It seems like with everyone who wanted a 9mm having already bought one on top of the obvious recession the US has been in the past year that demand has dropped for most firearms, which would explain why we saw the tsunami of revolvers and lever actions at SHOT show this year.
The less popular stuff that hasn't been available for years due to manufacturer's focusing on producing the popular guns (9's, AR's) is finally getting produced.
Hopefully this means Rossi will be getting off their butts and starts making the Circuit Judge again.