I started in the beginning with pellets, couldn’t stand the crud ring so I switched to BH 209 and really like it. I still use pellets in my Traditions when a buddy wants to borrow it for ML season, I simply sighted the gun in to shoot both lose and pellets the same using a Barnes TE-Z 250 grain bullet/sabot combo. At 100 yards or less it is a one and done setup. My CVA will shoot up to 10 shots without cleaning with BH 209 and group very well, then I just push a wet patch then a couple dry patches through the barrel and make sure the BP flash channel is clear and shoot 10 more.
What is your issue with BH 209 besides availability?