I need to give Taurus another look up close.

For many years Taurus wheelguns were the victims of highly variable QC and the fitting was poor. Guns frequently came from the factory with excessive endshake, b/c gaps, side-to-side play, misaligned ejector rods, malfitting, galling crane/frame fit and poor trigger pulls. This compared to Smiths.

Trouble for Smiths is that they have gone thru several reoccuring periods of really poor QC themselves and from a fit/finish standpoint aren't the best they can be either.

Rugers are very well built, but trigger pulls are commonly obscenely heavy, with creep, spongy release and backlash.

What it boils down to for me is, a revolver is one of those guns that is best purchased in-person, not ordered like on the web where yu get whatever the stockboy pulls off the shelf and sends you. Bring a slip gauge and check the b/c, inspect for endshake, s/s play, crane fit and if used, for pushoff as well.

I have heard that the consistency of Taurus QC has improved. Worth taking another look, maybe.