Board Thread:Questions and Answers Forum/@comment-25407608-20140911073241/@comment-216.27.197.252-20141001175915

This is mostly true, but not completely. Yes, all attack/armor/hp ratings are normalized in pvp, HOWEVER yes weapon stats are not normalized, as well as any bonuses. This means a weapon with a higher impact rating is going to do more damage per bullet than a weapon with a lower impact rating.