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Hand Cannons are a semi-automatic pistols in Destiny. These Primary Weapons have powerful single shots but limited magazine size. They are ideals for dealing headshots and performing Precision Kills.

Exotic Hand Cannons

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed
((FEVER AND REMEDY~))		Solar	320–400	81–82	29–62	10–53	43–50	22	11	15	85–105	50
Ace of Spades		Kinetic	280 - 320	81	40	32	33	22	12	15	95	36
Fatebringer (Adept)		Arc	320–400	81	40	32–38	33–43	22	12	15	95	36–51
Hawkmoon (Year 1)	70	Kinetic	334-365	81	38	51	39	22	13	17	60	60
Hawkmoon (Year 2)		Kinetic	320 - 400	81	38	51	39	22	13	15	60	60
Hawkmoon (Year 3)		Kinetic	???	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
The First Curse		Kinetic	290 - 320	94	32	12	22	15	8	15	90	20
The Last Word (Year 1)	70	Kinetic	302-365	68	14	31	56	32	8	17	100	20
The Last Word (Year 2)		Kinetic	320 - 400	68	8	22	56	32	8	15	100	20
Thorn (Year 1)	70	Kinetic	334-365	68	38	22	16	32	9	17	80	10
Thorn (Year 3)		Kinetic	400	68	29	31	43	32	9		80	30
Word of Crota (Adept)		Void	320–400	68	25–37	45–51	45–60	32	12	15	57	89–101
Zaouli's Bane (Adept)		Void	320–400	68–70	9–42	11–54	29	32	11	15	90–110	95

Legendary Hand Cannons

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed
Appellant III		Kinetic	280	68	25	27	56	32	9	15	100	71
Byronic Hero		Kinetic	280	81	25	41	30	22	9	15	100	59
Cygnus	60	Kinetic	??	40	50	40	40	60	50	15	60	60
Down and Doubt 00-0		Kinetic	280	74	15	60	48	32	8	15	80	89
Duke Mk.44		Kinetic	??	??	??	??	??	60	7
Exile's Student		Kinetic	300	68	19	39	49	32	9	15	98	79
Exile's Student (Adept)		Kinetic	380	68	19	39	49	32	9	15	98	79
Eyasluna		Kinetic	270	81	38	51	39	22	13	15	60	60
FEVER AND REMEDY~		Kinetic	380	81	35	41	43	22	11	15	85	50
Fatebringer (Year 1)	60	Arc	248-300	81	40	32	33	22	12	17	95	36
Fatebringer (Year 3)		Kinetic	365–400	81	40	32–38	33–43	22	12	15	95	36–51
Finnala's Peril		Kinetic	280	81	37	36	36	22	12	15	94	66
Free Will III		Kinetic	350	68	20	41	48	32	10	15	94	82
Gaheris-D		Kinetic	280	81	23	56	41	22	7	15	90	65
Greenhorn Mk. 11	60	Kinetic	??	0	20	10	70	100	50	15	80	80
Harrowed Zaouli's Bane (Year 2)		Kinetic	319–335	71	15	42	16	32	11	15	90	95
Harrowed Zaouli's Bane (Year 3)		Kinetic	365–400	68–70	9–42	11–54	29	32	11	15	90–110	95
Her Mercy	60	Kinetic	331-365	81	25	32	26	22	10	17	88	36
Her Revenge		Kinetic	300	81	27	39	29	22	10	15	88	50
How Dare You		Kinetic	350	68	20	33	51	32	11	15	81	81
I4I Reciprocal	60	Void	248-300	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20
Ill Will (Year 2)		Kinetic	140	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20
Ill Will (Year 3)		Kinetic	300	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20
Imago Loop		Kinetic	220 - 400	81	40	32	33	22	12	15	95	36
Jewel of Osiris	60	Kinetic	365-365	81	40	32	43	22	9	17	60	37
Jewel of Osiris (Adept)	60	Random Elemental	365-365	81	40	32	43	22	9	17	60	37
Judith-D		Kinetic	280	94	41	17	26	15	7	15	90	25
Kumakatok HC4		Kinetic	280	74	15	60	48	32	9	15	80	71
Loner.Rebel	60	Kinetic	331-365	81	33	45	36	22	8	17
Lord High Fixer (Year 1)	60	Kinetic	248-300	81	38	36	37	22	11	17	90	41
Lord High Fixer (Year 2)		Kinetic	300	81	35	36	37	22	11	15	90	41
Merciful	60	Kinetic	248-300	81	28	37	30	22	12	17	88	41
Mos Tempes	60	Kinetic	??	40	60	35	55	60	50	17	80	45
Powerful. Tex Mechanica.	60	Kinetic	??	80	80	10	10	20	40	15	90	20
Primed Bone Orchard Mk. 22	60	Kinetic	??	40	60	60	20	60	50	15	80	40
Primed Mal Libra II	60	Kinetic	??	40	50	40	40	60	50	15	60	60
Red Hand IX	60	Kinetic	248-365	81	21	50	33	22	10	17	81	46
Six Dreg Pride	60	Kinetic	365-365	81	30	50	43	22	9	17	90	34
Six Dreg Pride II	60	Random Elemental	365-365	81	30	50	43	22	9	17	90	34
Sojourner Compass	60	Kinetic	300-365	81	25	42	33	22	12	15	95	45
Stolen Pride		Kinetic	300	68	25	45	46	32	9	15	90	71
TFWPKY 1969	60	Kinetic	272-331	81	28	37	30	22	10	17	90	41
The Chance	60	Kinetic	272-331	81	25	43	38	22	6	17	83	53
The Devil You Don't	60	Kinetic	272-331	68	17	41	53	32	5	17	86	85
The Devil You Know	60	Kinetic	248-300	81	25	42	33	22	12	17	95	45
The Fulcrum	60	Kinetic	331-365	81	39	34	51	22	8	17	90	38
The Great Refusal	60	Kinetic	300-365	81	38	36	37	22	11	15	90	41
The Lingering Song		Kinetic	350	94	46	24	32	15	8	15	92	37
The Palindrome		Kinetic	350	81	39	39	39	22	9	15	94	46
The Revelator		Kinetic	270	68	17	41	53	32	8	15	85	85
The Vanity		Kinetic	280	87	24	70	40	22	8	15	100	74
The Wail		Kinetic	350	81	32	37	39	22	7	15	83	44
The Water Star		Kinetic	280	81	40	32	43	22	9	15	60	37
The Water Star (Adept)		Kinetic	310	81	40	32	43	22	9	15	60	37
Timur's Lash	60	Kinetic	331-365	94	48	15	29	15	7	17	94	30
Timur's Lash (The Dark Below)	60	Kinetic	272-331	94	48	15	29	15	7	17	94	30
Uffern HC4		Kinetic	280	87	24	70	43	22	7	15	90	65
Up the Ante	60	Kinetic	331-365	68	23	34	56	32	12	17	99	89
Venation III	60	Kinetic	248-300	81	24	44	37	22	8	17	91	51
Word of Crota (Year 1)	60	Void	300-331	68	25	45	45	32	12	17	57	89
Word of Crota (Year 3)		Kinetic	365–400	68	25–37	45–51	45–60	32	12	15	57	89–101
Zaouli's Bane		Kinetic	300-335	71	15	42	16	32	11	15	90	95

Rare Hand Cannons

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed
A Little Voice	40	Kinetic	??	80	53	25	35	20	44	17	100	26
Backhanded Compliment	60	Kinetic	272-331	81	38	36	39	22	8	17	66	45
Cordova-HC3		Kinetic	?	81	25	27	36	22	10	15	80	35
Equuleus	40	Kinetic	??	80	61	17	39	20	26	17	81	31
Hard Luck Mk. 52	40	Kinetic	??	40	31	38	39	60	70	17	94	39
Heaven Can Wait	60	Kinetic	272-331	81	23	46	32	22	9	17	95	44
Hoss Mk.51	40	Kinetic	??	40	44	38	46	60	52	17	86	37
Kaifeng-HC3		Kinetic	?	68	22	24	48	32	10	15	100	60
LOCK ARETE	40	Kinetic	??	0	10	10	60	100	50	15	80	70
Merciless (Weapon)	40	Kinetic	242	40	38	31	36	60	78	17	88	36
Mister Neutron	40	Kinetic	??	40	50	57	10	60	50	15	80	30
Mos Ardus IV		Kinetic	169	??	??	??	??	150	6
Mos Aria III		Kinetic	?	94	32	11	20	15	10	15	80	33
Mos Azoth IV		Kinetic	?	81	32	27	29	22	9	15	100	46
Mos Ganon V	40	Kinetic	??	0	34	23	53	100	70	17	90	62
Mos Morsus III		Kinetic	?	81	32	27	39	22	5	15	80	31
NIFTY BISCUIT	40	Kinetic	??	40	40	38	30	60	50	15	60	50
Painted Big Chief Mk. 45	40	Kinetic	??	80	69	10	31	20	61	17	96	23
Painted Mos Ardus V	60	Kinetic	272-331	68	19	37	45	32	11	17	43	73
Polite Denial 0/1	60	Kinetic	272-331	94	45	21	27	15	9	17	99	27
Primed Big Sky Mk.48	60	Kinetic	272-331	94	42	25	31	15	7	17	85	32
Regulator Mk. 43		Kinetic	135	??	??	Medium	Slow	120	6
Regulator Mk. 56	40	Kinetic	116/242	94	36	24	20	15	80	17	92	18
Renegade Mk.55	40	Kinetic	??	40	39	31	47	60	26	17	90	47
Rience-D		Kinetic	?	81	18	51	35	22	5	15	80	55
Silvered Maverick Mk. 41	40	Kinetic	??	40	33	37	42	60	52	17	89	42
Sir Isaac	40	Kinetic	??	40	48	35	48	60	7	17	83	39
Threnody HC4		Kinetic	?	87	22	52	42	22	9	15	100	48
Vortimer-D		Kinetic	?	94	34	11	20	15	8	15	80	33

Uncommon Hand Cannons

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed
Azurduy-A		Kinetic	?	94	30	13	19	15	6	15	90	18
Bandit Mk. 36	15	Kinetic	??	40	25	37	36	60	54	17	85	36
Maverick Mk. 32	15	Kinetic	??	40	31	31	43	60	16	17	91	43
Mos Calamus I		Kinetic	37	81	19	35	24	22	9	15	100	38
Mos Ganon III	15	Kinetic	??	0	21	29	55	100	31	17	80	63
Mos Scala I		Kinetic	192	81	15	35	22	22	5	15	100	41
Peccadillo's Grace	30	Kinetic	??	0	19	32	52	100	46	17	93	60
Searcher Mk. 37	15	Kinetic	??	40	35	38	44	60	31	17	80	36

Common Hand Cannons

	Item Level	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed
Bandit Mk. 24	5	Kinetic	??	40	34	21	41	60	7	17	81	41
Duke Mk. 10	??	Kinetic	??	40	32	24	35	60	35	17	93	35
Duke Mk. 20	??	Kinetic	??	0	21	24	51	100	21	17	97	58
Duke Mk. 21	5	Kinetic	??	40	26	30	28	60	62	17	97	28
Maverick Mk. 20	5	Kinetic	??	40	23	32	36	60	28	17	84	36
Mos Ganon II	5	Kinetic	??	0	23	22	48	100	35	17	87	55
Searcher Mk. 20	5	Kinetic	??	80	52	10	34	20	7	17	89	27

Play Style

These are pretty lack-luster in the Beta. Aside from "style", there is little to recommend these over the Scout Rifle, which fills a similar role (high damage, semi-auto deliberate fire). Their mags / cylinders are too small and they don't feel as snappy as Scout Rifles.

Weapons

Primary Weapons	Auto Rifles • Hand Cannons • Pulse Rifles • Scout Rifles
Special Weapons	Fusion Rifles • Sniper Rifles • Sidearms • Shotguns
Heavy Weapons	Machine Guns • Rocket Launchers • Swords

Last modified on 22 September 2014, at 21:27