Personally, I don't think so. The added weight just seems totally unnecessary. The recoil of the .243 is very light to begin with, and it's not like you will be shooting more than 1 or 2 shots at a time, so the barrel won't heat up on you and change your POI. I am thinking the heavy barrel would make for a nice target or varmint rifle, but not deer.
There's gotta be others out there that like 'em for deer hunting, though, I am sure.
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