Its high power and range make it a versatile weapon that is useful in most multiplayer scenarios.
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The Pistol Magazine Upgrade and Pistol Piercing Mod give it another edge on shotguns. It has a larger capacity than most shotguns, and does shotgun-like damage with a better rate of fire. The Talon is a good weapon for a Vanguard.The Talon has an extremely high chance per shot of triggering ammo powers including Cryo Ammo provided most of the pellets hit home.Squadmates fire the Talon very slowly, making it a poor choice for them overall.The Talon benefits from 50% bonus damage to both shields and barriers.Aiming down sights or through a scope increases the muzzle climb of the weapon compared to when firing normally.This is especially useful for accurate players, as the Talon can kill many light enemies with a single headshot even on Insanity (even protected enemies as the Talon can bypass shield-gates almost entirely due to firing multiple projectiles in a single shot). Zooming through the Pistol Scope reduces projectile spread even more effectively than aiming down sights.Aiming down sights changes the targeting reticule of the Talon to a large circle and noticeably reduces the pellet spread of the weapon.This is both its greatest strength and greatest weakness: while the Talon is incredibly lethal at close range, its effectiveness rapidly diminishes out to medium and long range as the pellet spread increases. The Talon is essentially "a shotgun in pistol form," firing multiple pellets in a single shot.