With the gear and perks I have laid out*, I figure 2 out of every 3 attacks will be critical hits. Heavy Handed boosts the base damage per hit by 4.4, and with nearly 6 attacks per second** that will really add up. The problem is Heavy Handed cuts into the critical damage. Mathematically speaking, am I better off investing in Elijah's Ramblings (+150 Critical Damage) and Better Criticals (+50% Critical Damage) and leaving Heavy Handed by the wayside, or combining Elijah and Better Crits with Heavy Handed?

Also, does the damage bonus of perks like Grunt, Cowboy and Traits like Heavy Handed apply to the critical damage as well, or is that set at the base damage for the weapon instead of the modified damage?

*Finesse, Built to Destroy, Light Touch, Ninja, 1st Recon Beret, Joshua Graham's Armor, etc.
**High Agility, Melee Hacker, Slayer