Thanks everyone for the insight. Majority of your opinions were very helpfull in making this decision. I wanted to make sure i was not missing a tactical advantage in opting for a fixed stock. You know the deal... love my family and want to make sure I am in the best position to protect them. Apparantly there is a slightly defensive and imature, if not biligerent bent to a couple of posts and that's fine since we are in a country were there is freedom of expression. Unfortunately that also means respect for honest questions isn't required... So let me clarify the issues for the person w