So if you rule a Rossi out for your pistol caliber gun, your choices are '73 replicas, Win '92s, the Marlin '94, or Henry. If your intent is to have it available for hunting, I would suggest that you choose 44 Mag rather than 38/357 as it gives you a bit more range and certainty. I would further recommend that you get a carbine model with a @16.5" barrel as these are incredibly handy. A good ghost ring peep sight set up (Skinner, for example) or a Marbles rear Bullseye, and you have a very fine and handy little rifle.
44 Mag argues for the Marlin 1894 (available in 20" - still quite handy), the Winchester '92 (scarce and more expensive - also 20") or the Henry. While the Uberti '73 replicas are available in 44 Mag, the action of the '73 isn't ideally suited to Magnum pressures and they are all $1000 +
New Marlin '94s are available for less than $500 plus a $75 rebate. I would want to handle and physically assess any Remlin, but reports are that the latest builds are fine. Here is an example:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/667837335 Older ones are more in the $800 - $900 range.
Winchester '92s are a great choice but harder to scare up and pricey: here's a Browning B92 20" though:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/672724578
Then there is the Henry. Available in 16.5" and 20", if you can bring yourself to order something as absurdly named as the "Big Boy", the steel models are available in the $650 - $700 range. While I prefer the side loading gate, mag tube loading wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me. Here's an example:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/673648637
Lastly, if your view on the Rossi is colored by quality concerns, I would suggest that you reconsider. Think of the R92 as a 95% finished gun. It wants some work - removing the God-awful ugly safety, lightening some springs, replacing the crappy plastic mag follower, and stoning the loading gate edges, for example. So, they need some work, but they are reliable and work well. I had one in 38/357 that I could net get to feed 38 spl well and moved on. I have one in 45 LC which is super fun, super handy, and very reliable. Available around $500. Just a thought:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/673480619
FWIW, if you can physically examine a Remlin 1894 to make sure you know what you are getting, that would be my recommendation. I have a New Haven made Cowboy Ltd II in 45 LC and it's a gorgeous rifle.