User blog comment:LilyheartsLightning/The MEWiki Arsenal Awards 2012/@comment-60.240.209.220-20130124133108/@comment-4967682-20130124211302

Yeah, I meant the Paladin does more damage than the Talon.

Many pistols are better than their long gun equivalents, so that's not really impressive on the Predator's part. Predator > Avenger, Eagle > Phaeston, Phalanx > Vindicator, Carnifex > Viper/Mantis, Talon > Disciple/Katana/Scimitar, etc. A shame we can't carry more than one pistol. Curse you, arbitrary carry limit!

Anyway needing a scope mod is a major disadvantage for the Talon. The Paladin is already faster, stronger, lighter, and more accurate; giving it an extra mod slot over the Paladin seems like overkill.