hey Goose now that things have settled some with the new gun, with a 1-16" twist, have you tried any of the Hornady 35gr bullets?... my Encore Hornet barrel is a 1-12" twist and the lightest bullets I can stabilize is the 40gr, the 35gr Hornady's look more like a shotgun pattern out of my faster twist barrel... why don't you buy a box of the 35gr factory loads and give'm a try...
I've talked to others who swore by them, said they couldn't load them as accurate as the factory's shot... they're not around the club anymore, but the 2 brothers from southern York county, swore by them, and they were some fox killin fools...