RE: BackHorn 209..."Just a Gimmick?"
Sorry for your bad experience rafsob. Maybe you did get a bad batch or perhaps people have talked it up to a level that just wasn't the case. Regardless, if it doesn't work for you then I wouldn't use it. Especially not for the price. I think, just as with all things ML, they have their place. Some guns I shoot Pyrodex, some 777 some BH. Use what works for you.
BH is the only thing I shoot out of my Genesis. A few patches of Hoppes or straight alcohol and it's done. If you decide to try it again, try using 90% alcohol and see how that works.