By the reading below I'm a bit confused, it says to make a free ranged attack with a ranged weapon. Does this mean that in a turn i can attack normally with my bow and then get a second free attack with my bow with my bow that has a spell into the attack? Or, is it just stating that its a free action to put the spell of my choice (limited by range ect.) into the one ranged attack and both attacks (ranged bow attack & magic spell) go off when/if it hits the target?
Ranged Spellstrike (Su)
At 2nd level, whenever an eldritch archer casts a spell that calls for a ranged attack, she can deliver the spell through a ranged weapon she wields as part of a ranged attack. Instead of the free ranged attack normally allowed to deliver the spell, an eldritch archer can make one free ranged attack with a ranged weapon (at her highest base attack bonus) as part of casting this spell. The attack does not increase the spell’s range.
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The action economy is very similar to that of regular Spellstrike.
For example:
(1) If you cast Ray of Frost as a Standard Action then you would get to fire an arrow (with the spell attached) as a Free Action that is part of casting the spell. You would still have a Swift Action, a Move Action, and probably some Free Actions left that round.
(2) If you cast a Quickened Ray of Frost as a Swift Action then you would get to fire an arrow (with the spell attached) as a Free Action that is part of casting the spell. You would still have a Standard Action, a Move Action, and probably some Free Actions left that round.
(3) If you used Ranged Spell Combat (a Full Round Action) to cast Ray of Frost then you would get to fire an arrow (with the spell attached) as a Free Action that is part of casting the spell. As part of that Full Round Action you would also get to make all of your iterative attacks. You would still have a Swift Action and probably some Free Actions left that round.