HELLO! late to the party, THANKS skippy for showing this
i think the pipe MG should be nerfed and i think some fair ways are
Making crafting harder by needing mechanical parts, cuz... its a MG.. i don't think a few pipes, glue and wood would make a MG...
have a "jam" system where for every 3, 4 or even 5 shots you fire have to Crank the handle on the side to rechamber a round. that way it would give a "oh crap" moment
When reloading, you crank the gun 3 times too finally chamber a round in your sin of god too John Browning!
Last but not least, make the Accuracy very poor