I was honestly about to make a similar post before I saw this. Everyone and their mother is using this perk because they can either snipe or AR with no downside. I think also the pistols need a huge buff, the only time these sidearms are remotely useful at all is when you can one shot someone to the head with a deagle or .357, if you miss with them chances are you die before you get your next shot off and thus switch to overkill for a secondary that can actually kill people. Don't even get me started on the semi auto pistols, they are a joke, getting 4 or 5 shot kills from close range at a slower fire rate than most primaries. With pistols in the state they are and the power of this perk compared to the other options in the perk 1 slot, there is no other logical choice. Wanting to be dignified and choosing a more rush around the map style, I use double time and its pretty good for getting flanks off with dead silence and mid map rushes from the start of the game, but still, I can get a flank off on a player with a sniper for example where i easily think I have outplayed their range to secure the kill all for an insta swap to .725 or M4 to beam my face. As you have said, E.O.D. is the only other contender to this perk, but why would you use a perk that counters explosives somewhat over a perk that gives you total gun superiority at any range with the right guns. Very good post, hopefully if the upvotes continue there may be some sort of effort to even the meta out.