Yeah Tier 6 bounties would even still be doable, but not tier 7. I imagine the rebellion might be a problem though. I suspect for an Ironman game what I would probably do is train up some random scrubs specifically for the rebellion fights to be disposable. Aria is scripted to be immortal in those fights I believe. So if you get all your disposable scrubs killed during the rebellion, no big deal and then you've got some mini guns for your uniques to use.Yeah, I read one of your posts while I was experimenting with that strat and added 'Stiffness' with a smug look on my face (thirty more points to spend!) only to see that starting screen with all my Dex wiped away.
My strategy involved staying away from Tier-7 bounties! Don't fight anyone you can't basically dismantle in the opening round. There is no substitute for total victory with minimal risk, that's the Ironman anthem!
Regarding Mountain Man and dex, one last thing I still haven't tried is to see if the bonus for solo training as a Lone Wolf is enough to matter. Someone said you can train past 60 as a mountain man anyway and it's just harder but I'm not sure if that means the caps are unaffected or just lower? I usually don't prioritize dex that much so I frequently wind up starting over before I ever do even 1 dex training session.