I love the new Emissary, I love my Mil Spec. That said i do like the new features of the operator. I find I am a purist in one respect the trigger. For whatever reason the new skeletonized triggers are not comfortable for me. My emissary has the full trigger version, I changed out my mil spec which came with a skeletonized for the original and the feel was better. I want to get the operator, but if they offered a true trigger version, I would buy it in a second, but it's not too much to switch it out. I find I like the rubber grips better than the G10, easy to find IMI makes excellent ones for the platform. I go to the Vickers model and tend to side with his design, but the operator is awesome. The key parts that will pull me in - the 8 rounds, the grip striations, the hammer, the sights, the dual safety. I am a well-seasoned shooter, but the having a thumb safety on a weapon is a must for me. Personal quirk I suppose, but I have all my toes (So far, and very few holes in my thighs).