User blog comment:DBD Abyss/9 months of hell. AKA 9 months of Ghosts/@comment-6443995-20140808135250/@comment-5619949-20140816011003

From a casual standpoint, just about any weapon can be used effectively.

From a competitive standpoint though, the two mentioned weapons are statistically better and leave little reason to use another weapon and put yourself at a disadvantage.