Bygones - Legendary Pulse Rifle

Bygones is a Pulse Rifle Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Pulse Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - Adaptive Frame

Source: Random Perks: This item cannot be reacquired from Collections.

"Gone, but never forgotten." —The Drifter

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Arrowhead Brake
Lightly vented barrel.
• Greatly controls recoil
• Increases handling speed
Chambered Compensator
Stable barrel attachment.
• Increases stability
• Moderately controls recoil
• Slightly decreases handling speed
Corkscrew Rifling
Balanced barrel.
• Slightly increases range and stability
• Slightly increases handling speed
Extended Barrel
Weighty barrel extension.
• Increases range
• Decreases handling speed
• Moderately controls recoil
Fluted Barrel
Ultra-light barrel.
• Greatly increases handling speed
• Slightly increases stability
Full Bore
Barrel optimized for distance.
• Greatly increases range
• Decreases stability
• Slightly decreases handling speed
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Durable ranged barrel.
• Increases range
Polygonal Rifling
Barrel optimized for recoil reduction.
• Increases stability
Smallbore
Dual strength barrel.
• Increases range
• Increases stability

Extended Mag
This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
• Greatly increases magazine size
• Greatly decreases reload speed
• Increases airborne effectiveness
Alloy Magazine
Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.
Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size
Armor-Piercing Rounds
Rounds cause extra damage to combatants' shields and overpenetrate targets.
• Slightly increases range
High-Caliber Rounds
Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
• Slightly increases range
Ricochet Rounds
Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces.
• Increases stability
• Slightly increases range
Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
Zen Moment
Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.
Lone Wolf
Slightly improves aim assist, aim down sights speed, and airborne effectiveness. Increases these effects when there are no nearby allies.
Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves.
Moving Target
Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
Stopping Power
This weapon's Kinetic ordinance can more easily stagger combatants, and grant increased target acquisition and damage against low-health targets.

Headseeker
Body shots landed with this weapon increase precision damage and aim assist for a short time. Body shots landed while the perk is active refresh the time.
Kinetic Tremors
Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.
Firefly
Precision kills with this weapon increase reload speed and cause the target to explode, dealing Solar damage to nearby enemies.
Sword Logic
Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. The strength and duration of the bonus increases when more powerful targets are defeated.
Desperado
Reloading after a precision final blow or after rapidly defeating targets increases your rate of fire.
Frenzy
Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
All-Star
Collecting ammo loads this weapon from reserves and enhances its damage and reload speed for a duration.

Collecting Heavy ammo grants more time.

Gun and Run
Defeating targets builds stacks of Gun and Run for a short duration. Sprinting for a short time consumes a stack to partially reload this weapon's magazine from reserves; on Bows, this briefly improves draw speed.