I love my Omega but as far as being easy to clean I don't find it that much easier than any other inline other than a bolt that has to be taken apart in the process. I have a Traditions Pursuit which is just as easy. My T/C Hawken is easier but that is because it does not have a scope on it. The Omega with the scope makes it harder to clean without messing up the scope. Type of powder used seems to be a bigger thing than the actual design of the rifle. Taking the breechplug out each shot seems a bit overkill to me. Personally taking the plug out cleaning and re-antiseize etc. makes no sense to me. I would get about two shots per hour at that rate especially at the range when you have to deal with stopping all the time for people to check targets ets.