Cimarron has received the new longer rods from Uberti.
Those who own a transition Richards with the short rod and want the longer one can call Cimarron and request the long rod.
I know some of you folks who have owned OT's and conversions already know how to change the rod, but some pards may not know that the finger tab at the end is screwed onto the rod. In case you don't know how to change the part, it can be little more involved than an SAA. First, take off the barrel. Then remove the forward-most screw on the barrel which secures the ejector housing. To remove the ejector housing, you will probably need to use a brass punch or wooden dowel and drive the housing out from the rear, putting force on the cylindrical portion of the bracket that is seated in the rammer hole directly below the bore. Don't strike or use any force on the tubular ejectyor housing itself as it can be deformed. If the bracket is really tight in the rammer hole, it might help to soak it overnight in penetrating oil. Once the ejector assembly is free of the barrel, the nut (the tab that you push with your finger to eject rounds) must be unscrewed from the end of the rod. The threads can be very tight, so you will likely have to push the ejector rod out until the end of the rod is free from the housing and then secure the end of the rod in a padded vice. Then unscrew the nut (finger tab) from the end of the rod (you will be rotating the entire ejector assembly around the axis of the rod as you turn the nut). After doing this, the nut can be removed siideways from the ejector housing at the forward end of the slot. Once the nut is out, the spring will try to fly out of the open forward end of the housing. Release the rear end of the rod from the vice and slide it out of the housing; place the longer rod into the housing, then the spring. then put the nut back in and screw it back onto the rod. You will need to compress the spring with a small screwdriver or similar throigh the slot to keep it out of the way while you start the rod to thread into the nut. Screw it in tight and then replace the bracket into the rammer slot. Again, don't put any force on the ejector housing itself. Use a rubber hammer on the front of the bracket if needed at the point where it slides into the rammer hole.
That's pretty wordy, would have been better to have pictures
. To tell the truth, you could probably change the rod without removing the ejector assembly from the barrel.
EDIT 2/14/08: After replacing about a half dozen or so rods, I can say that you definitely don't have to remove the ejector assembly from the barrel. All you have to do is remove the barrel, push on the ejector until the end of the rod is an inch or so past the back of the barrel, clamp the end of the rod in a vice or just grab it with pliers and start to unscrew it from the "nut" or finger button. Once the threads break lose you can unscrew it by hand. Pull it out and slip in the new rod and screw it back in to the finger button. Takes only a few seconds. If you ask for the new longer rod you will probably be sent a new spring as well, since Uberti sent those with the new rods, but you really don't need to replace the spring unless you want to, the original spring works fine.
If your ejector feels rougn like Pettifogger mentioned (a lot of them feel that way at first), you might want to smooth the edges of the slot while you have the rod and spring removed.
Hope that helps!