Currently when you try to open the gear of a dead soldier you often only open the primary rifle next to the body instead of the gear of the soldier, because the primary is laying next to the body. You now really have to precisely aim and be very close (on top) of the body to open the gear. Otherwise you will only see the primary in the gear menu while you wanted the gear of the soldier.

My suggestion would be to not have the primary weapon exist as a separate gear menu that you can open if it belongs to a dead body next to it.