Replying to Guns vs. Pistols

I know I'm probobly gonna get jumped on for this but, I live in MI so I will be using them for the little BC that we do have but next summer/fall I will be moving to telluride, so do I get the guns which are probobly a little better as far as MI is concerned or do I suck it up and get the pistols? I do not want to start a salomon bashing thread and could really use the input, so only intelligent replies, thanks. I'm looking at 175 guns or 179 pistols I'm, 5'8 and 140, done growing.