[Longdayjake]

Well, this doesn't say much about reloading since you used two completely differet bullets. Barnes bullets are known to be pretty finicky bullets. Your rifle may just not like them. That said, it is pretty well known that handloading is awesome so you are not wrong on that point.

You should be able to get better groups with your handloads depending on the gun. Keep developing a load and see how small you can get that group to go.