Guild Wars 2

I’m a bomb kit engie and I’m wondering if a P/Sh Weapon set up would give a higher dmg range and stats than a rifle.

Kit damage scales depending on your weapon’s rarity, so assuming similar ones you shouldn’t see a difference in damage. That said, rifle vs p/s depends what mode you’re talking about for how efficient/useful they are.

For PvE power builds are king, and pistol is a condition-based weapon. It can be worth using if you use bomb kit most of the time and swap out of kit for blasting/blocking with your shield then switch back, but otherwise rifle is better.

For PvP pistol/shield is really good for the blocks and condi builds, who become much more viable than in PvE. It can definitely be worth using there over rifle so you can add bleed/confusion/poison on top of the burning from bomb kit.