Easier to clean to... I put about 500 rounds of M855 through my AR today and after, all it needed was a quick wipe down and relube. The dust/powder/residue all gets trapped on the outside and doesn't come in contact with the metal itself. It acts as a barrier making clean up a breeze. You'd think it would cause malfunctions having all that gunk around but it doesn't. Literally just wipe the gunk/old lube off and reapply. No deep scrubbing/heavy solvents needed. Apparently Fireclean is even better. Froglube is expensive but works great and lasts long. I've had one smallish tub of it for about 2 years.