Sidearms?

I'm really on a tight budget right now, I'm not going to ask or order another Airsoft gun since I've receive my long awaited sniper that I have waited for an agonizing lifetime (3 days ).

I have a really cruddy Crossman P30, I'm not really ready to shame myself by using it. Do you REALLY need a sidearm?

No. Not if you're using your shots carefully.

On some fields a sidearm for a sniper is required
Since snipers rifles usually have a high FPS you can only engage from a fairly far range
So to get close kills a sidearm comes in

Plus you probably can't enter a building full of enemies with a 390 fps AEG, so using the pistol to clear out buildings is a nice addition.

if anything, just get a spring pistol or a cheap non-blowback gas pistol. it helps alot to have a sidearm in most cases

I have a 930 like that I believe and I don't know what I did but it packs a punch unlike all my other pistols. You shouldn't judge your weapons it's how you use them trust me

Crossman Airmag C11....can get 2 mags at wal-mart(thats the only thing they are good for) like 2 for $8 and thegun is all of $40

I personally think that snipers need sidearms, unless they have a spotter to protect their backs, they need a side arm. It doesn't matter on what the gun, just so long as it can shoot. Because a Majority of your shots will come from your sniper. And if you bring out your spring pistol when some enemy member is close to you, you won't give them internal bleeding with your sniper, just shoot them, and their out.

depending on how tight the budget i would suggest a well skorpion. i personally think they are really cook and i will get one after i finnish with my gun and pistol

I think pistols are more for snipers than anyone else. I am a rifleman and I don''t need a sidearm because I don''t let anybody get close enough that I have to pull out a sidearm. You can get a NBB for about $40 there cheap and effective.

I found a couple of nice non-blowback gas pistols on airsplat. Alot of people say airsplat is bad....but i don't really know why. Anyway that's a different forum section so let's not get into it =P.

A nice M9: http://www.airsplat.com/Items/GP-YP-M9.htm

A more sniper-ish gun (in my opinion): http://www.airsplat.com/Items/GP-YP-SOCOM-USP.htm

I am thinking about getting the C11 and i was wondering how fast it shoots, as my field has rather low fps limits.

anakin1293 wrote:

I am thinking about getting the C11 and i was wondering how fast it shoots, as my field has rather low fps limits.

The C11shoots around 370-400 fps, i have it and it is the only good crosman gun.