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Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:07pm
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I make up moose milk for cleaning between shots when using BP, my mixture is soluble cutting oil and water, 1-10 mix.
I have been told it is possible to use Ballistol and water as well.
My soluble oil supply just ran out so I'm considering the Ballistol option. Has anyone on this site using BP tried it ?, and if so what was the mix ?.
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Reply #1 - Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:25pm
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I buy my soluable cutting oil from NAPA stores. Do your auto parts stores carry it maybe?
  
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Reply #2 - Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:27pm
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I’ve used cutting oil and balistol both at 15:1 , didn’t notice much difference between the two. I mainly use cutting oil as I by it in 10 litre drums for my machines, lasts me a fair while, though the shop I last bought from has closed now.
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Reply #3 - Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:30pm
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marlinguy wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:25pm:
I buy my soluable cutting oil from NAPA stores. Do your auto parts stores carry it maybe?


Buy it from most tool sharpening shops or machinery suppliers over here
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Reply #4 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 12:04am
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In Canada I purchase Kutsol (water soluble cutting oil) from Busy Bee Machine Tools Ltd.

I mix 10% Kutsol with 90% - 40 Winter Windshield Washer Fluid.

But I suppose you do not need to shoot below freezing in Australia.

Difficult to find Ballistol here.
  
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Reply #5 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 11:06am
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  I use Ballistol and water and like it.  Not sure about the mix.
  
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Reply #6 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 11:38am
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When I was still competing in BPCR Silhouette a lot of us were using 10% Ballistol mixed with distilled water. Worked great for wiping between shots. Temperatures would be from freezing to over a hundred. 
  
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Reply #7 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 5:15pm
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Thanks for all the replies, its a 20 min drive to the nearest place that sells soluble oil where I am but my local gun shop is a lot closer so I will try there for the balistol.
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Reply #8 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 5:49pm
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Is there a total tools, Sydney tools or similar closer by, they sell it in little bags( well the one near me does ) or are you on the other side of Canberra to those places
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Reply #9 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 8:49pm
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I tried my local gun shop for the Balistol but they didn't have any, there is a place at Fyshwick that does so I will go there tomorrow. For all this stuffing around I could probably just use water and a bit of dish washing liquid and that would probably work just as well.
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Reply #10 - Feb 5th, 2023 at 9:55pm
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Sydney tools have soluble oil and so do total tools, both in Fyshwick, total tools have a "Holemaker"  brand in 500 ml but the others seem to be in 4or5 ltr bottles, if you were closer I could give you some.
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Reply #11 - Feb 6th, 2023 at 10:30am
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I buy soluable oil by the gallon jug, so driving a bit to get it isn't a problem very often.
  
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Reply #12 - Feb 6th, 2023 at 5:30pm
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I think a gallon would last me about 20 years, I'm 81 so I don't think I need a gallon, a litre should just about see me out.
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Reply #13 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 2:32am
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I am 4 years into my 5 litre (1.3 gallons), plus gave some away. Current usage indicates at least 15 - 20 more years  Grin.
  
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Reply #14 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 7:50am
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balistol and water  distilled  9 /1  works great  art
  
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