The Best Gun Cleaner

The new aerosol gun scrubbers are great, but you can get the same thing in a cheaper package at the local auto parts store. Yes, good old spray brake cleaner. It'll dissolve powder, carbon, lube and more.

Just make sure you buy one of the ones labeled "Non-Chlorinated." The non-chlorinated ones have a lower VOC content, won't damage your nervous system, are non-flammable, and won't attack plastic and rubber parts in your gun.