Thank you very much for the cogent and informative replies... i made the mistake of surfing Gunbroker and seeing a Weatherby Mark V Altitude, 6.75lb for the nine lug action, chambered in 257 Bee... the hook was set... unfortunately it sold... But that got me to thinking about marrying up something i don't have - a tier 1 rifle (Weatherby), lighter than the usual 7.25 lb sporter, with a flat shooting fast stepping cartridge... that isn't a 30.
An old Army buddy has a 7 Bee and it is his only rifle and he swears by it... another shooter i met at the range has a 270 and swears by it.
I don't think the 240 Bee gets me more than 100 fps than my 6mm Remington... I don't have a quarter bore (never have)...
I am leaning towards the 257... in a 26" fluted barrel lightweight synthetic stock.... point and shoot with 100 grain factory ammo... deer and antelope... need to figure out the scope...
