So, which all purpose weapon do you like the most in Halo3/ODST?

Many people did love the M6D back in Halo 1, the BR55 in Halo 2 changed the role of the all purpose weapon but it was considered cheap due to its insta-hit since back in Halo 2 not all gameplay elements were refined, yet some considered the weaker M6C a good weapon and much more balanced due to its rate of fire, dual wielding, and somewhat general inaccuracy.

In Halo 3 I would say it had the best justified system of the Battle Rifle and Pistol factors, the new BR55 HB-SR was virtually the same yet much more barable needing at least a 3rd of the clip to kill someone, (12 bullets) and the increase delay for range on all weapons expect the spartan laser which bungie themselves have degreed as the only insta hit weapon.(You may have noticed how at split second times in multiplayer or campaign, a sniper or beam rifle shot would streak by and just miss you). The Pistol the M6G in Halo 3 is my favorite out of the series, it has the apporximte power of the Halo 1 pistol being a 5 hit kill weapon and it has a rate of fire par to the Battle Rifle in Halo 3. It is highly accurate in multiplayer and can really help with long range kills when no scoped weapons are around. I have used this weapon a lot in team slayer when I could not find a BR or carbine.

In all halo games, the only problem with the pistol is its moderate power while the BR had a power of around low to high depending on the number of rounds in the bullet that hit. Both fit to be balanced but in all halo games to date, Halo 1 to Halo 3 ODST, scope or not, any shield enemy would take too much time and ammo for breaking shields, An AR and BR worked much better all the time because more rounds with decent power would break the shields and expose that pesky elite or brute, it would take about 4-all 12 shots for a BR in 1 clip to bring down higher enemies, AR a clip or 2, but the Pistol of any game, it could take 3 clips or more. I always liked the BR because it was better for taking out any of those annoying guys.

Now with the new M6C/SOCOM, things are still the way they are, the gun is exactly the answer for the grunts and jackals, drones if you can hit them as well but not for brutes unless you can get them exposed. The New silenced M7S/caseless takes the role of being that one weapon the BR did by being able to quickly defeat any foe expect hunters effectively. All the other weapons unchanged like the Carbine, AR, Shotgun, Sniper, etc, they all have their same power and strengh for how quickly they could rip off brute armor from Halo 3. The SMG though seems as if it is much stronger or it could just be due to the increased accuracy but in Halo 3, taking out a grunt or Jackal with an SMG could take a decent amount of ammo even on higher difficulties, but the silenced SMG tends to finish them off quicker and even against brutes it can rip off shields and let you melee them or headshot them to nothing, the same amount of shots it takes to discharge a brutes shields are the same amount it takes for the BR depending on the brute rank and difficulty.

I have tended to save SMG ammo highly for the brutes if I had no plasma Rifle in firefight to kill them quickly with little trouble.

So what all purpose halo weapon do you guys like the most?