What is the best way to get burnt on powder off of a stainless gun?

[anachronism]

Remclean & a stiff nylon brush.

[hunter_usmc]

A little more info you can go to Brownells and buy gun scrubber/cleaning pads for $14.00 or get the same thing (Stainless steel pot scrubbers) at the dollar store

[sgtjosh]

RB-17 was what I used to use on my J frame. Apply and let sit for 20 minutes. Then clean like normal. The ammonia in it stinks to high hell but it cleans very well.

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[Eagle00]

I have found that "Pink Pearl" brand erasers [ not just pink erasers ] work best for getting most, if not all, of the carbon off. You can get them at Office Depot, Staples, Ofc Max, etc. They work real well in the corners. After I've removed most of the carbon with the eraser I use Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish. It makes the SS look like new.
Why not just use the Mothers polish, you might ask? I found, for me, the carbon is removed easier if I first use the eraser. The process is quick and easy. The Mothers will also keep your Stainless Steel as bright as you want it to be.

[chadbag]

M-Pro 7 gun cleaner used to use a picture of a revolver cylinder with what I think you are describing you are trying to get off (as a before shot). The after shot (photo) makes the gun look new.

I have not tried it on that sort of thing but that is what they were claiming in their promo literature.

If you try it, "Hoppes Elite" gun cleaner (must be ELITE, not just HOPPES) is basically the same stuff as M-Pro 7, made by the same people but sold under Hoppes name and marketed to sportsmen and target shooters instead of the police/military/hunters of M-Pro 7.

Wal Mart (used to) carries/carry Hoppes Elite if you wanted to try it out on it.


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[DocH]

I use the lead away cloths on the cylinder faces,especially if there is any lead,but it removes carbon build up nicely.
I wrap them around a small block and go lightly until it's cleaned

I just got a new one after years of using the old one.It had been in the gunshop for years and the dealer just gave it to me.It was not dried out as he expected it might be.I'll give him the five bucks next time I go in.

[okie john]

A Birchwood Casey Lead Remover Cloth will get the carbon buildup off of the gun. You'll need to put a little muscle into it, but it works.

This. Just don't use it on a blued gun unless you also want to remove the finish.


Okie John

[jtmontana]

0000 steel wool works pretty well on the stainless steel....it should remove the powder build up

[pisc1024]

I use a copper bristle brush. It doesn’t mess up the finish as it's softer than the stainless steel but it still gets the staining off quite well.

[CDR_Glock]

I use a copper bristle brush. It doesn’t mess up the finish as it's softer than the stainless steel but it still gets the staining off quite well.

That's what I do. I was looking at my revolvers and realized I didn't clean two of them and they had that staining. It came off easily with a little WD40 and the brush.