Garandimal
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Yes. Take the M82 Barrett for example. It is described as an "anti material" rifle and should not be used against unarmored personnel. Now if the shooter and commander suspect armor, that changes the engagement to where it might be used. There are arbitrary (read as stupid) rules the military has to follow.
There are benefits to shooting on the military dime. I fondly remember being enlisted during the Bush years when we would get 17-20K rounds of ammo to qualify 130ish soldiers. Considering it only takes 40 rounds to qualify, a lot of people fired more than once just to get more trigger time. And burn up the ammo.
My uncle was an engineer at the Rock Island Arsenal during Korea.
His marksmanship skills garnered him the additional chore of small arms demonstration technician for the regularly held Brass&Government events.
Always took more than enough ammo out, like an entire jeep-load.
... Never brought a round back.
GR
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