That is the thing with Taurus. I no longer 100% trust them, but I have started buying them again. If you can't afford the better gun, well, there is no decision. If you can, Taurus has always had some interesting designs and innovations (right now, I'm really in love with the 856 concept- a snub just a hair larger than other J-frame sized guns but that holds 6 rounds of .38/.38+p). While their quality control isn't what the other big makers have (or used to, there are some SIG, S&W and Ruger stories the past few years), they do have a lifetime warranty. Also, you probably didn't pay any more for those 3 G2s than you would have for one Glock. That is what put me over on my 856. I was looking at the Cobra, vintage Detective Specials and Agents, the S&W 66, and I don't remember what else (I wanted a 2" .38 that held 6 rounds), and it occurred to me that with the price of the 856 if I got a bad one I could get a 2nd one at the price of the other guns plus have quite a bit left over for practice ammo, while the chances of getting two bad ones were quite low. So far, I'm happy with my 856 and I've been thinking about picking up another (my 856 is the lightweight aluminum version, I may pick up a steel 856CH and replace my 1991 vintage 5-round Taurus 85CH).