Absolutely agree 100%. What I do not understand is why some people balk at using 209 powder, when their guns allow it, when hunting. No swabbing, no hard loading and as weatherproof as powder can get, it provides very consistent results that the field demands. Since T7 and 209 shoot nearly identical, use the T7 on the bench where things can be more relaxed and enjoyable and less expensive to do so. In the field where seconds can count however, I do not want surprises like a jammed bullet because I used T7 and didn't wipe out the crap left from shooting it.
Since switching to BH209 for hunting I have had one incident and that one was on me, pure and simple. The powder was not to blame. Laziness was. Since switching to 209 during the hunting season I have logged 119 days afield. I have taken 27 deer during those 119 days. Of the days where deer were taken, 22 were during rain or wet snow or were very, very cold. Not one blip during those 22 days. The one incident happened on a bluebird day. In the forty or so years prior to switching to BH209 powder I used T7 and had literally a hundred or more incidents that cost me deer due to the crap I had to deal with in the field.
I could care less what others use in the field but for me BH209 has proven itself consistently and that's what making my smoke while I hunt. Yes, BH209 has a ridiculous price tag to it right now but the old adage of "you pay for what you get" rings true and that for me is called reliability clean hunting ethic. As I first mentioned, the two powders shoot nearly identical AT THE CLUB, but it's in the field where the true difference becomes apparent, and I owe it to myself and my quarry to use the best that I have at my ready.
