Well, yeah. And if you think about it, they are probably right for about 90% of the hunting that is done with muzzleloaders. I would be happy enough if someone told me that my bullets would always hit within 2.5 inches of where I aimed, on shots at game within 100 yds. So, a 5" group is good enough for me for the hunting I do. In fact, I shoot most deer within 50 yds, so now we're talking about no more than 1.25" deviation from the point of aim.

BUT folks that like to shoot, and know that they should be hitting better than the gun is able will always be trying to improve. What percentage of those folks buy CVA or Traditions to begin with? Of course they will produce the occasional great shooter too, but one way of controlling price is to ease up a bit on overall quality, and quality control.