Yes very true! Usually you can kill a scrake with the Bulllpup on Normal and the Paty wont stand a chance against the Hunty. On Beginner it's the easiest thing to kill him with the knife.... He won't stand a chanceYou don't get a damage bonus with this thing, silly.
And you can kill scrakes like nothing with the LAR or a shotgun on normal.
The mag count (30) is the max of the weapon. You will start with 15, so don't worry about that.
Though we will have to test it online to really get the right balancing.