With weapons that have big damage and yet don't have crit you have two choices: either scale status like with this weapon or you can mod for pure damage. [Steady Hands] is there because of preference but it isn't a hard requirement so if you can manage the recoil take it off and save a forma.
When hunting Grineer mod for viral-radiation as their flesh hates viral and the elite units have alloy armor.
For the Corpus mod magnetic-toxin with Augur pact.
For infested if you insist use corrosive-heat also with [Augur Pact].