Nice revolver, MCorps!! I know a lot of folks on this board know that I am indeed a Taurus fan. It's not because I am not a S&W fan---quite the contrary. Older Taurus guns fit my budget, especially since I got into .44 Special revolvers, and so far I have not had problem one with any of the 4 Taurus revolvers (3 in .44) that I now have. S&W guns are superb guns, but like I said before my budget just can't do the steep prices a lot of models command these days---wish I could afford them though, but I am happy to report I am quite content and satisfied with my Taurus purchases.