breakfree clp vs ballistol

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just a quick question lgs is now stocking ballistol, guys at lgs were swearing
by this stuff ?
How does it compare to breakfree clp ?
anyone use this stuff or compared it to breakfree clp
Thanks
 
Ballistol smells like licorice tainted with a certain "earthy" element.

That odor has no place in my environment.
Some folks dig it for some weird reason.

I've had to throw away two sets of rubber grips that came on used guns, and that were inundated with that smell.
Seems to be most prevalent in the northeast US.

Unless somebody spills a whole bottle of Break Free, I can't even smell it.
 
I've used nothing but Breakfree CLP since the 80s. Haven't found anything better.
 
Break Free CLP HAS CHANGED. NO TEFLON NOW. DO USE G96 Synthetic CLP Gun Oil has been APPROVED for use by the U.S. Army for 21st Century CLEANING, LUBRICATING, and PRESERVATION of both Small and Large Caliber Weapons and Weapons Systems. Military Specification MIL-PRF-63460E and NATO S-758 effective September 18, 2009.
 
I started using ballistol to clean corrosive ammo residue. Then I started using it as a general CLP. I have been very happy with how it works.
Ballistol also does a nice job on wood and leather.
While Breakfree always worked well for me, I have replaced it with WeaponShield CLP, which I find to be a much better product.
 
I'm switching from CLP to Ballistol. I hear it's far superior. Used by the German army in both World Wars. If it protected their wood and steel in the most harsh environment possible, the trenches of WWI, it's good enough for me. I'll also use RemOil.
 
I'm a black powder man, so Balllistol get the nod for me. One can distill it in water and literally wash away BP residue from an arm.
 
Ballistol smells good and is healthy. CLP is toxic.
I use CLP to soak dirtiest parts. Ballistol for everything else.
 
I absolutely hate the smell of Ballistol. But I use it almost exclusively. Works so well I put one of the aerosol cans in my work van to keep my tools lubed up. I sprayed a very tiny amount on a rag to lube up an oil pump that had some surface pitting. Forgot to throw the rag away and it stunk up the van. Did I mention I hate the smell. It's really over powering which makes it worse. But it's non toxic and works very well so I use it. It's not the best for long term storage but since you can spray it on anything a quick wipe down every six months or so keeps the firearms in great shape.
 
I use CLP exclusively for my smokeless arms, and equal parts of Rubbing Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Murphy's Soap Oil for my BP arms. I definitely haven't had any rust or crud build up on any of my arms since the '80s. Note the Murphy's soap oil concoction is a lot cheaper than the Ballistol, and smells a lot better.
 
Its sounds like the smell stands out with the ballistol , I only have modern smokeless no
black powder stuff. does the smell stay with the gun or go away ? I guess im asking
how would it work on a cc
 
I too switched to Ballistol for all of my firearms. The only time that I find the smell to be a bit much is while cleaning.

Once everything is cleaned, the light coat left doesn't have enough odor left to bother me. I do get rid of all of the patches/rags after cleaning so that my cleaning area won't have a long-term Ballistol aromoa.

Another positive is that my better half doesn't get as upset if any gets on my clothes as it washes out with water...unlike a lot of other CLP's/oils.
 
Break Free CLP HAS CHANGED. NO TEFLON NOW

The CLP Breakfree containers plainly state that it contains "PTFE" which is Teflon.
It isn't the old style where the Teflon was in the form of tiny beads that settled to the bottom, but it still contains Teflon.
 
Teflon® is a Registered Trademark of DuPont. PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene) is the generic name. Put Teflon® on the label, and you have to pay DuPont. No so with PTFE.
 
The last 10 years I've had great results with eezox. And the smell is fine with me. However with the tests I've seen I now use hornady one shot. I still use eezox for cleaning and grease in places, but finish up with one shot dry lube.
 
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Break free is the best lube. Ballistol is the best for cleaning after corrosive ammo (mixes with water). Eezox is the best rust preventative.
 
^^^ :rolleyes: Best? Really???

In the product test linked in posts 17 and 20, Eezox didn't do so well as a rust preventative, and BreakFree wasn't the best lubricant.
 
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^^^ OK, DIY guy's test is now linked three separate times in this thread, once from a different forum. :rolleyes: For those who haven't seen it, it might be worth looking it.
 
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