A NEW JUICE

With a few exceptions, I’ve never been one to fret all that much about what type of cleaning solvent or lubrication I used on my firearms. One of those exceptions deals with any gun that uses real black powder. As magnificent as it is, real black powder, not the modern substitutes, is a very corrosive and stinking propellant and the best—the hands-down best—liquid I’ve found for dealing with it is Ballistol. Ballistol also works on conventional firearms, and I use a lot of it.

However, a good friend