I would guess asking the people selling it to you that question would get a good answer.
Ok..................
Regarding the threaded barrel, I asked the woman on the phone at centerfire and she said she had no idea and didn't seem interested in finding out for me.
I also wanted to know if there's any issues that these rifles typically have. I figured that it would be better to get an objective opinion from you guys on this rather than the firm selling me the rifle.
Thanks for the warm welcome on my first post, though!