Hi there again questdriven:
Regarding why some conservative New Testament textual scholars prefer printed texts based more on the Byzantine line of manuscripts (which greatly outnumber the Alexandrian), rather than on the Alexandrian, this book might be of interest; it's kind of written for scholars, really: byztxt dot com .
Fact is, the New King James is also based on the Textus Receptus which far more closely resembles the Byzantine type of text than an Alexandrian. Yet the King James Only people tend vehemently to denounce the New King James. This kind of begs the question: if the King James Only people really like to think of themselves as primarily defenders of the Textus Receptus, with its underlying Byzantine-type of manuscript base, why are they often so vehemently hostile towards the New King James. May I suggest it's because it's really maybe not about the Textus Receptus at all, but rather because in the end they are probably likely to fall back on denouncing anything, anything that isn't what they call the 1611. (It's not the 1611, actually; it's the 1769 revision of the King James; there were others also in 1629, 1638 and 1762. Some people also regard the New King James as a further revision, in the general line of the ones made in 1629, 1638 and 1762.)
Blessings.
Blessings.