Repeating Shot was available to the 2014 Artificer in Tasha's, so that's not new. It is new that it's an item available outside of artificer replication.
I'm playing an 2025 artillerist with it now - they only get one attack per turn anyway. Mechanically I'm trading some range for the ability to have a one-handed weapon. But for my particular character, it's less the gunslinger archetype and more this is just a magic ranged weapon. 1d10+1+Int (true strike) ... or 2d10 firebolt with a much longer range. Actually, firebolt gets an extra d8 added if it's my Arcane Firearm, and a standard attack does not.
Obvs I could give it to someone with two attacks, or a battle smith or armorer also has extra attack. Note that Artificer doesn't get any of the Weapon Masteries though.
The point of withholding Repeating Shot from calculations is twofold: Repeating Shot is only reliably available when you have an Artificer willing to hand one over, and any magic item will skew calculations. That skew can tilt either way depending on what exactly it is. Doesn't affect the base discussion, which in this case is the items supported by their specialized feats.
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The point of withholding Repeating Shot from calculations is twofold: Repeating Shot is only reliably available when you have an Artificer willing to hand one over, and any magic item will skew calculations. That skew can tilt either way depending on what exactly it is. Doesn't affect the base discussion, which in this case is the items supported by their specialized feats.