It really depends on the size of the gun , type of gun and ship you are flying. Blaster are the shortest range weapon system so they are the most polarizing.
Hybrids, Rails are good for small and medium but not so great for large. Blasters are in general not great unless you have a big range bonus (see Kronos mentioned above).
Laser are a bit less polarizing, Pulse with scorch have good enough range and have higher damage / better tracking. beams hit far but DPS is lower and so is tracking.
Projectiles, Autos have good DPS and range is pretty flexible even if application at range is not that good, Arties have great range but big alpha, low DPS and poor tracking. So its a bit of a mixed bag.