Skoll and Hati with crossbow are my go-to weapons for gathering missions in Mistlands. Hear a Gjall, get height, load in sneak, shoot, walk behind cover while reloading, pop up and repeat. To be effective it's just changing the order when you sprint (shoot-reload-sprint instead of shoot-sprint-reload), don't stow it unless you're going melee. All these weapons have uses and the creativity within our own playstyles is what keeps me logging hours haha.