okay so there is still alot of nerf pistol forum post here. U know what I say let them nerf it because THERE IS NO PISTOL IN HALO HISTORY. To everyone that is whining about the so called pistol WHICH IT ISN’T BECAUSE ITS A MAGNUM AND ALWAYS WILL BE AN ACCURATE POWERFUL HEAVY SIDEARM. Come on if u don’t like this sidearm which has always had some form of edge in each halo game then best I can tell u is
- Learn to combat it or become a gunslinger yourself
- If u have time to whine u have time to practice
- Last but not less if u don’t like halo’s version of sidearm then play something else not that hard
Edit: I know in CE it was a pistol but guys its basically a magnum with great accuracy so please don’t use realism when the game takes places more than 500 years ahead of us
Is this one of those things like a thumb is a finger but a finger is not a thumb?
The Magnum is not a “pistol”; IT IS THE HAND OF GOD.
Then they should lower the ammo in the clip. 
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> Is this one of those things like a thumb is a finger but a finger is not a thumb?
Probably, A while ago I noticed that 343 incorrectly labeled the Railgun as a Coilgun in it’s description. I mentioned this to a friend and he decided to make a post about it on Waypoint. He then was suspended and his thread locked, because it was useless, like seriously, it’s just a technicality!
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This post is really stupid for a lot of reasons.
It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> The Magnum is not a “pistol”; IT IS THE HAND OF GOD.
this Spartan gets it 
I agree… magnum is very important to Halo… please keep it as it is.
I still call it a pistol but try my best to call it a magnum
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> It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> This post is really stupid for a lot of reasons.
thank for your time of pointing this out here is your cookie
but seriously how so?
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> > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
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> > > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> > I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
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> Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
Not bad I’ll give u credit for the call out with info but since its about gameplay
halo 1 god gun
halo 2 suppression
halo 3 heavy pistol
halo 4 headshot gun
halo 5 jack of trades
each have a special edge to be able to combat most weapons
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> > Is this one of those things like a thumb is a finger but a finger is not a thumb?
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> Probably, A while ago I noticed that 343 incorrectly labeled the Railgun as a Coign in it’s description. I mentioned this to a friend and he decided to make a post about it on Waypoint. He then was suspended and his thread locked, because it was useless, like seriously, it’s just a technicality!
dang that’s just…wow
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> > > > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > > > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> > > I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> > No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
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> > Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
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> Not bad I’ll give u credit for the call out with info but since its about gameplay
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> halo 1 god gun
> halo 2 supression
> halo 3 heavy pistol
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> halo 4 headshot gun
> halo 5 jack of trades
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> each have a special edge to be able to combat most weapons
And what’s wrong with people saying the Halo 5 Magnum shouldn’t be a jack-of-all-trades and should be relegated to a different role? I mean, you just listed the diversity of roles right there.
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> Then they should lower the ammo in the clip.
to how much
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> > > > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > > > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> > > I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> > No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
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> > Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
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> Not bad I’ll give u credit for the call out with info but since its about gameplay
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> halo 1 god gun
> halo 2 suppression
> halo 3 heavy pistol
>
> halo 4 headshot gun
> halo 5 jack of trades
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> each have a special edge to be able to combat most weapons
Halo 1: Utility Rifle skinned as a Pistol.
Halo 2: Useless outside of dual wielding and mashing the triggers.
Halo 3: Slow AND Weak. Utterly worthless in any and all situations.
Halo 4: Inferior to other guns. but at least actually capable of kills.
Halo 5: Utility Weapon that doesn’t quite qualify as a Utility weapon.
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> > > > > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > > > > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> > > > I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> > > No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
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> > > Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
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> > Not bad I’ll give u credit for the call out with info but since its about gameplay
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> > halo 1 god gun
> > halo 2 supression
> > halo 3 heavy pistol
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> > halo 4 headshot gun
> > halo 5 jack of trades
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> > each have a special edge to be able to combat most weapons
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> And what’s wrong with people saying the Halo 5 Magnum shouldn’t be a jack-of-all-trades and should be relegated to a different role? I mean, you just listed the diversity of roles right there.
but that’s just it what is the problem with it the complaints are the it can out shoot a BR and a DMR which has been proven false time and time again if anything the 3 weapons can have a Mexican stand off and have a standoff. The only problem is that the guys with brs and dmrs will be laugh at the guys with tiny gun
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> > > > > It is a magnum-caliber pistol. There is no such thing as “a magnum”. That term is just for short.
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> > > > > Regardless, that sort of thing doesn’t seem to apply in Halo anyway. The AR and DMR use the exact same ammunition yet the AR takes 13-15 shots to kill and the DMR takes 5-7, and somehow the .50 caliber chaingun turrets do similar damage to the AR.
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> > > > I know but most of the complainers think its supposed to be a 9mm pistol this is halo we only use magnum!!!
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> > > No, they’re thinking all about gameplay, like they should.
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> > > Also, if you’re going to argue (incorrect) semantics, then I’ll have you know it was referred to as the “Pistol” in Halo: CE, where it was its strongest incarnation.
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> > Not bad I’ll give u credit for the call out with info but since its about gameplay
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> > halo 1 god gun
> > halo 2 suppression
> > halo 3 heavy pistol
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> > halo 4 headshot gun
> > halo 5 jack of trades
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> > each have a special edge to be able to combat most weapons
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> Halo 1: Utility Rifle skinned as a Pistol.
> Halo 2: Useless outside of dual wielding and mashing the triggers.
> Halo 3: Slow AND Weak. Utterly worthless in any and all situations.
> Halo 4: Inferior to other guns. but at least actually capable of kills.
> Halo 5: Utility Weapon that doesn’t quite qualify as a Utility weapon.
You two are forgetting Halo: Reach, where it was a utility weapon. Basically the same as Halo 5 but better in close range because of its spammability.