[Dean2]

I have hunting rifles with barrels from 18.5 to 29". I have a 45-70 with an 18.5 and a 375 Ruger with a 20" barrel, both heavy hitters designed for game with teeth in close quarters. I have small, mid, large and very large capacity cartridges. I have hunted and killed game with all of them and I choose the rifle to carry depnding on terrain and game. A 29" barrel is no handicap at all hunting antelope and you can reach out a really long ways with a properly setup 7 RUM. Chasing a wounded bear in willow thickets, not what I would pick given a choice.

The gun I use the most the last 12 or so ywears is a 20" 308. Very handy, and sling, scope and full mag it weighs 6 lbs 6 ounces. It spits a 150 grain boattail out at 3050 fps. I am not recoil sensitive but I would not want to be shooting that gun in 300 Win mag let alone 300 Bee.

All that considered, what I do not own is anything that burns 100 grains of powder with a 20 or 22" barrel. The. Flame and muzzle blast would be ridiculous not to mention the other draw backs. The question wasn't will a 24" work, yes it will, the question was how much speed will you lose in a 300 Bee. Two inches will cost you about 100 fps, so my point is, why shoot a Bee rather than a 300 Win Mag if you don't care about 100 fps.