They are and shotguns require more skill and here's a nice fact top snipers say to shotguns use your primary when they don't use one they use the last word a spamming gun if they get a body shot. It's easy to snipe just sit in back aim at head level then pull a trigger. Shotguns require you to be able to hug them and after this patch when you get killed by a shotgun you will say that person is skillful because the range nerf, the damage nerf, the movement speed(which is what a shotgun needs to close the gap) nerf, the handling nerf, and the swap times nerf. What's changing to snipers to make this more balanced nothing, nothing at all. Then you snipers are going to complain to bungie that fusion rifles are op just because you suck so much that you can't snipe. All sniping is head level o crap I missed… oh wait never mind good thing my 1000 yard stare hit that headshot even though I missed.

With the meta being pulse rifles they're fairly accurate because the burst fire typically allows the reticle to fall back down to head level if you had it preset. Or enough distance and the reticle barely moves. So I can see why he made that statement. Been head shot quite a few times after landing 2 full burst with a high rof pulse and to be honest that is friggen annoying. I run snipe all day and I've done that to people as well. Autos are by far the worst things to aim against. I remember sniping when autos were still good and the view kick is worse then pulse rifles. For some reason pulses have just enough pause to land a snipe semi consistently whole being shot at.