Hand Cannons are near perfect right now. They just need small adjustments in damage or speed, but that's purely as a balance issue. Primary weapons are versatile and adaptive and can be used in a variety of situations. Hand cannons fire well from close to far range, and any differences between them and the other primary-types are EXACTLY how primary-types should vary. Hand cannons don't suit special weapons, as specials are used in largely-particular situations and can be rendered near useless otherwise; shotguns need close range to cause significant damage; snipers are too slow and too hard to aim for close-to-mid range, leaving them to excel at long range; and fusion rifles have a delay that require a lot of timing and consistent aim to not get obliterated between charges. Specials are good for filling holes in a player's gameplay given the map, mission, or the player's style of play or choice of primary. Hand cannons have no place in the special weapon type.