That's just not right...the range on legendary handcannons such as True Prophecy or Steady Hand is ridiculous...I could understand exotics but...for legendary weapons it's just not worth using other weapons types since with 90% of the current maps they completely eclipse pulse rifles, auto rifles and scout rifles... there's 2 maybe 3 maps which are long enough to start appreciating other weapons types but for the vast majority... handcannons dominate cause they're good at most ranges.
SMG should kill faster than handcannons at close range.
Scout rifles/pulse rifles should kill faster than handcannons at long range without having to get an airport runway far away from the target.