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Originally Posted by Drakker

Advantages and disadvantages of pistols in CQB:

Advantages:
+ Small and light
+ Somewhat faster reloads
+ Can crawl and sneak easily
+ Much easier to deal with point blank situations (less powerful so it won't hurt your opponents, small and fast to point)
+ Easy to switch hands when the situation requires it

Disadvantages
- Avoid large areas, AEG spammers will outgun you
- Less ammo... not much a big disadvantage in shorter games, but in long games it can be
- GBB pistols don't like cold, but that also applies to all other gas guns

Overall I find that the plus and minuses balance each other, if you have to go in large open areas, do so with your teamates who have AEGs and can match your opponents' volume of fire, and watch their backs so they can fully concentrate on the enemy.

If you have the chance to play in real capacity CQB games, even with only ~15 rounds per mag, pistols always shine because AEG users lose a LOT more ammo than you do.

Thanks, this is super helpful!