There are certainly those who like a long heavy rifle, personally I am a practical realist, to me the extra length and weight of a bolt action in a muzzleloader is something I do not need, I have bolt action center fires because the added strength in a center fire add to the safety and accuracy, this is not true in a muzzleloader it only adds to the weight and length. Of course if that's what you want that is the key difference between you and me. Being 75 and living in the mountains in AR which are not much in comparison to the Rockies but enough to wear me down in a hurry I prefer the light weight and accuracy of the TC's.