Vlad, why is that a huge step backwards? I assume you mean if I do the conversion the rifle will be better balanced with a nicer trigger feel. I admit the tapco intrafuse stock looks stupid, but the ace one I picked seems like it comes straight off the reciever. Really, being that this is my first gun and I have never tried the converted version, I kind of don't know what I'm missing I guess... the gun feels fine to me the way it is, I just really prefer the look of the ace stock and the pistol grip. I really dont want to hack it up and do a conversion, and even if I did, I dont have the ski