My task was fairly simple: take the new Barnes Harvest Collection ammo, choose a chambering, and test that factory ammo through a value, budget-mided rifle with fitting components, and a more expensive rifle with higher end optics and add-ons to see how it performed. The results were suprising, and might have you rethinking your hunting budget for next season.

Every year, as whitetail firearm seasons open across the country, conversations begins to center heavily on hunter’s rifles of choice. While most of us have already made that decision and are sticking to it, a growing segment of new hunters enters the field each year.

These hunters are typically value-minded but, of course, want to buy the most accurate firearm they can fit into their budget.

The good news is that, today, precision is more of the norm than a special feature, so getting tight groupings doesn’t take a significant investment. I’m not saying that throwing more money into a rifle is a waste; it’s just that those extra dollars are typically going to buy you other features, as long as your ammunition is sound.

Now, I won’t claim that some rifles shoot a given load better than others, as it would negate a lifetime of work I’ve put into that subject. However, if ammunition is designed with a certain class of rifles in mind, and built to tight tolerances, then you can expect it to be precise across the board, especially to hunting standards.

The Barnes Harvest Collection (MSRP $39.99 – $44.99/bx. 20) strives to be just that, as it was created explicitly for pursuit and to be fired through rifles that are slightly over carbine length. Before we get to the Barnes Harvest Collection test, a bit of background:

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