In Team Snipes, Beam Rifle is mostly my first choice. B/c if it overheats, I switch to Sniper Rifle and while I'm using that, the Beam Rifle cools down as if it "reloads itself".
U get more shots than if u go with SR first and have to reload, overheat BR.
Instead of Overheat BR, use up SR clip, then use the cooled down BR.
They do same speed and same damage, but if anyone's never noticed, the sniper trail of the Beam Rifle disappears quicker than the SR smoke trail.