:-D Ranger, I'm gonna make you a Ballistol fan before all is said and done! Shot Black Powder last Sunday in the rain, when we were done shooting, I gave everything a lite coat of ballistol. When I got home I pushed a patch wet with 10% Ballistol/90% water through the cylinders and bores. I cleaned them last night(saturday). Nothing growing on them, no rust, and cleaning was just another patch of ballistol/water, dry patch, patch/100% ballistol then wipe'em down with the cloth I use to catch the overspray. 4 guns, 30 minutes and it took that long because I was watching a movie and cleaning during commercials.
The first time or two you use the stuff you'll wonder what all the hullabaloo is about. Doesen't seem any different than any other product, maybe even not as good. After you start using it more, you'll start noticing that cleanup starts getting easier and quicker. Even if you don't detail clean every time, when you do, you'll find that where the "moose milk" (1:10 ; ballistol:water) has run into the action, there will be an oily collection of dirt suspended in the ballistol and the water has evaporated, but not the normal built up crust that is so familiar with other products.
Yes, I understand that the grit is abrasive, just as with any cleaning short of detail striping, but THIS grit is lubricated, in suspension, and easily removed.
Maybe I oughta be a rep for Ballistol! :-D Ya think they'd give me a discount? :eek: