I was gonna get a Tikka Laminated in the .22-250 but the gun does not have a heavy barrel and the only model they have with a heavy barrel has a synthetic stock which i really dislike. I will be doing fairly rapid shooting of gophers and whatever else is shootable and was wondering if i could get awawy with having just a sporter barrrel which is on the Laminated Stainless?

is the possible or am i to find another gun?