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IMO: Ballistol is an stinking ancient concoction. There are much better products available.
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As you say, that is your opinion.
I have been using Ballistol for close to twenty years.
The aroma of Ballistol is so pungent that it makes my eyes water and makes me sneeze.
Frankly, there are better solvents for Black Powder than Ballistol. I use a water based mixture when I am cleaning my guns after shooting them with Black Powder.
An alternative is to mix Ballistol into water at a ratio of about 1 part Ballistol to 10 parts water. In CAS this is known as Moose Milk. Being watered down like that, the Ballistol is less likely to make me sneeze.
When I am cleaning my guns after shooting Black Powder, the Ballistol only comes out at the end. I swab the bore and chambers with straight Ballistol, then follow up with a dry patch to mop up the excess, only leaving a thin coating of Ballistol behind to keep the bore and chambers oiled.
This way, I don't open the container of Ballistol until the end of the cleaning session, and I am only breathing it in for a short time.
Much more pleasant.