The terms pulse rifle and pulse pistol refer to various science fiction weapons:

• M41A "Pulse Rifle", an assault rifle in the motion picture Aliens that uses 10 mm caseless ammunition
• The pulse rifle and pulse pistol are the primary weapons used by the United Earth Oceans and others on the television show seaQuest DSV
• The Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle is an assault rifle-type raygun in the computer game Half-Life 2
• In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, the pulse rifle and pulse pistol are standard infantry weapons for the Tau race
• "Pulse rifle" and "pulse pistol" are often used to mean a raygun
• The pulse rifle and pulse pistol are the primary weapons used by the Peacekeepers and others on the television show Farscape
• The pulse rifle is a weapon in Blade Runner (video game)

See also

• Plasma rifle
• Science fiction weapon