That may have sounded more ambiguous than intended.
GH, to me, usually comes out with a few low ball and a few high ball firearms. I like the former, because I think it provides room to flesh out what street scum use, where, and why. Not everything falls within shadowrunner optimal gear range, and you don't need to dig into srs explaining on how scum can find / afford / keep it.
The stuff that raises the bar on shadowrunner gear, not so much. Spy gear always gets a pass, though.