[Gens] Identity Crisis concerning weapon -- Advice requested.

My experience with MH games before Gens is limited to a little bit of 3U, where I used a bowgun for a while (until my file got deleted) and then a greatsword. Both of those felt okay, but 3U wasn't really my jam. I'm liking Gens a lot better.

I started out playing MHGens with a Hammer, and that was okay. I never quite got the hang of charge blows, but that's fine too; I'm mostly just playing solo. I got a little tired of that, though, and recently I've been hunting with a bow. Again, I'm having trouble getting the hang of charge shots, and I rarely use coatings besides paint. However, even the bow doesn't really feel like a good fit for me; I use it well enough, but it's lost the novelty quite a bit, and it takes me 20 minutes or more to hunt large monsters that I feel like should take 10 minutes.

Changing weapons again, I've been considering a faster weapon. Going through the training missions, the dual blades seem fast and fun but a little bit prone to combo-ing further than I want and getting me hit. The swaxe is kinda fine, but it's slow and I don't like the shield. In general, actually, I'm noticing in myself that I'm bad with a shield, and I'm honestly not that interested in improving. The GS seems more bulky than I'm all that interested in. What anecdotes can you people share that might help me decide? So far, I'm not opposed to DB, and haven't tried IG, LS, LBG, HBG, or any other weapons not listed. I've eliminated from my consideration Hammer, SnS, CB, GS, GL, Lance, HH, and Bow.

By the way; I'm not looking for advice on getting better. When I want tips on improvement, I'll ask for that. I'm looking for a subjective view of the weapons open to me, and thoughts on what I should try.

Thanks for the contributions!

EDIT: As many have pointed out, I meant the Charge Blade where I said the swaxe. I was confused by the part where it's a sword, and then it turns into a... hammer? Of some sort with the R+X thing.