TOM, you're a hard core quarter bore Loony...
And, in good company.
I've posted this before. It's the South Carolina study on WT kills, was the basis of a Layne Simpson acticle in the Oct, 2011 Petersen's Hunting magazine. It's very favorable to the quarter bore. WT's hit with a .257 cal round traveled the least distance compared to those hit by all other calibers.
Now, the numbers don't really prove .257 cal. is actually superior to all others, but it's great reading for a quarter bore fanatic...
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/articlegad.htmlDF
