If you’d rather have your close ranged weapons there, swapped them around.
The idea is to make sure that you can easily swap to what you want, when you want it. If you’re a natural born sniper, you may want those types of weapons towards the front. If you’d rather have your close ranged weapons there, swapped them around. To this, along with changing your controls/remap keys, to make sure you’re not only swapping item quickly but also efficiently.