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Magnum
H2A M6CPistol.png
Gameplay role

Faction:

Human (UNSC)

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon

Weapon class (?):

Pistol

Weapon type (?):

Precision weapon

Firing mode:

Semi-automatic

Effective range:

Close to medium

Counterparts:

Human (UNSC):

Covenant:

Banished:

Forerunner:

Weapon stats

Damage:

Low to medium

Damage type (?):

Kinetic

Projectile speed:

Medium to very high

Rate of fire:

Low to high

Accuracy:

Medium to very high

Magazine size:

Varies

Zoom:

Varies

Variants and attachments

Base variant(s):

 
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Universe and lore

Main article: Magnum
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Overview

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Major Variants

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Counterparts

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Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary

Magnum
H2 M6C Magnum Pistol.png
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 
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Campaign

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Multiplayer

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Halo 3

Magnum
A cropped screenshot of the M6G2 magnum in Halo 3.
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 

Campaign

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Multiplayer

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Halo: Reach

Magnum
HReach-M6GMagnumPistol-LeftSide.png
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 

Campaign and Firefight

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Multiplayer

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Halo 4

Magnum
H4-M6HMagnumPistol-SideRender.png
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 

Campaign and Spartan Ops

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Multiplayer

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Halo 2: Anniversary Multiplayer

Magnum
A cropped screenshot of the M6C magnum, as depicted in Halo 2: Anniversary's multiplayer component.
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 

Multiplayer

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Halo: Online

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Multiplayer

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Halo 5: Guardians

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Magnum
H5G-Render-Pistol.png
Gameplay role

Weapon tier (?):

Loadout weapon / Dual wield weapon

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Covenant:

Weapon stats

Damage:

SP: 8 (can headshot)

MP: 5.5 (can headshot)

Damage type (?):

bullet_slow

Projectile speed:

400 wu/s

Max range:

40 wu

Rate of fire:

0.1s fire recovery time

  • (10 rounds per second)

Spread (?):

0.25 to 1.5 degrees

Magazine size:

12 rounds

Reserve ammo capacity:

48 rounds (4 magazines)

Tag name (?):

magnum

 

Multiplayer and Warzone

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Unlock and acquisition requirements

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Halo Spartan Assault

Main article: Twin-stick shooter

Campaign

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Unlock and acquisition requirements

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Halo Spartan Strike

Campaign

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Unlock and acquisition requirements

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Skins and cosmetics

The Magnum has seen many equipable weapon skins and coatings across the various games it's been featured in.

Halo 3 (MCC)

Main article: Skins (Halo 3)
Magnum
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Icon Name Description Unlock requirements
Default Default skin. Unlocked by default
H3 Pistol HuntersBlood Skin.png
Hunter’s Blood Well armed. Well armored. Series 3, Tier 1 (Spartan Point 1)
H3 Pistol BlueHeaven Skin.png
Blue Heaven Reach for the sky. Series 3, Tier 22 (Spartan Point 1)
H3 Pistol Sharpshooter Skin.png
Sharpshooter The bite stuff. Series 3, Tier 31 (Spartan Point 1)
H3 Pistol Golden Skin.png
Golden Bling on the ring. Series 3, Tier 44 (Spartan Point 1)
H3 Pistol TechCamoBravo Skin.png
Tech Camo Bravo Gunner's seat, please. Series 5, Tier 40 (Spartan Point 1)
H3 Pistol HazardPay Skin.png
Hazard Pay Safety first! Series 5, Tier 57 (Spartan Point 1)
MCC Menu icon.
OGX Used on a select target audience. The Exchange (Spartan Point 3)

Production notes

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Trivia

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Gallery

Concept art

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Renders

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HUD icons

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Screenshots

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List of appearances

Notes

Sources