Understood,I can't speak to ballistol but can and enthusiastically speak against break free (BF).
Note that my experience is based upon high rate of fire and continuous usage in service weapons in the Army.
I WILL NOT TOUCH THE STUFF!
I try to only offer this opinion once or twice a year as it tends to draw out partisan arguments from the BF fans.
When we first started using it in the Army it was presented as the end-all-be-all supposedly replacing both CLP and RBC (Cleaner, Lubricant & Protector and Rifle Bore Cleaner). For my part - it sucks as a replacement for either.
You see, it leaves a noticeable residue that kept guns from passing the rigorous inspections of D.I.s and I.G.s (Drill Instructors & Inspectors General) at the time - so for cleaning - you had to also clean IT from the gun.
Strike one!
Strikes two through NINE and in fact the ultimate game ender was later finding that our guns could become what I call "addicted" to it in combat.
Here, one might have a well *cleaned* and lubricated gun and get into a dust-up. Upon a calm moment, one could find guns growing sticky (some actually slowing during firing!) if not outright locked up and all one could do was scramble for a bottle of BF - blast it in and work the action. Next round of excitement and calm and things only got worse.
Pitched every single bottle and started using POL (petroleum, oil & lubricants) from motor vehicles and never had a glitch.
Sure - it might be different now.
Sure, most of us are not in a position to expend out *basic-load* in short order.
I don't care - those experiences were highly unsettling and the product NEVER gets a second chance even if I'm safe and sound at a civilian range.
I would rather - and in fact have taken - the dipstick from a vehicle to get used motor oil on a gun over that BF garbage!
Todd.
This sounds like an AR experience, as well as other posts in this thread. I'm not that experienced with that platform; I've never had to hose a bolt-action rifle or a semiauto pistol.I like to use it at the range if I'm going through alot of ammo and have to hose the bolt every now and then when there is a chance I might get it on myself or have to handle it.
I can't speak to ballistol but can and enthusiastically speak against break free (BF).
Note that my experience is based upon high rate of fire and continuous usage in service weapons in the Army.
I WILL NOT TOUCH THE STUFF!
I try to only offer this opinion once or twice a year as it tends to draw out partisan arguments from the BF fans.
When we first started using it in the Army it was presented as the end-all-be-all supposedly replacing both CLP and RBC (Cleaner, Lubricant & Protector and Rifle Bore Cleaner). For my part - it sucks as a replacement for either.
You see, it leaves a noticeable residue that kept guns from passing the rigorous inspections of D.I.s and I.G.s (Drill Instructors & Inspectors General) at the time - so for cleaning - you had to also clean IT from the gun.
Strike one!
Strikes two through NINE and in fact the ultimate game ender was later finding that our guns could become what I call "addicted" to it in combat.
Here, one might have a well *cleaned* and lubricated gun and get into a dust-up. Upon a calm moment, one could find guns growing sticky (some actually slowing during firing!) if not outright locked up and all one could do was scramble for a bottle of BF - blast it in and work the action. Next round of excitement and calm and things only got worse.
Pitched every single bottle and started using POL (petroleum, oil & lubricants) from motor vehicles and never had a glitch.
Sure - it might be different now.
Sure, most of us are not in a position to expend out *basic-load* in short order.
I don't care - those experiences were highly unsettling and the product NEVER gets a second chance even if I'm safe and sound at a civilian range.
I would rather - and in fact have taken - the dipstick from a vehicle to get used motor oil on a gun over that BF garbage!
Todd.
Personally I think some people takes lubrication way too serious and get all wrap around the axes about brands....
Cleaner, Lubricant & Preservative (some battles say; Protector)CLP is an acronym for?
I've seen a LOT of very well-used U.S.M.C. guns but never one truly worn out.He told me that even their Freshly-Cleaned rifles would sometimes fail when in a firefight during their next patrol.
Were their Marine guns truly worn out, or did their gun cleaning/lubing product contribute to the failures he described? >> I have no idea which product they used on guns. <<
That's kinda funny. Given my above post about the stuff, it might be surprising to know that I have most of a gallon left that a friend had given me. Rather than be ungracious, I kept it.I still have a 1/3 of a gallon of the original formula of Breakfree CLP that I use sometimes. It works fine, but I usually use it for rusted hardware, gearhead type stuff.