I can remove/skip the reload animation on my sniper rifle. But does it speed things up? (Video.)

Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kPXTZZjz99Y

Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=78v8WW0u53o

It's pretty simple:
1: Fire a shot.
2: Straight after the shot hit a hotkey ability (in this example I use my turret).
3: The turret deploy animation takes the place of the reload/bolt animation and as soon as the rifle is (auto-)re-equiped you're ready to fire another shot without having to wait for the bolt-action.

So, is this speeding things up in anyway? If so is it an exploit?

It's probably nothing but I thought I'd ask.