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== Summary ==

The M6D is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed, magnum caliber handgun; however, if you hold down the trigger it will fire continuously until the magazine is empty (although if you do use the non-stop fire it will become noticeably less accurate). It is most likely striker-fired, due to the fact that there is no external hammer. [[Image:MC M6D.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|The Master Chief wielding an M6D.]] It fires the M225 SAP-HE (Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive) rounds from a 12 round magazine. It has a decent high rate of fire (3.5 rounds/sec or 210 rounds/min) with a very long effective range, being able to hit a target accurately up to about 90-95 meters. Its real range, however, is 122.5 meters (real range being how far the bullet can actually travel). The weapon’s accuracy alone is quite precise and has a very small shot spread at close and medium ranges. This, combined with its decent damage against current shield systems, makes it an acceptable weapon of choice when faced with shielded opponents. It is, however, even more effective against flesh and hard/soft armor, being able to kill most targets in 1 shot to the head or a couple of shots to the body (depending on the target). ~~Still none the less, if you know this much about halo, it's time to turn off your x-box, go out side, and talk to a fucking girl~~

The M6D is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed, magnum caliber handgun; however, if you hold down the trigger it will fire continuously until the magazine is empty (although if you do use the non-stop fire it will become noticeably less accurate). It is most likely striker-fired, due to the fact that there is no external hammer. [[Image:MC M6D.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|The Master Chief wielding an M6D.]] It fires the M225 SAP-HE (Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive) rounds from a 12 round magazine. It has a decent high rate of fire (3.5 rounds/sec or 210 rounds/min) with a very long effective range, being able to hit a target accurately up to about 90-95 meters. Its real range, however, is 122.5 meters (real range being how far the bullet can actually travel). The weapon’s accuracy alone is quite precise and has a very small shot spread at close and medium ranges. This, combined with its decent damage against current shield systems, makes it an acceptable weapon of choice when faced with shielded opponents. It is, however, even more effective against flesh and hard/soft armor, being able to kill most targets in 1 shot to the head or a couple of shots to the body (depending on the target).

== Technical Specifications ==

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Also, the pistol weapon in Marathon, Bungie's previous FPS, had a visible scope. It is possible this is where Bungie's idea of giving a pistol a scope originated.

==Trivia==

*This weapon is the only automatic weapon in the M6 line that shows up in the Halo Trilogy. All other Magnums are semi-automatic.

*This pistol is the first usable weapon in the Halo Trilogy.

*You first receive the M6D on the level [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]] from [[Captain Keyes]] on the ship's bridge.

*M6D pistols are the only pistols that have scopes. The scope mounted on the M6D is nearly identical to the laser sight mounted on top of the M6G. This may be related to early Halo:CE development where the pistol had what appeared to be a laser sight mounted on the pistol.

*The ammo packs for the M6D have a declaration lettering code: M225 12.7x40mm SAP-HE

* The M6D was replaced by the [[M6C Magnum]] in [[Halo 2]]. Although the M6D is clearly more powerful than the Magnum, it was most likely changed due to Balance issues.

*The M6D has Japanese Kanji (The Chinese character "[[Seven]]") written on it, another 7 reference.

*It can take up to a magazine and a half to destroy a [[Banshee]] in Campaign (fully destroy, not just kill the pilot).

*Technically, if you hold down the fire trigger in the Xbox or PC version, it will fire automatically, but it will not be much faster than regular fire. It will also be less accurate, with the shot sometimes landing outside the reticule. This feature is absent from other models in the M6 line.

*With the exception of [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]], it appears in every level of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].

*One shot to the exposed orange flesh of a [[Hunter]] result in a kill, no matter what difficulty setting.

*It has been said by many critics that the M6D Pistol was massively overpowered for the game [[Halo:Combat Evolved]] since it could destroy a vehicle with two or three magazines. It was mentioned during an episode of the [[Bungie]] Podcast that there was an internal debate about how powerful the M6D should have been. It was stated that the weapon was supposed to be weaker, but an employee made a last-minute code change that gave the pistol its power.{{fact}}

*In the [[Halo 2]] [[Multi-player]] map [[Tombstone]], there is a box with an M6D Pistol that can be seen on a crate that's behind the right side of the fence that is stretched over the water trench in the middle of the map. You must zoom in to see it properly.

*Even though your character may perform a more elaborate melee with the pistol in 1st person; from another player's perspective your character is actually flailing around the pistol like it's an axe or [[Energy Sword]].

*Sometimes known as "God's Own Handgun",or "The Jesus Gun" since it is considered quite overpowered.

*[http://www.ScrewAttack.com ScrewAttack] noted the M6D as "the most powerful pistol in FPS history" in their Top 10 First Person Shooters of all time.

*The [[Magnum]] in other [[Halo]] games is not as strong as this Pistol but the [[Battle Rifle]] somewhat replaces it in [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]].

*There is an image of a hippo engraved on the bullet case which can be seen if a bullet is fired when the screen freezes during a loading section. The hippo is similar to the diagram found in the [[Halo 2]] [[Multi-player]] map [[Headlong]].

*Back by popular demand, the M6D will appear in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and is the possible sidearm of [[Sergeant Forge]].

==References==

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 == Summary ==
-The M6D is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed, magnum caliber handgun; however, if you hold down the trigger  it will fire continuously until the magazine is empty (although if you do use the non-stop fire it will become noticeably less accurate). It is most likely striker-fired, due to the fact that there is no external hammer. [[Image:MC M6D.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|The Master Chief wielding an M6D.]] It fires the M225 SAP-HE (Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive) rounds from a 12 round magazine. It has a decent high rate of fire (3.5 rounds/sec or 210 rounds/min) with a very long effective range, being able to hit a target accurately up to about 90-95 meters. Its real range, however, is 122.5 meters (real range being how far the bullet can actually travel). The weapon’s accuracy alone is quite precise and has a very small shot spread at close and medium ranges. This, combined with its decent damage against current shield systems, makes it an acceptable weapon of choice when faced with shielded opponents. It is, however, even more effective against flesh and hard/soft armor, being able to kill most targets in 1 shot to the head or a couple of shots to the body (depending on the target). Still none the less, if you know this much about halo, it's time to turn off your x-box, go out side, and talk to a fucking girl
+The M6D is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed, magnum caliber handgun; however, if you hold down the trigger  it will fire continuously until the magazine is empty (although if you do use the non-stop fire it will become noticeably less accurate). It is most likely striker-fired, due to the fact that there is no external hammer. [[Image:MC M6D.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|The Master Chief wielding an M6D.]] It fires the M225 SAP-HE (Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive) rounds from a 12 round magazine. It has a decent high rate of fire (3.5 rounds/sec or 210 rounds/min) with a very long effective range, being able to hit a target accurately up to about 90-95 meters. Its real range, however, is 122.5 meters (real range being how far the bullet can actually travel). The weapon’s accuracy alone is quite precise and has a very small shot spread at close and medium ranges. This, combined with its decent damage against current shield systems, makes it an acceptable weapon of choice when faced with shielded opponents. It is, however, even more effective against flesh and hard/soft armor, being able to kill most targets in 1 shot to the head or a couple of shots to the body (depending on the target).
 == Technical Specifications ==
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 Also, the pistol weapon in Marathon, Bungie's previous FPS, had a visible scope. It is possible this is where Bungie's idea of giving a pistol a scope originated.
+==Trivia==
+*This weapon is the only automatic weapon in the M6 line that shows up in the Halo Trilogy. All other Magnums are semi-automatic.
+*This pistol is the first usable weapon in the Halo Trilogy.
+*You first receive the M6D on the level [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]] from [[Captain Keyes]] on the ship's bridge.
+*M6D pistols are the only pistols that have scopes. The scope mounted on the M6D is nearly identical to the laser sight mounted on top of the M6G. This may be related to early Halo:CE development where the pistol had what appeared to be a laser sight mounted on the pistol.
+*The ammo packs for the M6D have a declaration lettering code: M225 12.7x40mm SAP-HE
+* The M6D was replaced by the [[M6C Magnum]] in [[Halo 2]]. Although the M6D is clearly more powerful than the Magnum, it was most likely changed due to Balance issues.
+*The M6D has Japanese Kanji (The Chinese character "[[Seven]]") written on it, another 7 reference.
+*It can take up to a magazine and a half to destroy a [[Banshee]] in Campaign (fully destroy, not just kill the pilot).
+*Technically, if you hold down the fire trigger in the Xbox or PC version, it will fire automatically, but it will not be much faster than regular fire. It will also be less accurate, with the shot sometimes landing outside the reticule. This feature is absent from other models in the M6 line.
+*With the exception of [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]], it appears in every level of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].
+*One shot to the exposed orange flesh of a [[Hunter]] result in a kill, no matter what difficulty setting.
+*It has been said by many critics that the M6D Pistol was massively overpowered for the game [[Halo:Combat Evolved]] since it could destroy a vehicle with two or three magazines. It was mentioned during an episode of the [[Bungie]] Podcast that there was an internal debate about how powerful the M6D should have been. It was stated that the weapon was supposed to be weaker, but an employee made a last-minute code change that gave the pistol its power.{{fact}}
+*In the [[Halo 2]] [[Multi-player]] map [[Tombstone]], there is a box with an M6D Pistol that can be seen on a crate that's behind the right side of the fence that is stretched over the water trench in the middle of the map. You must zoom in to see it properly.
+*Even though your character may perform a more elaborate melee with the pistol in 1st person; from another player's perspective your character is actually flailing around the pistol like it's an axe or [[Energy Sword]].
+*Sometimes known as "God's Own Handgun",or "The Jesus Gun" since it is considered quite overpowered.
+*[http://www.ScrewAttack.com ScrewAttack] noted the M6D as "the most powerful pistol in FPS history" in their Top 10 First Person Shooters of all time.
+*The [[Magnum]] in other [[Halo]] games is not as strong as this Pistol but the [[Battle Rifle]] somewhat replaces it in [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]].
+*There is an image of a hippo engraved on the bullet case which can be seen if a bullet is fired when the  screen freezes during a loading section. The hippo is similar to the diagram found in the [[Halo 2]] [[Multi-player]] map [[Headlong]].
+*Back by popular demand, the M6D will appear in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and is the possible sidearm of [[Sergeant Forge]].
 ==References==