Thoughts on the LAG-53

So I unlocked this rifle and started experimenting after reading what people were saying on here. As others said, it is effectively just a weaker version of the Oden and doesn’t add much to the game. What I wanted to hear was people’s thoughts on fixing it. In my opinion, having a gun that hits about as hard as the oden and has a slower fire rate and much more stable recoil pattern is a fun concept and would be a nice addition to the game. What really holds this back is:

1. The semi auto barrel does nothing for the damage multipliers.

2. This gun is really clunky and slow to aim from a sprint.

3. There aren’t really any good barrels for it to boost the range and if you really want to get any reach you kind of need the monolithic suppressor.

Things that might fix it and make it a contender worth playing with in my opinion:

One option is to push it in a long range direction. let the marksman barrel boost range by 20-30% rather than a pitiful 10% as is typical among the ARs and the semi auto barrel give an increase in multipliers so that this rifle could compete with the SKS. And I would further say the base range stats could use a boost as well.

The other option is to make it more versatile in the closer and mid range. This could be done by reducing its abysmal sprint to fire delay and aim time. But even going this route the semi auto barrel should still be revised to boost damage multipliers.

Those are my initial thoughts after using it a handful of times. What do y’all recommend and how would y’all want to see it changed? Better yet if you are an outlier and think it performs perfectly fine, let me know what tactics you use with it to play to such great effect!