What light bowgun should i start MR with?

[prime11]

Just got iceborne today, and just took down the viper kobiachi, allready got better armor
just using defenders gun, uhg att is so low lol
-my fav is empress styx, the one with the extra para

just looking for recomendations :)

[AfLIcTeD]

Actually the defender weapons are better than all of the early MR weapons and you can augment them. They can easily take you through the story and early GL.

[prime11]

True, im just looking for somthing with more of a kick, before i speed through MR main quests

[Greb]

I forget how long it takes to get there, but Nargacuga LBG is pretty good with Pierce ammo. It's not amazing against every monster, but it's good enough. It's the only early LBG I really know about, same with the HBG, since when Iceborne came along it made Pierce ammo actually good so people were all over that.

Nargacuga > Yian Garuga for LBG
Nargacuga > Viper Kadachi with augments for HBG

For actually starting Iceborne though from R8 stuff? I dunno, probably could make do with your typical Taroth "Support" LBG, RFN2 walking backwards with Peak Performance, Health Regen augment, Rocksteady, all of that stuff.

I feel like you only truly need to ditch your R8 weapon around the time you meet Tigrex for the first time. Armour should be replaced as often as you can though, losing the skills hurts but you can't beat the sheer increase in defensive power.

[Mander]

Taroth support is good too, especially because it becomes meta (rapid fire in normal 2) once you've unlocked MR Kulve to upgrade it.

[prime11]

Thanks, Taroth supprot and Nargacuga LBG, i'll look for them once i unlock w/e MR there from
-I went with Barroth LBG, its a tiny bit stronger than the Defenders LBG i was using. It's do able, i like having 2 para bullets

[cruste]

beo lbg is nice for frost and water
has also access to sticky 2, 3 and all the fancy status stuff

[DaveMac]

i started with deviljho and it was a very good choice, i say start with that