JTQ
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Yeah, I used that sprayer once. I've been using the needle tip bottles since.I have the liquid form. It came with a spray nozzle.
Yeah, I used that sprayer once. I've been using the needle tip bottles since.I have the liquid form. It came with a spray nozzle.
No, it's not - Ballistol is a mineral oil with several additives, so it's better to keep it away from the nice wooden stocks.
I know rather well what Ballistol advertises, but I have seen my fair share of ruined shotgun and rifle stocks from too much mineral oil. Putting very small quantities once or twice a year is OK, but there are far better ways of protecting your wooden furniture, even by the time Ballistol was created. The idea behind it was different - soldiers needed something simple, that is fine for multiple uses, not the best solution for every particular case... And the German military rifle stocks back then were coated with Shellac, so one really needed to worry about scratches and peeled lacquer, not protecting the entire stock from the elements - even if you apply too much of it the stock will be fine, because it will not soak into the wood. It's just a simple, non-polymerizing mineral oil - there is no mystery about it, or some sort of 19th century Kraut magic...Not according the web site. They claim is is good for everything!
I know rather well what Ballistol advertises, but I have seen my fair share of ruined shotgun and rifle stocks from too much mineral oil. Putting very small quantities once or twice a year is OK, but there are far better ways of protecting your wooden furniture, even by the time Ballistol was created. The idea behind it was different - soldiers needed something simple, that is fine for multiple uses, not the best solution for every particular case... And the German military rifle stocks back then were coated with Shellac, so one really needed to worry about scratches and peeled lacquer, not protecting the entire stock from the elements - even if you apply too much of it the stock will be fine, because it will not soak into the wood. It's just a simple, non-polymerizing mineral oil - there is no mystery about it, or some sort of 19th century Kraut magic...
Love it. Non-toxic tor less toxic) too. A lot of people complain it doesn't work well but it's been my experience that you just need a little bit of elbow grease with it. I've used it on leather with good results I've used it on wood with good results I've used it on metal with good results I've used it on my hands with good results but I've never tried to cook with it. Oh I used it as a cutting oil last time I had to do some drilling into metal.How do you folks who use it like it?
Because boiled linseed oil isn't pure linseed oil anymore and can be quite toxic.Because non-polymerizing oils soften the wood and that is not a good thing when it comes down to firearms. I don't get it - why so much people insist on that when a completely adequate and cheap finish is readily available? Just get yourself a bottle of BLO (boiled linseed oil) and be done with it - leave mineral oils for the cutting boards.