Man now that sounds actually sucky... the extra anims are not a big deal - you can't individualize every single weapon there is, but other things you mentioned... yeah, kinda doesn't match up with overall Valve perfectionism level...
Loch'n'Load, honestly, checked it and didn't notice anything special... not like I payed alot of atention to it's details - it never was for me, altrough charging with Splendid Screen and Loch'n'Load, launching critical shots... yeah that was destructive.