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|ammotype=[[12.7X40|12.7×40mm]]<ref name="H2M">''[[Halo 2 Manual#Current UNSC Weapons|Halo 2 Manual, page 10, "M6C Pistol dual wield"]]''</ref>
|ammotype=[[12.7X40|12.7×40mm]]<ref name="H2M">''[[Halo 2 Manual#Current UNSC Weapons|Halo 2 Manual, page 10, "M6C Pistol dual wield"]]''</ref>
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|operation=[[Wikipedia:Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|Short Recoil Principle]]
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===Usage===
===Usage===
The M6C was used by UNSC personnel as early as 2525.{{Ref/Film|Id=HLTD|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Homecoming}} Use of the M6C continued through the [[Human-Covenant War]], and was used by UNSC Navy and Marine Corps personnel aboard the [[Spirit of Fire]] and during the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 05]]. {{Ref/Game|H2}}
The M6C was used by UNSC personnel as early as 2525.{{Ref/Film|Id=HLTD|Film=Halo Legends|Story=Homecoming}} Use of the M6C continued through the [[Human-Covenant War]], and it was used by UNSC Navy and Marine Corps personnel aboard the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} and during the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 05]].{{Ref/Game|H2}}


===Ammunition===
===Ammunition===
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===Disadvantages===
===Disadvantages===
The M6C Magnum boasts low damage and is fairly inaccurate and is largely ineffective past close or medium range. These factors make the Magnum a poor choice for use in one-on-one fights with shielded opponents unless the player is capable of first draining the opponent's shields with a grenade or melee attack.
The M6C Magnum has low damage, is fairly inaccurate, and is largely ineffective past close or medium range. These factors make the Magnum a poor choice for use in one-on-one fights with shielded opponents unless the player is capable of first draining the opponent's shields with a grenade or melee attack.


=== Changes from the M6D PDWS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
=== Changes from the M6D PDWS in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
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*Overall update as part of Anniversary remaster.
*Overall update as part of Anniversary remaster.


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M6C Magnum Pistol|gameplay=yes}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gameplay=yes}}
*The ''Halo 2'' Post Game Carnage Report Breakdown Tab on Bungie.net erroneously lists the weapon as the [[M6G magnum|"Magnum M6G Pistol"]].
The ''Halo 2'' Post Game Carnage Report Breakdown Tab on Bungie.net erroneously lists the weapon as the [[M6G magnum|"Magnum M6G Pistol"]].
*The M6Cs bears a remarkable resemblance to the [[wikipedia:Walther P99|Walther P99 pistol]], though the latter handgun is much smaller than the former.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Magnum2.png|A texture of the M6C showing the engravings on the slide. Note the Korean hangul, 일곱, meaning [[seven]].
File:Magnum2.png|A texture of the M6C showing the engravings on the slide. Note the Korean hangul, 일곱, meaning [[seven]].
File:Halo picture_18.jpg|John-117 wielding two M6Cs; note the slide springing back after round is fired.
File:Halo picture_18.jpg|John-117 wielding two M6Cs; note the slide springing back after round is fired.
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File:ForgeM6C.jpg|[[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] aiming an M6C in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:ForgeM6C.jpg|[[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] aiming an M6C in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Homecoming_M6CMagnum_Concept.png|The M6C Magnum Pistol as it appears in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''.
File:Homecoming_M6CMagnum_Concept.png|The M6C Magnum Pistol as it appears in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''.
File:Silenced magnum.JPG|[[Jonah-B283]] using a silenced M6C in ''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]''
File:Silenced magnum.JPG|[[Jonah-B283]] using a silenced M6C in ''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]''.
File:EvoMC RolandM6C.png|[[Roland-B210]]'s silenced M6C.
File:EvoMC RolandM6CMaintenance.png|Roland performing maintenance on his M6C.
File:H2A MP M6C Concept 1.jpg|Several different concepts for the M6C in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A MP M6C Concept 1.jpg|Several different concepts for the M6C in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A MP M6C Concept 2.jpg|Several different concepts for the M6C in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A MP M6C Concept 2.jpg|Several different concepts for the M6C in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.