Although i do not play front man full time, i do have a good idea what that front/middle man is looking for. It has to be light, quick(shooting), and small (profile wise). An Angel is a good example of a front mans gun. I used to love and worship Angels the front player gun, im startin to lean towards the E-mag. Its super compact, combined with Warp feed its gotta be the smallest "super gun" around. the impulse you talk about is also a good choice. Put a few upgrades on that impulse and its right up there with the angels and emags plus it cost half as much. Moneywise, id go with the Impy, but if you got a couple of bucks(heavy emphasis) to spend id go with the Emag. Cant beat an Emag with Warp on lvl 10 upgrade. Above all else and everything i told you go with the one that is comfortable. The one your comfortable with is probably just as important as how big it is. Hope this helps