Pocket Pistols for Skirmishes.

Adolf Hamster said:
thread necro time.

so i may have indulged in some retail therapy this weekend and grabbed myself a WE CT25

and jesus christ it's hilarious, adjustable hop, lifts .32's out of the box and the range is frankly ridiculous for such a tiny gun.

also seems to have decent gas effeciency too if you keep her warm.
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Yeah, I was surprised how well it shot (when it did fire, mine had a light striking issue).

I had one a while back and sold it as someone offered full new price for it and I couldn't see myself using it in a skirmish but now having FOMO!

 
I must admit there was an element of me yesterday using it because i could, but as a bit of fun i can forsee it doing sterling service.

 
As a ‘secondary’ weapon I would always try and discourage people from feeling that they need to carry a secondary ‘just in case’

We are playing games, you would get more value in making sure that you are familiar with your main weapon and that it is reasonably reliable and maintained.

The ‘worst’ that can happen is that your main fails and you get shot out, then have to walk back to the safe zone to resolve the issue 

The ‘best’ that can happen is that you whip out your secondary and stay in game - but then you still have a non functioning primary that you need to sort out, which means when everyone else is having snacks and telling war stories whilst reloading you are trying to fix a problem in a rush.

If you need an alternate due to game rules, such as your primary is a sniper and there are range restrictions, or you are playing at varying engagement distances then you may need an alternate.

Otherwise it’s something else that you have to carry that is loaded and chronoed ready, plus you may need to prepare more magazines etc, and unless it’s a springer then need it gassed up / charged etc.

But there is “do as I say not as I do”

It’s fun to play with pistols or other ‘restrictions’.

I won’t carry a pistol on a holster etc as added weight, but I will play with twin pistols and leave the holsters empty while I’m in field - unless I’m doing something different such as carrying a prop/objective

 
@Tommikka - I have a small collection of pistols I keep in a cupboard and take them out for a bit of plinking and maintenance from time to time. I must have owned 50 or more in my time and yet I can only think of a handful of occasions when using a pistol really has been a much better option than my primary. At my local site if your primary is hit you can call "Gun Hit!" and carry on with a secondary. That has happened to me a few times when I've been in a very good position and I've managed to defend or takeout my opponents with just a GBB pistol.

I agree though they have limited use in a woodland game and the added weight on your belt plus carrying gas and a speedloader means they're not particularly practical....fun though and that's the main thing, right? 

 
Tommikka said:
Logical thoughts about carry weight n stuff
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Booo, we dont want none of this talk here.

On a more serious note i'd argue that carrying pistols is a good thing, because this hobby is about fun, if we really cared about practicality we'd all run speedsoft spec dsg arp's.

The challenge of running pistol only when your primary is out of ammo is a fun thing to do, which in the given objective of a days skirmish to have a good time is exactly what the doctor ordered.

 
Adolf Hamster said:
Booo, we dont want none of this talk here.

On a more serious note i'd argue that carrying pistols is a good thing, because this hobby is about fun, if we really cared about practicality we'd all run speedsoft spec dsg arp's.

The challenge of running pistol only when your primary is out of ammo is a fun thing to do, which in the given objective of a days skirmish to have a good time is exactly what the doctor ordered.
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I carry mine as a good luck charm more than anything. Whenever I go out without a sidearm my primary fails. Personally I also love the feeling of having to switch to your sidearm, knowing full well this is your last stand. It's a little more cinematic than just plodding off to respawn to fix it

 
The kwc makarov is pretty sweet. Only draw back is high fps at 370 ish. Barrel and hop are also proprietary which isnt all that bad considering cqb distances but man this thing shoots in the cold damn well when I had it.

 
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PopRocket123 said:
I carry mine as a good luck charm more than anything. Whenever I go out without a sidearm my primary fails. Personally I also love the feeling of having to switch to your sidearm, knowing full well this is your last stand. It's a little more cinematic than just plodding off to respawn to fix it
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same, it's mostly holster filler and a bit of fun for a last stand. although granted my version of a pistol last stand is trying to get some long range kills because there's nothing more satisfying than a long range kill with a tiny pistol :P

AK47frizzle said:
The kwc makarov is pretty sweet. Only draw back is high fps at 370 ish. Barrel and hop are also proprietary which isnt all that bad considering cqb distances but man this thing shoots in the cold damn well when I had it.
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it's a snappy devil, mine's been dropped to a more sensible 1j (and to fit in with the limits here), but sadly it's plagues by the wonderful reliability of co2 mags (by which i mean no reliability at all)

 
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