Yeah, it's a complete disappointment. (Destiny)
Personally, I'd love to see the weapons actually seem like they were testing something. Either a perk that doesn't normally land on that archetype (shotguns with explosive rounds, a full auto hand cannon, or maybe a sniper rifle with a Sureshot IS instead of a scope), or something even more extreme (a shotgun with vortex, "find more special ammo", and performance bonus, as well as full auto, for example, or a bullet hose auto rifle with minimal stability that uses skip rounds and has a massive clip... Stuff like that.
When I first heard about the concept, I thought it would all be stuff like this. And the fact that you have to kill specific enemies (usually majors) just makes it feel like a total chore.
Complete thread:
- Gunsmith Test Weapons:  Why are they all so bad? - 
Kahzgul, 
2016-05-18, 16:53 
- Prototypes - 
Blackt1g3r, 
2016-05-18, 18:40
- What about blinking bullets? - 
BeardFade, 
2016-05-18, 23:51
- What about blinking bullets? - Blackt1g3r, 2016-05-19, 13:27
 - I've always thought a gun that teleported objects would be.. - 
Kahzgul, 
2016-05-19, 14:56
- I've always thought a gun that teleported objects would be.. - 
Korny, 
2016-05-19, 15:02
- Was that Nightcrawler? And Blob? - ZackDark, 2016-05-19, 15:21
 - Dammit Jim, I'm a Doctor not a Mortician! 
 - 
Blackt1g3r, 
2016-05-19, 16:59
 - Amazing.  On all counts. 
 - 
Kahzgul, 
2016-05-19, 21:56
 
 
 - I've always thought a gun that teleported objects would be.. - 
Korny, 
2016-05-19, 15:02
 
 
 - What about blinking bullets? - 
BeardFade, 
2016-05-18, 23:51
 - Yeah, it's a complete disappointment. - 
CyberKN, 
2016-05-18, 18:43
- To be fair... - slycrel, 2016-05-18, 18:55
 
 - The "negative nancy" answer - 
CruelLEGACEY, 
2016-05-18, 18:57
- The "negative nancy" answer - Kahzgul, 2016-05-18, 19:41
 - Probably. - Funkmon, 2016-05-18, 20:02
 - The "negative nancy" answer - 
cheapLEY, 
2016-05-18, 21:53
- The "negative nancy" answer - 
CruelLEGACEY, 
2016-05-18, 23:00
- The "negative nancy" answer - Cody Miller, 2016-05-18, 23:14
 - The "negative nancy" answer - cheapLEY, 2016-05-18, 23:18
 
 
 - The "negative nancy" answer - 
CruelLEGACEY, 
2016-05-18, 23:00
 - It's on purpose. - narcogen, 2016-05-19, 23:50
 
 - He gave a bunch of shitty weapons in Y1 as well. - ProbablyLast, 2016-05-18, 23:46
 - It encouraged variety in user choice. - DEEP_NNN, 2016-05-19, 01:06
 
 - Prototypes - 
Blackt1g3r, 
2016-05-18, 18:40