In most cases the rifle shoots better than the average shooter can do with it. The big difference is the shooters that demand 1/2" groups and pay bigger bucks/efforts to get there. I'm a hunter first so sub 1" groups isn't a top priority for me, however, having a rifle that will do it would be big deal! When my TC omega wouldn't group at all, I sent it back, TC re-crowned the barrel and now it shoots like a dream.