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Would not recommend the WE M&P. I loved it, it felt great in hand, maintained more than any other gun in collection, but it was an absolute headache to deal with. If only they got the sear/hammer assembly sorted out in it and the issue w/ magazines over pressurizing, it would've been a great gun for the money.

Biorage went through both the TM and VFC version at some point, so all solid info.

Just grab the TM M&P and call it a day, run it on propane til something breaks and upgrade then.

Alternatively, since you don't have a big budget and don't want to get something you don't need... skip the secondary entirely. For our fields and engagement distances, pistols aren't a necessity at all. Before I sold my pistol setup, I only transitioned to it once during the entire gaming season last year, and that was due to my primary going down because of a mag I forgot to gas up. Even then it was only to lay down some fire so I could make it to cover and get my primary back up.

Space where my pistol & mags used to be, I can now carry 2-4 spare mags for my primary if needed. Of course, if you have the spare $$$ and want a pistol & setup, go for TM.