I feel the hand cannon has too much recoil, too slow a reload and not enough damage. If you want to keep if as a primary, it needs more damage, and a little less recoil/quicker reload.
Ideally, you guys should change it back to a special weapon, where it is like a less damage sniper rifle, a proper skill cannon. Something you switch too in a bind, that is a bit of a bitch to handle, but if you manage too, rewards you greatly.
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The high-damage aspects of Handcannons lie in getting critical hits, not blasting holes in everthing in sight.