I think people see a lot more Merkels/Chapuis/Krieghoffs is because they sell a lot more and have a much much bigger chunk of the marketplace.

I don't want to push this into another Searcy pro and con discussion but isn't the standard PH model a factory stock rifle but adjusted for LOP? To get extras more has to be paid and that also applies to the other 'brands' as well.

I think Searcy has done a very very good job in promoting his rifles on the internet.