As a former 11B for several years, and with years of competitive shooting under my belt, I can attest to the fact that we were not trained adequately enough to be thoroughly familiar with the M16 platforms or how to employ them. We all had to figure it out for ourselves, or from senior NCOs ,until we got a little seasoning. In my first Carbine course from a top tier 1 instructor, he demanded damn near surgical accuracy, even while shooting on the move. I was way ahead of the game as far as others in the class, but the things that were taught, was FAR more ahead of what I learned as an 11B with both carbine and pistol. It was a complete eye opener. Life saving skills on how to shoot, manipulations, malfunction clearance and employment, that every service member and civi AR owner should know, but were never taught. That training completely changed my opinion as far as what I thought I knew.
As far as on shot stopping power and all of that, there is no such thing. Shot placement is much more important than caliber of the weapon. Recognize that you may have ingrained "training scars", from what you learned in the military. You need to concede the fact that both you and the mrs, need quality training from a competent instructor, to help diagnose the issues you have, making you a more accurate shooter faster, then practice what you learn, and do it often.
For God and the soldier we adore, In time of danger, not before! The danger passed, and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." - Rudyard Kipling
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