I've chopped a few. I enjoyed the lighter weight but disliked the increased muzzle blast. I also lamented the 150 fps I gave up.

When I've taken a heavy barreled target rifle hunting I quickly got tired of carrying it and the target scope was hard to use for close/fast shots.

When target shooting with a lightweight hunting rifle I've wished for more weight and a higher magnification scope.

So my advice would be to keep your heavy barrel and set the rifle up for target shooting and then get another rifle with a sporter weight barrel for hog hunting.