I'll take that into account next time when it comes to story and progression.
But you should totally try again and play with the guns. I worked SO HARD on the firearms to make them feel nice. The handgun is in the upstairs locked room. The key is in the house on the bottom floor in the room to the left of the save room (the kitchen). The shotgun is in the Ranger Tower. Follow the trail but don't cross the stream.
Or don't bother to play it again. Either way, I love you bunches.