To be honest Im gonna side with Gilfarts here.
The only people I ever see / saw using pistols have been 2GA PVTs, 11B PV1-2, 1MD PVT/PFC. Even then, by that point when they start climbing ranks, they rely heavily on their primary gun for doing the most damage.
Pistols primary usage was to get better times on like OC right??
Dont think its gonna be a necessity for having work done to sidearms.
Even with the changes you proposed in your OP, using pistols in combat isnt viable whatsoever. As per the scenario you provided with medic and RU AK, they're outclassed by majority of the primaries that are already given to basic whitelists. Unless youre using a sniper up close?
Im not sure what statistics can be changed or not, but in the scenario of healing someone and then transitioning to a gunfight, maybe the draw speed can be increased of the pistol? Its in every basic FPS that you draw your sidearm faster than reloading a primary. Then again, I dont know if it can be changed.
For now, -1