Look into buying a stevens for a walk around gun. My reasoning is this: the VLP model will be very nose heavy like a FV model with a light stock. You can buy a stevens for under $300 and a nice quality stock will cost about as much, plus you shed probably 4 pounds from the VLP weight, lose the glare from the stainless barrel, get a short barrel which is easier to manuever, what's not to like?