If I'm trying to use a sniper after sprinting, I'm likely doing it wrong, anyway. They're not meant to be used in that way. I guess it depends on how much of a delay they were placing on them. Still, it'd be less than a second, so I personally wouldn't be complaining about it. If I'm shooting out of sprint, I'm doing it with a primary. I don't see it being a massive problem for snipers. Snipers aren't blinking/sliding around, and shooting as soon as they exit the animation. Reducing shotgun range is a nerf. I can't really see it in any other way. If a weapon is being changed, so that it's harder to use, it's being nerfed. You can balance something and it still ends up being a nerf.