I also have some A-Max and some Barnes bullets I'm going to try. I adjusted the trigger down to 3.5 lbs, that did help a bit. I really want a 2-stage trigger for it, but I'll have to loom for who has a nice one for a decent price. TriggerTech is supposedly coming out with one, I hope it comes sooner than later. I'll PM you about the timney here in a bit.