Thank for the info. They said they shipped the rifle on the same day I tried to cancel it, smh. So I guess its on its way. But now I have to figure out what to use it for as I no longer want to put the tikka t3s lite 6.5 Creedmoor on it because its not threaded. But I purchased a Tikka short action. I'll see what I can figure out. I'm a noob so I'm kind of figuring this out in real time lol. Take care and thanks again for the info.
Your cheapest option if you already have the barreled action or rifle is just pay someone to thread it, or step up to a T3X CTR, which I believe is the next price point, but will come threaded from the factory, whether you need a bipod or not, is entirely dependent on the type of hunting you do.
I just finished my first season hunting last season and I don’t think there was ever a moment where a bipod would have helped me because of the type of blinds we were in and the woody areas weren’t conducive to long range shots anyway.
A trigger shooting stick maybe would help but I was never in a situation on public land where I spooked any deer that sat around long enough after for me to set up a shot with a bipod or shooting stick.
If you’re hunting longer range maybe it could help but plenty of guys I've talked to, just go prone and use their backpack for a front "bag"/support.
If you're hiking 2-3 miles in intense terrain, any extra piece of gear begins to suck. A 2 mile walk through a semi-deep and nasty swamp and thick vines, with full gear (winter clothing plus backpack and rifle, etc) in the dark, took me almost an hour to get to. What you need all depends on what kind of hunting you plan on doing.
I like the quake claw slings. The only thing Id change about them is some ability to have QD so you can do a cross-shoulder or similar slinged setup. Also easier to unsling if you have multiple layers on, with a QD setup. When I was using a chassis with MLOK, I added Mlok QD mounting points to it, and cheap sling hardware with QD push buttons to the sling. That was a pretty slick setup, but the quake claw was not quite long enough for what I'd prefer.