Good info guys, thanks. Two opinions...both reflect exactly my thoughts and the debate in my own head.
Currently, I'm running a Terranova and considering I do use spot lock quite often, I'm leaning towards the pole/hand mount. Just don't like the idea of one more thing to be manipulating especially when I'm in "search and destroy" mode. Also, I would imagine the TM shaft may show up on the imaging ?
Maybe need to look at a Force TM or similar too...as usual with technology, one upgrade leads to another...lol