This can become frustrating since weapon mods are largely needed to reach higher light levels like 280 or 300.
Unlike many of the other mods, you’ll obtain in the wild or by obtaining Bright Engrams from Eververse, Kinetic Weapon Mods are unique to the Gunsmith. There are a lot of items you can obtain in Destiny 2 that will help you level up, but one of the most elusive is Kinetic Weapon Mods.