While that’s true, it’s possible his number discrepancy came from testing between runs on different difficulties, causing damage fluctuations he didn’t understand. A lot of people don’t know the keep always defaults to recruit when you first log in, then goes to whatever difficulty you played last. It’s useful info to tell people who don’t seem to understand why the test dummy numbers don’t add up.
Ass a side note to @Frostysir you were definitely testing on the unarmored dummy if you’re getting 4-5k dmg on shortbow headshots. Against the armored dummy, you won’t break 1k on the shortbow unless you invest heavily into damage vs armor and skaven.