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I've had similar thoughts in the past too actually, but the problem seems to be mostly that the fluff bolters and chainswords are VERY different than what is actually shown on the game table.

Eventually, I kinda just made peace with it myself. This is not exactly a "realistic" game by any standards, and so I'm okay with weapons like these not being as "killy" as they would be in a more grounded representation.

(Seriously, do you think any normal person would survive taking a bolter round to the chest? They probably wouldn't even have a chest afterwards!)