In Basic, in my company of 200, I was the only one who could hold a 6" group at 300 yards.
You were fortunate to be allowed that opportunity. When I went through basic we zeroed at 25 and immediately went on to the reactionary target qualification. No one shot any kind of group at all past 25.
The next time I fired at paper with an M16 was at my permanent party station, Ft Bragg. Even there I considered myself fortunate to have a unit CO that had any passion for marksmanship, and the willingness to use unit budget funds to pursue it.
Training is expensive.
