i know what i see when i face a auto rifle with my hand cannon i have to take cover or die. so autos beat hand cannons if the hand cannon user does not take cover. i put just as many shots into a auto rifle users as when i face other hand cannons and it seems the shots dont register or the game is set up to force the hand cannon user to take cover. out in the open with no cover the auto rifle wins 99 percent of the time. im scared of what would happen if they buffed auto rifles more. it think autos are fine i have used them also and they do a good amount of damage.