The Heavy Tri- Barrel is the coolest, but the grand pistol has it's uses too, I noticed, I could shoot faster with it, and the additional damage point might not seem like much, but it does, after added all together, 2+ to shoot 2+ to Take aim 2+ to the ammo skill 3x =18+ damage in total added to a shot fired, but the grand pistol is rather strange looking, though the Heavy Tri-barrel has most of the same features as the Grand Pistol, the damage added is half. From my opinion any choice would be good.