it's supposed to have a bunch of other uses besides gun cleaning. You can order it online, however, if you wanted to keep it local, I did get the guy's card, and he's located in Baton Rouge. Either way, give this stuff a shot, I think you'd really be impressed.
I had 2 pistols and a rifle that needed some TLC so I gave it a shot today. I wish I had gotten this stuff sooner. Up until now, I've been using CLP, which is pretty good, though has a tendency to be pretty messy. First off, Ballistol is anything but messy. It isn't a thick liquid like CLP is, and was actually pretty easy on my hands. Secondly, I thought it flat out cleaned the guns better. Carbon deposits and all came off much easier with this stuff. Another thing that I like about it, is that, unlike CLP which leaves thick, oily residue that gets wiped off of metal pretty easily, Ballistol leaves a really persistent thin, slippery film. I usually put gun grease on the rails to aid in lubricity, but felt this stuff was much better for that purpose. Sure enough, racking the slide was like butter.
If you don't have any of this stuff, I'd strongly suggest you try it out. Not only is it a better cleaner, but I felt that cleaning was easier and less messy with it; plus it's supposed to have a bunch of other uses besides gun cleaning. You can order it online, however, if you wanted to keep it local, I did get the guy's card, and he's located in Baton Rouge. Either way, give this stuff a shot, I think you'd really be impressed.