The problem is that everything "our level" difficulty-wise caps us 30-50 below the enemy. Maybe if Bungie knew how to do difficulty/ power levels like most if not every other developer with either, this wouldn't be an issue. Of course primaries are going to feel weak when a single red bar will take over half the ammo of an AR to kill them even with mostly crits. Or when like in the Lawless missions, on top of the increasing power delta, like over half the enemies are majors or higher. When their definition of a "challenge" isn't putting a timer on something or over complicated mechanics, it's bullet sponges and negating our last 80 levels. You know, like any game company that wants more player engagement when their game is on life support plugged into a faulty outlet connected to an outdated generator would do? Maybe for some, primaries might feel better, but then it's worth noting how up to 20% of that damage comes from the artifact and the weapon stat. How much of the rest is coming from ad clear perks like Jolting Feedback or damage perks like Adagio?