I would be perfectly happy choosing my victims and coming out with maybe 10 kills a round. I would spend my remaining time picking up neutralize/cap/spot/kill points for spotting incoming targets for teammates who are on flag caps. Using my spotter to call in precision strikes on targets.
Instead, if I play recon as a recon, i get a pittance of 10 points a spot. I cant call in a strike on anything. I get out gunned by a 9mm smg. I have to shoot some one 3 times with a GD gun that can defeat all standard issue body armor and get 1 shot kills through trauma plates in RL. I cant lay claymores for ambush. I cant assist with armor. The BF3 reality of recon as recon is 10 points for a spot and run for your F'ing life. They best way to get your KD up as recon is to hunt other snipers who are trying to snipe. Equip your SMG and run to the hills.