Cayugad, I agree with all of your points.

Swabbing? Who cares? What's the big deal over running a damp patch down the bore. If that seems to be a chore the patch being used is probably too tight. Use thinner patch material or reduce the diameter of your cleaning jag. It should go down and up comfortably.

First shot consistency is important to me. I hunt with a clean dry bore. I've proven to myself that I can sight a gun in for that condition with T7 and/or GOEX and know where the first shot will go. That doesn't seem to be the case with BH, although I haven't worked with it enough to say for certain.