Does Deadly Aim work with Ranged Touch Attacks?

[Prethen]

I was thinking of adding this feat to my Arcanist so that ranged touch attacks become a bit more deadly.

[Nefreet]

Deadly Aim wrote:

You can make exceptionally deadly ranged attacks by pinpointing a foe's weak spot, at the expense of making the attack less likely to succeed.

Prerequisites: Dex 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all ranged attack rolls to gain a +2 bonus on all ranged damage rolls. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every +4 thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

[MeanMutton]

No. Re-read the last sentence. Does not apply to touch attacks.

[Nefreet]

There is one exception, though:

Early Firearms wrote:

When firing an early firearm, the attack resolves against the target's touch AC when the target is within the first range increment of the weapon, but this type of attack is not considered a touch attack for the purposes of feats and abilities such as Deadly Aim.

[Prethen]

Thanks, Nefreet, missed that part of the rule. Damn!

[Cyrad]

They also deliberately made the arcanist's blast exploits not work with feats. This is why none of them are rays.