Thanks for all of the advice guys.
It seems as if a .38-40 would not be right for me.
I think that the best fit would be an 1885 in .45 Colt or .357 mag.
But, in having looked for one of those on every conceivable website and auction site for about a week, I am stunned at how many used and new .45-70s and .38-55s are for sale, and how near zero there are in .45 Colt and .357 for sale. (The only one was a Uberti Deluxe for $2,000). Really, the internet is absolutely choked with the number of .45-70s and .38-55s.
I called Taylors and they told me that they have no .45 Colts or .357s in stock, and that when a few arrive from Uberti, they are gone in a flash. Same with any.44 magnums they get.
From a business perspective, I simply don't understand this. Why in the world would manufacturers continually crank out the first two calibers, when the market is flooded with them, but not crank out lots of the other calibers, when those sell like hot cakes?
Mannyrock
