Bothered to actually go into Garrison to test the Devastator out. You can actually rotate the gun while firing, but on full auto the recoil is quite high.​

Edit: This could just be a symptom of the Bolter's bad accuracy at mid range.​

Edit: I think the biggest problem was when they just spammed heavy attack at me. I could dodge to avoid the first two, but once I was out of stamina my knife just broke instantly if it clanged. Guess I need to try to fast attack them more. I am deathly afraid of clanging though. (See point 3)​