I'm at a loss here, there's just so many good choices for a snipers secondary weapons, but I've narrowed down to
A: A shotgun, the spas-12 works nicely in this instance, as the pump action is not a liability when sniping, as chances are you run into one enemy rarely at close range, not a hoard.
B: Pistol w/ tactical knife. I like the M9 or the magnum personally. I usually use commando on my sniping classes, so the tac knife compliments it nicely.
I don't really like machine pistols for whatever reason, and I don't use any launchers because I don't like to deal with air support when sniping, I leave those to my CQC classes(SMGS/AR mostly).
Machine pistols might be a better choice than regular pistols if only for their superior medium range conditions, but even then the magnum and M9 are fairly steady even with rapid firing. In addition to that, I've lately become very proficient and meiumd-short range sniping, even somewhat effective at CQC as I improve my quick-scoping(No good at no scoping though!), which cuts down the need for offensive capabilities at that iffy range where automatic weapons start to be better than snipers.
Also quick question, where do you all rank the m1014 in shotguns? It's a toss up between this and the spas right now. I prefer the m1014 to the striker because even though it has a smaller magazine, interestingly, if you manage to pull the trigger quickly enough, you can actually shoot 2 shells simultaneously, something not achievable with the striker. This same feature also puts it over the akimbo rangers for me, since their only redeeming aspect it the ability to fire their entire magazine quickly with little kick, but their range is lacking compared to the other two. Dual 1887's are just unlocked to late too be a viable option, I plan on prestiging again at 70. As to the spas-12, while being pump action, it seems to have the best range.
Whew, long post.
So which do you guys prefer? (both sniping secondaries and shotties I mean)
(PS: Bonus question: Sorry if a little offtopic, but I'm using my friends macbook pro laptop right now, and for the life of me I cannot figure out how to right-click with this thing! I need to run spellcheck on my post, :lol)