I completed the bounty before I realized it was a turd of a weapon. Once I got my hands on Red Death, I realized what an Exotic pulse rifle [i]should[/i] be like.

I have been hooked on The Last Word. Besides being cowboy as hell, it's a full auto handcannon. Extra hip fire damage and accuracy. It is just a very fun weapon to use. The down side is that you are having to reload after every eight rounds. That reload time is when I get picked off damn near every time.

I haven't acquired one yet. Though it's definitely something I'd like to obtain. I use a lot of handcannons (namely Devil You Know and Red Hand IX) and that thing looks like pure sex in revolver form. If you find one or buy it from Xur (he's sold it twice, now), snatch up the Red Death. Performance and stat-wise it's comparable to Super Pox VLO or Fair & Square. A nice high-impact, extremely accurate pulse rifle with a decent magazine size. Damage-wise in Crucible, it takes two bursts to the head to kill an opponent, or three bursts to the body (which usually ends up including a headshot as the recoil rides the bullet path up to the face and neck when aiming at center-mass)... at longer distances it'll take more, but the thing is a surgeon's tool even from across the map. People end up sitting on this weapon for PvE because each kill kickstarts the health/shield regeneration (making it god-tier for Strikes) but the description of "This weapon is a Guardian killer." holds very, very true if you've got a steady aim and are willing to break away from spamming Auto Rifle bodyshots like the rest of the Crucible.

You got me totally interested in that thing now. I didn't know how it would reform, plus I haven't had much interest in pulse rifles

I used it the other day to get my first (and so far, only) "Reign Of Terror" (15 kill streak) and Slayer (rapidly kill 5 opponents) medals because the health/shield regen works after kills in the Crucible as well. It's seriously my favorite weapon in the game. How does Last Word perform, by the way? I'm very used to The Devil You Know which has the "Send It" perk to upgrade its range. Does Last Word have the same reach (i.e. "it's like using a Scout Rifle that [i]doesn't[/i] suck" or does it perform more as a close-quarters weapon? And a friend of mine said the "Full Auto" trait was bugged sometimes where the weapon would suddenly stop firing if he was holding down the trigger... usually at the worst possible moment. :P What's your thoughts on it?