Oversoul Edict, the Auto pulse rifle from Crota, is a fast kill even if not all heads shots (3-5 burst I believe, depending on number of head shots assuming all rounds hit).

If you have a FAST scout rifle that you are accurate with, it may be alright.

For the People and Up for Anything are decent Auto Rifles (I actually do better with them then Suros for some reason).

Most Hand Cannons that have any range are good.

Note that most people use the exotic in the Primary slot though, especially with the new ammo changes as it is kind of a waste in any other slot unless you are amazing with the other weapon.

Fatebringer is a pretty good Hand Cannon for PvP. Either of the raid Pulse Rifles are legit options also. Raga does really well with Three Little Words (not sure if this is vanguard or crucible vendor). Red Death is also a great weapon to use.

Almost all of the VoG weapons are best in slot or close to it for PvP:

Praedith's Revenge is hands down the best sniper rifle in the game.
Fatebringer is awesome, though Thorn, Hawkmoon, and The Last Word are generally regarded as better.
Found Verdict is the best shotgun in the game.
Corrective Measure is an amazing HMG.

Other great PvP weapons:
- Thunderlord
- Against All Odds (I think this requires crucible marks to buy though, so it may not be an option for you)
- Gjallerhorn
- The SWARM if you still have it... might be the best HMG in the game.
- MIDA Multi-tool

And for you, because you love pulse rifles:
- Red Death (best in slot)
- The Stranger's Rifle (second best in slot imo)
- Oversoul Edict is also very effective.

I almost exclusively play PvE, but I'm very interested in Trials of Osiris. While my scout rifles serve me well in PvE, I'm at a bit of a loss when selecting weapons for Crucible.

So, limiting weapon selection to weapons you can obtain in PvE: Raid weapons, PvE vendor weapons, and Exotics, what weapons would you PvP aficionados recommend for Trials of Osiris, which they have stated features some form of Iron Banner's "power matters"?

I've had some success with Red Death, but that locks down my Exotic and then I'm left with meh for my secondary and heavy.

In my experience, one of the bigger differences between PvE and PvP is the usefulness of Exotic primaries vs Exotic special/heavy weapons. I don't think its an exaggeration to say that 95% of the players I've seen in the Iron Banner this week are using Exotic Primary weapons.

Thorn, Hawkmoon, Red Death, Last Word, Mythoclast, and the occasional Suros or Bad Juju. These weapons seem to stand head and shoulders above all the others.

That said, I've always been a big proponent of the importance of how a weapon "feels" to a player. If there's a legendary hand canon, pulse rifle, or scout rifle that you really enjoy the feel of, you can do just fine. But in terms of potential time to kill, you will be at a disadvantage.

* MIDA is an exception, albeit at the cost of the Exotic slot.

I've pretty much copied whatever Ragashingo has said in this regard: Three-Little Words (legendary PR) is fabulous, especially considering the recent boost to PRs. It almost seems unfair - but I'll call you a dirty liar if you quote me on that.

That frees up my exotic for Invective. The ammo-regenerating Invective, that nullifies the secondary ammo nerf.

Together, the battle rifle/shottie combo is hard to top in Halo...wait.

Together, the Three Little Words/Invective combo is hard to top in Crucible.

Just one man's opinion. If you like Red Death but would rather use the exotic slot elsewhere, many legendary PRs will do.

I settled on MIDA Multi-Tool, Found Verdict, and Corrosive Measure this weekend while running Iron Banner. MIDA can be fired quickly and accurately from range, but it's biggest disadvantage is time to kill - 3 head shots kills, but add another bullet for every body shot. It does help me get the 20 headshot bounty done more quickly, though.

I was most often killed by:
Thorn (the lingering burn does just enough damage to kill me after I get to cover)
The Last Word (high impact, terribly fast fire and accurate to mid range)
Red Death (only takes two head shots to kill)
Suros (you can get pretty high fire rates by pulling the trigger once for each shot, and it's still high impact, high accuracy).

I've seen Icebreaker in use on maps with longer ranges (Shores of Time). Preadyth's Revenge as well for the folks using an Exotic primary.

Rocket launchers have been Gjallarhorn and Hunger of Crota, but it's mostly been machine guns (probably because of the bounty. There's not much consistancy there - I've been killed by every machine gun ever sold or dropped in the last couple of days.

In order:

• Thorn
  
• The Last Word
  
• Mythoclast
  
• Felwinter's Lie
  
• Red Death
  
• Found Verdict
  
• Bad Juju
  
• LDR 5001 / Efrideet's Spear
  
• (Various other crazy range shotguns)

Hand cannons and shotguns are crazy prevalent at the moment. I use a Last Word and LDR though, because I prefer to not engage as much (read: need to train myself to not engage as much :P)

For scout rifle lovers, this in one of the best for PvP. Build a hunter set for agility and run circles around your enemies. Third eye is also one of the best perks for PvP and by using this weapon, it will allow you to run Lucky Raspberry or Eye of the Third man for your exotic armor.