To be fair, Destiny probably takes place hundreds of years from now, and decades after Humanity experienced a 'golden age'. Perhaps there have been some advancements to the operation of guns since then? I mean, Super Good Advice is able to teleport missed bullets directly back into the magasine, weapons can suddenly have increased damage on a whim, the impact of bullets can be altered on a whim and a fourth state of matter has been discovered (engram, which can be transmuted into almost anything: most engrams you see in the game are cuboids that turn into ammo). In any case, thanks for your post, for this was very educational.