Oh and i don't know if you got the news but the latest Halo weekly bulletin just came yesterday and it answers some community questions. One was about the behavior of the BR, to which frankie answered that the BR in Halo 4 is a 3-shot burst weapon (obviously) and is hitscan. And in its current state it has a very slight recoil which causes the gun to rise very slightly with each burst "in a predictable and suppressible way" he says.
I think that's an excellent way of defining the niche of the BR. With the implementation of this (predictable) recoil, it will confine the BR to close/mid range combats. Long range combats will also be possible, but this recoil will make it a bit harder (hence more skillful).....Also i think it means that we might have other weapons besides the sniper rifle that may be used for mid-to-long range battles. I sense the return of the DMR for this niche.
what say