I want you to try an excerise, right now. When you are done reading this sentance, aim your mouse at this smiley
and click
When you are done reading this sentance, aim at the "Home" button on Planetside universe page. EDIT: lol, page zoomed all the way down. Just pick something else large on the screen and try and go for it.
That there is the rough comparison to getting an iron sight hit at close-ish range with a sniper rifle, and a shotgun. The smiley way longer didn't it?
Now I'll take your word on you being faster than average reflexes and a good shot. But that smiley was a lot harder to mouse over than the "Home" button, wasn't it? I'm not saying that a good bolt action or semi auto guy can't get some great close quarter clinch shots, but in terms of even reflexes and skill, an M16A3 or shotgun user will utterly destroy an M98B user if both see each other at the same time, even with the same scope attachments.