Editing Bolter (section)

===Special Issue Bolt Pistol===
[[File:ReiverHeavyBoltPistol.png|200px|right|thumb|Special Issue Bolt Pistol]]
The Special Issue Bolt Pistol (known as Heavy Bolt Pistol in 8e, which is now the name of the Assault Intercessors' unique Bolt Pistols) is the expectedly heavier variant of the standard Bolt Pistol that is not only larger, but also possesses a rather elongated barrel to emphasize its heaviness.

The Special Isssue Bolt Pistol is commonly employed by the [[Reiver|Reiver Squads]] of the [[Primaris Marines|Primaris Space Marines]]. By class, it is practically the [[Hand Cannon]] of the Bolter family. The longer barrel as well as larger size means that a Special Issue Bolt Pistol has enough punch to rival that of a conventional Bolter. The bolts it uses might even be the same in caliber. Whilst this may not seem as an impressive description, we must take note that the covert nature of a Reiver means that he must sacrifice both armour and equipment load – basically, anything that will weigh him down – in order improve speed, agility and mobility. Having a small(ish), compact yet packs-quite-a-punch of a pistol is essential for covert operations when a larger gun would prove more of a detriment than useful. How most of the Reivers are equipped with Heavy Bolt Pistols further supports the emphasis for their battlefield mobility, even though they do have the [[Bolt_Carbine|Bolt Carbine]] as an alternative choice that likely has a better weight/firepower ratio compared to these pistols, at least when light infantry tactics such as theirs are concerned. This is countered by the fact that the Special Issue Bolt Pistol, being a pistol, works much better paired with their huge Combat Knives than the Carbine.

On a side note, every infantry-ish Primaris (''i.e. not Reivers and Aggressors'') visibly carries with himself a standard Bolt Pistol as a sort of sidearm, which can look very similar to the Special Issue Bolt Pistol here. Of course, being the "Hand Cannon", the Special Isssue Bolt Pistol is comparatively bigger and has a more robust barrel; but beyond that, the distinction becomes blurry. The "normal" Bolt Pistols of the normal Primaris Marines are a throwback to the earlier marks of the Great Crusade, which are long just enough to hold with the off-hand for better accuracy if the need arises. Later marks suggest a change of trend to removing that extra grip altogether in favor of size reduction. Since Guilliman (''or Cawl'') is up for the blast from the past, he/they brought it back and made it standard-issue, along with a variant that shaves away two thirds of that handguard and puts it on top of the barrel as a heat shield instead. The Special Issue Bolt Pistol is noticeably different in that it features both forms of coverage, with a four-ridged handguard and a heat shield which is not a shaven handguard that covers just as much – a barrel shroud, so to speak. This degree of insulation may be because of how the bolts it fires are larger than the usual size people would expect to be shot from an average Bolt Pistol.

Despite this, unfortunately in terms of crunch, a Special Issue Bolt Pistol is unexpectedly [[Derp|not that much different from the normal Bolt Pistol]], possessing about the same punch as Cypher's, and only the punch since you'd need the Absolvor below to get a range comparable to his posh pistol. The only difference is in the aesthetics, as well as a small amount of armor penetration that is [[Wat|more than a standard Bolter, in fact]].
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