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Gun for a support mage

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Hyperversum:
So, a fast and simple question: which gun you consider the best suited for a mage that doesn't know much about guns (and so will desire to use lots of FA and suppression fire) to support the team when he needs to throw down lead, for whatever reason?

Generally I would prefer to spend those 2k nuyen on something more magical to help my magic, but the "carry a gun so they don't shoot you first" is a good rule in general, and given how Pistols are considered (correctly most of the time, in particular for mages that can't shoot that much and a single bullet every round will be useless) inferior to Automatics seem a better choice for the average mage.
What are the weapons considered suited for the role?

I liked the idea of the HVAR due to its 50 ammo clip (and therefore the ability to make suppression fire even two rounds if needed) and its built in recoil reduction, which can easily lead even a Str  1 mage to control it.
But also the Ares SIGMA is similar, and it requires just a 3 gas vent to become similar to the HVAR.
The HVAR tho has a longer range, being an AR rather than a SMG,which can be critical for a support mage given how a difference of 1 or 3 in the pool can make a difference.

Any opinion about these two or other weapons suited for the role?

Shinobi Killfist:
I’d start with a machine pistol so you have a carry option. It’s kind of setting based. Some games you can openly carry a AR.

PiXeL01:
The best suppression weapon would be the AA-16 assault shotgun from Run & Gun. Fletchette suppressive fire is mean. With the recoil compensation options available any FA shotgun is really useful because even for a FA burst you reduce the opponents dodge pool by 8

BeCareful:
Yeah, depending on the setting, you could even pick pistols so you can carry a perfectly legal taser. It'd even be helpful if drones pop up. But other than that, you could always get a Steyr TMP full of Stick & Shock and make suppressive fire with that. It's a machine pistol with FA, and it's Core. You probably won't have great aim, and it doesn't have any recoil compensation of its own, but if all you're planning to do with it is suppressive fire, that shouldn't be a problem.

Michael Chandra:
I second the Auto-Assault. FA shotgun is delightfully scary.

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