Hand Cannons

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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 ideal for dealing headshots and performing Precision Kills.

Exotic Hand Cannons

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
((FEVER AND REMEDY~))	Solar	320–400	81–82	29–62	10–53	43–50	22	11	15	85–105	50	55–65
Ace of Spades	Kinetic	280 - 320	81	40	32	33	22	12	15	95	36	61
Fatebringer (Adept)	Arc	320–400	81	40	32–38	33–43	22	12	15	95	36–51	61–66
Hawkmoon (Year 1)	Kinetic	334-365	81	38	51	39	22	13	17	60	60	50
Hawkmoon (Year 2)	Kinetic	320 - 400	81	38	51	39	22	13	15	60	60	50
Hawkmoon (Year 3)	Kinetic	???	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
The First Curse	Kinetic	290 - 320	94	32	12	22	15	8	15	90	20	90
The Last Word (Year 1)	Kinetic	302-365	68	14	31	56	32	8	17	100	20	50
The Last Word (Year 2)	Kinetic	320 - 400	68	8	22	56	32	8	15	100	20	30
Thorn (Year 1)	Kinetic	334-365	68	38	22	16	32	9	17	80	10	60
Thorn (Year 3)	Kinetic	400	68	29	31	43	32	9		80	30	50
Word of Crota (Adept)	Void	320–400	68	25–37	45–51	45–60	32	12	15	57	89–101	74–79
Zaouli's Bane (Adept)	Void	320–400	68–70	9–42	11–54	29	32	11	15	90–110	95	80–90

Legendary Hand Cannons

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Appellant III	Kinetic	280	68	25	27	56	32	9	15	100	71	76
Byronic Hero	Kinetic	280	81	25	41	30	22	9	15	100	59	71
Cygnus	Kinetic	??	40	50	40	40	60	50	15	60	60	50
Down and Doubt 00-0	Kinetic	280	74	15	60	48	32	8	15	80	89	56
Duke Mk.44	Kinetic	??	??	??	??	??	60	7
Exile's Student	Kinetic	300	68	19	39	49	32	9	15	98	79	94
Exile's Student (Adept)	Kinetic	380	68	19	39	49	32	9	15	98	79	94
Eyasluna	Kinetic	270	81	38	51	39	22	13	15	60	60	50
FEVER AND REMEDY~	Kinetic	380	81	35	41	43	22	11	15	85	50	65
Fatebringer (Year 1)	Arc	248-300	81	40	32	33	22	12	17	95	36	61
Fatebringer (Year 3)	Kinetic	365–400	81	40	32–38	33–43	22	12	15	95	36–51	61–66
Finnala's Peril	Kinetic	280	81	37	36	36	22	12	15	94	66	71
Free Will III	Kinetic	350	68	20	41	48	32	10	15	94	82	83
Gaheris-D	Kinetic	280	81	23	56	41	22	7	15	90	65	80
Greenhorn Mk. 11	Kinetic	??	0	20	10	70	100	50	15	80	80	20
Harrowed Zaouli's Bane (Year 2)	Kinetic	319–335	71	15	42	16	32	11	15	90	95	90
Harrowed Zaouli's Bane (Year 3)	Kinetic	365–400	68–70	9–42	11–54	29	32	11	15	90–110	95	80–90
Her Mercy	Kinetic	331-365	81	25	32	26	22	10	17	88	36	66
Her Revenge	Kinetic	300	81	27	39	29	22	10	15	88	50	75
How Dare You	Kinetic	350	68	20	33	51	32	11	15	81	81	92
I4I Reciprocal	Void	248-300	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20	50
Ill Will (Year 2)	Kinetic	140	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20	50
Ill Will (Year 3)	Kinetic	300	94	50	12	9	15	7	15	90	20	50
Imago Loop	Kinetic	220 - 400	81	40	32	33	22	12	15	95	36	61
Jewel of Osiris	Kinetic	365-365	81	40	32	43	22	9	17	60	37	75
Jewel of Osiris (Adept)	Random Elemental	365-365	81	40	32	43	22	9	17	60	37	75
Judith-D	Kinetic	280	94	41	17	26	15	7	15	90	25	60
Kumakatok HC4	Kinetic	280	74	15	60	48	32	9	15	80	71	74
Loner.Rebel	Kinetic	331-365	81	33	45	36	22	8	17
Lord High Fixer (Year 1)	Kinetic	248-300	81	38	36	37	22	11	17	90	41	65
Lord High Fixer (Year 2)	Kinetic	300	81	35	36	37	22	11	15	90	41	65
Merciful	Kinetic	248-300	81	28	37	30	22	12	17	88	41	76
Mos Tempes	Kinetic	??	40	60	35	55	60	50	17	80	45	65
Powerful. Tex Mechanica.	Kinetic	??	80	80	10	10	20	40	15	90	20	50
Primed Bone Orchard Mk. 22	Kinetic	??	40	60	60	20	60	50	15	80	40	60
Primed Mal Libra II	Kinetic	??	40	50	40	40	60	50	15	60	60	50
Red Hand IX	Kinetic	248-365	81	21	50	33	22	10	17	81	46	89
Six Dreg Pride	Kinetic	365-365	81	30	50	43	22	9	17	90	34	65
Six Dreg Pride II	Random Elemental	365-365	81	30	50	43	22	9	17	90	34	65
Sojourner Compass	Kinetic	300-365	81	25	42	33	22	12	15	95	45	81
Stolen Pride	Kinetic	300	68	25	45	46	32	9	15	90	71	80
TFWPKY 1969	Kinetic	272-331	81	28	37	30	22	10	17	90	41	76
The Chance	Kinetic	272-331	81	25	43	38	22	6	17	83	53	82
The Devil You Don't	Kinetic	272-331	68	17	41	53	32	5	17	86	85	90
The Devil You Know	Kinetic	248-300	81	25	42	33	22	12	17	95	45	81
The Fulcrum	Kinetic	331-365	81	39	34	51	22	8	17	90	38	75
The Great Refusal	Kinetic	300-365	81	38	36	37	22	11	15	90	41	65
The Lingering Song	Kinetic	350	94	46	24	32	15	8	15	92	37	63
The Palindrome	Kinetic	350	81	39	39	39	22	9	15	94	46	70
The Revelator	Kinetic	270	68	17	41	53	32	8	15	85	85	90
The Vanity	Kinetic	280	87	24	70	40	22	8	15	100	74	41
The Wail	Kinetic	350	81	32	37	39	22	7	15	83	44	77
The Water Star	Kinetic	280	81	40	32	43	22	9	15	60	37	75
The Water Star (Adept)	Kinetic	310	81	40	32	43	22	9	15	60	37	75
Timur's Lash	Kinetic	331-365	94	48	15	29	15	7	17	94	30	53
Timur's Lash (The Dark Below)	Kinetic	272-331	94	48	15	29	15	7	17	94	30	53
Uffern HC4	Kinetic	280	87	24	70	43	22	7	15	90	65	50
Up the Ante	Kinetic	331-365	68	23	34	56	32	12	17	99	89	76
Venation III	Kinetic	248-300	81	24	44	37	22	8	17	91	51	83
Word of Crota (Year 1)	Void	300-331	68	25	45	45	32	12	17	57	89	74
Word of Crota (Year 3)	Kinetic	365–400	68	25–37	45–51	45–60	32	12	15	57	89–101	74–79
Zaouli's Bane	Kinetic	300-335	71	15	42	16	32	11	15	90	95	90

Rare Hand Cannons

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
A Little Voice	Kinetic	??	80	53	25	35	20	44	17	100	26	60
Backhanded Compliment	Kinetic	272-331	81	38	36	39	22	8	17	66	45	65
Cordova-HC3	Kinetic	?	81	25	27	36	22	10	15	80	35	76
Equuleus	Kinetic	??	80	61	17	39	20	26	17	81	31	52
Hard Luck Mk. 52	Kinetic	??	40	31	38	39	60	70	17	94	39	73
Heaven Can Wait	Kinetic	272-331	81	23	46	32	22	9	17	95	44	85
Hoss Mk.51	Kinetic	??	40	44	38	46	60	52	17	86	37	64
Kaifeng-HC3	Kinetic	?	68	22	24	48	32	10	15	100	60	65
LOCK ARETE	Kinetic	??	0	10	10	60	100	50	15	80	70	20
Merciless (Weapon)	Kinetic	242	40	38	31	36	60	78	17	88	36	66
Mister Neutron	Kinetic	??	40	50	57	10	60	50	15	80	30	60
Mos Ardus IV	Kinetic	169	??	??	??	??	150	6
Mos Aria III	Kinetic	?	94	32	11	20	15	10	15	80	33	59
Mos Azoth IV	Kinetic	?	81	32	27	29	22	9	15	100	46	67
Mos Ganon V	Kinetic	??	0	34	23	53	100	70	17	90	62	66
Mos Morsus III	Kinetic	?	81	32	27	39	22	5	15	80	31	67
NIFTY BISCUIT	Kinetic	??	40	40	38	30	60	50	15	60	50	50
Painted Big Chief Mk. 45	Kinetic	??	80	69	10	31	20	61	17	96	23	44
Painted Mos Ardus V	Kinetic	272-331	68	19	37	45	32	11	17	43	73	86
Polite Denial 0/1	Kinetic	272-331	94	45	21	27	15	9	17	99	27	59
Primed Big Sky Mk.48	Kinetic	272-331	94	42	25	31	15	7	17	85	32	63
Regulator Mk. 43	Kinetic	135	??	??	Medium	Slow	120	6
Regulator Mk. 56	Kinetic	116/242	94	36	24	20	15	80	17	92	18	57
Renegade Mk.55	Kinetic	??	40	39	31	47	60	26	17	90	47	65
Rience-D	Kinetic	?	81	18	51	35	22	5	15	80	55	76
Silvered Maverick Mk. 41	Kinetic	??	40	33	37	42	60	52	17	89	42	71
Sir Isaac	Kinetic	??	40	48	35	48	60	7	17	83	39	61
Threnody HC4	Kinetic	?	87	22	52	42	22	9	15	100	48	50
Vortimer-D	Kinetic	?	94	34	11	20	15	8	15	80	33	43

Uncommon Hand Cannons

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Azurduy-A	Kinetic	?	94	30	13	19	15	6	15	90	18	42
Bandit Mk. 36	Kinetic	??	40	25	37	36	60	54	17	85	36	68
Maverick Mk. 32	Kinetic	??	40	31	31	43	60	16	17	91	43	62
Mos Calamus I	Kinetic	37	81	19	35	24	22	9	15	100	38	43
Mos Ganon III	Kinetic	??	0	21	29	55	100	31	17	80	63	68
Mos Scala I	Kinetic	192	81	15	35	22	22	5	15	100	41	50
Peccadillo's Grace	Kinetic	??	0	19	32	52	100	46	17	93	60	70
Searcher Mk. 37	Kinetic	??	40	35	38	44	60	31	17	80	36	61

Common Hand Cannons

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Bandit Mk. 24	Kinetic	??	40	34	21	41	60	7	17	81	41	49
Duke Mk. 10	Kinetic	??	40	32	24	35	60	35	17	93	35	51
Duke Mk. 20	Kinetic	??	0	21	24	51	100	21	17	97	58	59
Duke Mk. 21	Kinetic	??	40	26	30	28	60	62	17	97	28	57
Maverick Mk. 20	Kinetic	??	40	23	32	36	60	28	17	84	36	60
Mos Ganon II	Kinetic	??	0	23	22	48	100	35	17	87	55	57
Searcher Mk. 20	Kinetic	??	80	52	10	34	20	7	17	89	27	38

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.

As of the Game proper the significantly higher impact than at level Scout Rifles makes them an advisable choice for closer range combat. A steady hand is required to use them properly as they require a the user to bring the enemy into very close range and the low magazine size and long reloads are unforgiving of mistakes at low levels different weapons are advised.

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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