I'm toying with an Ogryn World regiment right now and I have a few questions about the melee use of a ripper gun.
1) Craftsmanship modifiers to a ripper gun certainly help with its ranged capabilities, but do they likewise give it the melee bonuses for Good or Best quality ripper guns?
2) Is there any reason that Mono cannot be applied to a ripper gun? It can be applied to a warhammer, and the ripper gun counts as a warhammer, so it should be okay, right? Obviously this would only improve the melee profile of the ripper gun.