Ya pretty much im actually a pulse rifle fan but you are right. If your at scout range you might as well just pull out the sniper or an exotic HC which still have a ridiculous range. I would have figured the ranges would have worked like this working inside out for primaries:
[b]Shorter Range[/b] Autos --> HC --> Pulse --> Scout [b]Longer Range[/b]
Right now its more like this:
[b]Shorter Range[/b] HC --> HC --> HC=Pulse --> HC [b]Longer Range[/b]