- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Its actually possible that the Magnum and the pistol mentioned in the book are one and the same. The gun was used on the elites before the upgrades were made to the shield system. I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that the Covenant made minor tweaks to the infantry armor(i.e. helmets for brutes, new shields for elites) between FS and H2. This can explain why it is not as strong as it is in the books.