Because the submunitions have no falloff if the slug can hit.
That means you can put in work 20+ meters out.
Whatever the threshold is for hit reg on the slug. I don't have the exact metric yet.
The slug does experience falloff... but the submunitions still carry enough dps for viability beyond 12 meters in PvE.
Maven brought this to my attention.
Here's the vid she made:
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi6w3gtUB4c]SLAYER'S FANG is secretly a SNIPER RIFLE[/url]
The build is good too, but it's not the best hunter combo.
I do think Repulsor Brace is the best catalyst, but I will craft Cascade Point because it does do fantastic focused DPS.
I think Foe Falcon might be the best kit, or Dragon Falcon combined with a BnS heavy on Prismatic Hunter.
I have Foe Falcon... but I haven't played with it yet.