User blog comment:Funnyguy12311/Best weapon in game./@comment-26971153-20150323210322/@comment-25923864-20150325045028

Auging capacity and racemodded wastes a slot. You should only ever choose 1 over the other.

Also doesn't look like there is really a "Best gun in the game." These are all top candidates when it comes to the role of the weapon. I just say top 3/5 when I mention what I think is best.

Hornet: Deadly, Overclocked, Adaptive, Pinpoint

Shockfield: Deadly, Adaptive, Racemodded (unless you achive instant reload w/o it, then Piercing), Pinpoint

Stripper: Overclocked, Tenacious, Adaptive, Piercing (deadly instead of piercing is nice too.)

Sub-Light COM2: same as Hornet

HIKS 3100: Deadly, Overclocked, Adaptive, Skeletonized (This aug is highly dependant on class & playstyle, so Pinpoint would be next)

Proposition: Deadly, Overclocked, Adaptive, Pinpoint (again skeletonized based on playstyle & class)

Shotlite Tempest/Hard Thorn : Deadly, Overclocked, Adapive, Piercing/Pinpoint (Build dependant once again)

If we're going for pistols.

Mustang: Deadly, Racemodded, Piercing, Adaptive.

Trailblazer: Deadly, Piercing, Adaptive, Pinpoint (squeeze Racemodded in if needed over Pinpoint, maybe enlarged... maybe.)

Those are the only 2 pistols worth using cores on.