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I collect WWII as well as Boston Police Guns ( http://www.bpdguns.com is my website for that)
I have used oil for protecting the metal on the guns but now there are a variety of treatments from Renaissance wax to spray products.
I am trying to decide what to use, I currently have a can each of Barricade and Kleen Bore Rust Guardit
Does anyone have experience with any of these?
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Here we go!! Asking the firearm community which cleaner or protectant is best is tantamount to asking Blonde or Brunette, Chocolate or Vanilla.
Let's just discuss religion, it's easier to sway guys to your side!!!
FWIW,, I like Ballistol, good enough for the German Heer,, good enough for me..
I like Blond and Brunette at the same time, but that probably won't work with gun sprays :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by WarPig1976
Nice nice nice nice...I've just used oil to date. You can't really do that with the felt backing...so I'm not much help here. I'd love to go through your gunpile though. Just the kind of handguns that draw me...Warpig and I will be along with a Bourbon bottle and a pizza and help you clean them though...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Cartwright
That is only 11 of the 26 BPD guns, I don't take dups to the shows and this doesn't show the Rugers or the S&W M36 snubbys
these 3 shots are from a recent show, also no dups
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Ballistol. You can lightly spray the whole gun with it - metal and wood - and wipe over with a cloth. Done, back in the cabinet and get the next one.
A Blonde and a Brunette,,,a bottle of bourbon, pizza, and display cases FULL of revolvers!!! Yup,, that's the life for me...;)
I have heard that Ballistol can damage nickle plated guns
Like I say...nice, nice, nice...I've got and had my share of those...here's most of mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Cartwright
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CLP, Brunette,choclate for me. Nice set of revolvers!
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Originally Posted by Ben Cartwright
What is the evidence? To strip nickel off steel you need something like sulphuric or nitric acid. Definitely the kind of chemical that would ruin any kind of finish it touches, including your skin. And a Ballistol salesman at a machinery fair near here showed me that you can actually drink it - it tastes very odd, and I'm not sure what it's supposed to cure!
You can read all about it here;
http://www.ballistol.de/files/waffenpflege_brevier.pdf
I wonder if the stuff sold in the USA is different?
Patrick
Ballistol probably tastes like some of the cheap beer here! :beerchug:
If that's what your beer tastes like, I'll stick to wine!
Not good beers like Sam Adams or the dark German beers, but Pabst Blue Ribbon, well...
Or more likely, better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Cartwright
Yup, It's the same stuff Patrick just different packaging.
Never heard that Ben,,Nah, don't see it happening either.
Try G96 silicone spray. It's also friendly to all surfaces including wood.
Germans of a certain generation fervently believe that Ballistol not only heals athlete´s foot but is also good for bullet wounds and maybe even cancer.
I personally prefer ACF-50 anti-corrosi0n formula as I work on aircraft.
I talked to one of the curators at the Cody Museum and he said they used a type of wax that at the present, I can't remember. SORRY I can't be of more help.
I wonder if it is Renaissance Wax, I have heard museums use itQuote:
Originally Posted by frogman
I was with you until you threw PBR under the bus. Now I will help you throw some Bud , Miller Lite etc.. under the bus but PBR? It's not bad compared to the top selling swill. Yeng Ling is my 1st choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Cartwright
How about Carling Black Label when it was made on the shores of Lake Cochichuate in Natick?
I have used G96 gun silicon gun treatment for over thirty years with no losses. Does not affect wood and does will in and outside the gun with a good smell. Long term storage where the guns won't be touched, Production tool stores sell metal spray preservatives that seal the metal with a sticky coating that does not rust.