Long bursts more effective than multiple short ones?

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Originally Posted by Woke Up Dead

I get the impression that in this game a long, on-target burst will do more damage than multiple short ones even if the sum of the short ones lands as many bullets as the long one.
Am I right about this, or am I just imagining things?

Hitting the exact same spot twice with two short burst is more difficult than hitting it with a single longer burst IMHO. If I can fire from up close there seems to be no difference between two short bursts and a single longer one.
But any result can and will be skewd by your own perception - and randomization.