Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 223 or 22-250 prairie dog rifle question- heavy bbl needed?

A heavy barrel does heat up slower but it also cools down slower.
Without a good bit of self discipline you can burn out a barrel on one trip. A 22-250 will reach out further than a 223 but loading for the 223 would be cheaper. After my first couple of trips, I started to take one of each. A two gun battery is the way to go. As far as bullets, go with the cheapest (non fmj) bulk bullets you can buy. I've found the difference in accuracy is pretty minor but difference between 1000 Hornadys or Core Lokts and 1000 SMKs will buy a lot of gas or powder.