[RickDeckard]

I’m guilty of necroing a few threads. I figured the alternative was being told to use the search function if I started a new thread on the same topic. =)

But there’s still no clear cut answer to the defense penalty question?

[Xenon]

But there’s still no clear cut answer to the defense penalty question?

As the name suggests you typically only use the "Bulls-Eye Double-Tap/Burst" Called Shot together with an attack that fire 2 or 3 bullets (which only reduce the targets defense pool by 1 or 2).

[Lormyr]

I personally believe this falls under the "specific rules trump general rules" clause.

The general rule of burst fire options is penalty to defense dice, but when using bull's eye or double tap those specific rules replace said general rules.

[Michael Chandra]

I'd replace the benefit, yes, even if it's not there by RAW. No matter whether you fire 3, 6 or 10 bullets with the action, you get the benefit of 3 bullets for Bullseye and no defense penalty effect.

As GM, I want to only allow these with Narrow Bursts, still gaining the Narrow Burst damage benefit, but that means SA-Bursts cannot use this and I dislike nerfing it like that. I would allow combining them with a Narrow Burst for bonus damage, though, since that means you're turning your Simple Action into a Complex Action for the same amount of bullets.