Ha ha, I should never have stepped into this conversation because I don't even use slings on my rifles for carrying them. (They ride in my game pocket or backpack to be used if I have my hands full with something else.) And I think bipods are for guys who don't mind the extra weight and nuisance of one hanging on them just for a few seconds of utility every now and then. Of course, I hunt exclusively with rifles made pre-WWII which aren't adaptable to them and which would look stupid with one on them. To each his own - I certainly don't expect others to follow my example as I don't choose to follow theirs. It's all good.
