I think they could make them in 44-40, the comercial 44-40s of today are fairly mild, atleast the ones I've seen. I'd be willing to pay if they were as well made as the 72 opentop, that thing is a tank and shoots BP all day long..
I have 2 of the .38 ASMs in the s/n range of 3K, I completely rebuilt them both using Uberti parts & some handmade, including the fouling collars on the end of the cylinders as found on the Uberti's. They are both 100% reliable and function well with BP but they didn't come that way. They are by far, my favorite cowboy hand guns and while not really a copy of anything made back in the day, they are alot closer than any Ruger.
I agree with the marketing comments above, we are the vast minority of shooters, the Richards are hard to make and would be expensive. And I want another one...or Two...!!
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