Quote Originally Posted by T2C View Post
Ballistol works great on cleaning black powder residue from muzzle loading firearms. It also does a good job of cleaning a Mauser after shooting corrosive ammunition. That's all I use Ballistol to clean and do not use it as a lube.
I use a 5 gallon bucket of soapy water on my muzzle loader.

But it’s an all stainless CVA and not a frontier style where all the wood would make that more problematic.

I’ll keep Ballistol in mind for that use however.