I agree that the TC's are currently the most popular.
Walmart, Cabela's and the many Dick's sell them here.
I really do believe that they're the most popular brand in the northeast.
The used racks at gun shops are usually stocked with older ones.
Folks like that they're made in the U.S.
Knight and H&R had stopped producing rifles.
The Remington 700ML and Genesis went out of production.
Austin & Halleck, Ruger and Marlin stopped producing any muzzle loaders years ago.
There's not as many brands left to chose from really.
TC has a no nonsense lifetime warranty that promote confidence in buying their guns.
I even saw $25 TC rebate forms on the shelf at Walmart this year discounting the $299 price of the base model TC that they sell.
The 2010 figures all seem to make sense.