I've been using those for several years and they are decent. The tripod is a re-badged SLIK 700. I have no experience with better tripod setups like Two Vets, Fatboy, or RRS.
I just got another SLIK 700 for free, but I need a ball head for it. I just ordered a cheap Weyllan 55mm Ball head since...
What did this registration entail? Did they want to write down the serial numbers off of every round onto a form with a photo of your official government issued identification card?
I've found that having my employer supply almost all my centerfire ammunition has been pretty cost effective. When I retire, I'm guessing all of my shooting will be with .22LR.
I don't think that is as absurd as people think. First, Texas' bigger cities are loaded with California transplants. Plus, I could see both states wanting to secede and use that as a excuse to "secede separately together". Thus working together until that goal is met.