Can the weapon focus feat on ranger's natural attack style apply to any weapon?

[Malik Gyan Daumantas]

Before anyone says anything you would think you would only be able to apply the weapon focus feat to natural weapons and doing so is probably an exploit oversight, but I'm looking up and down and I'm not finding anything that says I can't

[Melkiador]

It took me a minute to figure out what you were asking, but yes. You are not explicitly limited from taking for example weapon focus(longsword) with that bonus feat.

[Malik Gyan Daumantas]

Melkiador wrote:

It took me a minute to figure out what you were asking, but yes. You are not explicitly limited in taking for example weapon focus(longsword) with that bonus feat.

Interesting! This would solve a lot of prerequisite issues

[Mysterious Stranger]

RAW it may work, but it is an obvious oversite and probably will not go over well with most GM’s. I would not allow it in a campaign I run.

[Name Violation]

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

RAW it may work, but it is an obvious oversite and probably will not go over well with most GM’s. I would not allow it in a campaign I run.

So would you also limit them using vital strike to only natural weapons? It doesnt list any limitation about what weapon can be used for that, but if you're houseruling one might option as well do both.

"If the ranger selects natural weapon, he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat: Aspect of the Beast, Improved Natural Attack, Rending Claws, and Weapon Focus. At 6th level, he adds Eldritch Claws and Vital Strike to the list. At 10th level, he adds Multiattack and Improved Vital Strike to the list."

[Wonderstell]

"Yeah you may choose the Crossbow Combat Style. But GOD HELP YOU if you try to use the feats with thrown weapons or firearms."

A bit silly.

[Derklord]

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

RAW it may work, but it is an obvious oversite

What you call "obvious" I call a baseless assumption.

The expanded list of ranger combat styles was to give the class more flexibility, I don't see an indication that a firm restriction was intended.
Indeed, the very same book that introduced the ranger combat styles beyond TWF and archery has selectable options restricted for thematic reason, in the Water patron's Elemental Body spells, so it's not as if the idea never occured to anyone at Paizo.