[josedesucre]

Midhandle is somewhat easier to move laterally to aim at a moving target, and also easier to maneuver into caves or coral. Rearhandle is regarded as a little bit more accurate and with a bit more reach. I have used both and can assure you that my accuracy didn't suffer at all with the midhandle. In fact, once you get used to it you can live with only one gun, be it mid or rear handle. The differences are only a matter of personal likeness, IMHO. Except, perhaps, for blue water hunting of big pelagic fish, when you frequently have to shoot from long distance and need to use multirubber bands guns, I would only use rear handle.