By my research as a PvE player. Between the low ammo and high reload time you are better off with a scout rifle for accurate shots than a hand cannon especially if playing alone, and figuring you can't one shot per bullet with hand cannon on what you are fighting, if you are it is better. I wouldn't call it worthless though. In groups you could use hand cannons to take big chunks of damage then depend on teammates to finish them off. Cause of the current issues with hand cannons in PvE I can see lot of players giving people that use them a hard time. I don't think they are so weak that people shouldn't use them, they have their place and are fun to use. I think if they made the reload time a little less, there would be less complaining. To me it's not a big deal, and they have to feel different than scout rifles without being overpowered.