What solvent for baked on powder?

[kenneu]

I've noticed on several of my revolvers (bead blasted finish) that I can't seem to get the powder off the gun around the forcing cone and at the edges of the cylinder between flutes. The powder is so baked on that even my bottle of hoppes powder solvent only removes it about 70% of the way. My 66 combat magnum has what seems like permanent powder burns. there has to be a better powder solvent than the hoppes I'm using.

 

[chief38]

A soft copper "toothbrush gun tool" (made by Otis and sold at Brownell's, MidwayUSA, etc) will work in conjunction with Hoppes. No problem on Stainless Steel.

 

[Walkingwolf]

The first thing you should do once the cylinder is clean is put a layer of paste wax on the cylinder. I learned this trick from a trooper when I was a young LEO. The model 28 was a booger to get powder burns off the cylinder after a couple hundred rounds. Treated with JPW the powder burns wiped right off.

NOTE a problem with the new S&W adjustable sight revolvers is the bored through sight screw hole. It does seem to make the powder burn on the cylinder more pronounced.

 

[Shark Bait]

What Chief said, and I like Walkingwolf's suggestion too. Stainless brushes are available too, but use them sparingly on stainless guns only.

 

[stang1911]

A little soaking in this stuff will make your cylinder like new

 

[Protocall_Design]

I find that the Slip2000 line of products works very well.

 

[bigwheelzip]

For Stainless Steel revolvers, this cloth quickly gets off everything that Hoppe's leaves behind.

 

[Targets Guy]

Brake cleaner and a nylon fiber sponge. Once clean I spray with Strike Hold.

I just bought some Slip2000 to try on a forum members suggestion.

 

[kenneu]

thanks for all the ideas folks...

 

[zephyr]

Also, try removing the cylinder and soak it in a jar of solvent. I head some really heavy lead burns on a 19-7 cylinder and an overnight soak in Hoppes #9 did the trick. And smelled great.

 

[Dave_n]

Simply remove the cylinder and immerse in Ed's Red overnight. Works wonders. Dave_n

 

[cmj8591]

M-Pro 7 gun cleaner and a bronze brush. Follow that up with a wipe down using their CLP. Once you start using this stuff, the carbon build up will lessen and what is there will be easier to remove. They use this stuff in the military to clean small arms and heavy weapons and it works great.