Another gun that may be worth considering if you are interested in more formal target shooting is the Izhevsky IZH-35M. You can take a look at it <a href="http://www.mehzavod.ru/catalog-small/page34.html">here</a>.
The finish is a bit rough but it's relatively inexpensive for a European style target gun. I shoot mine about as well as my Hämmerli 208, but perhaps that's not a fair comparison as I don't shoot the Hämmerli nearly so much. For general plinking I wouldn't recommend it though as the Rugers are much "handier", better to look at, and perhaps easier to get parts and service should you ever need it. A lot seems to depend on territtory too. Back in England my dad and I used to target-shoot informally; he used as S&W41 and I had a Beretta 76. Here in Finland in about a year of competitive UIT style shooting I haven't seen a single S&W41 or Ruger or whatever, although they are available here - the majority seem to have the likes of Pardini, FAS, Hämmerli, etc, and I have seen two other IZH-35's locally. Again none of these other choices would work (for me anyway) as a pure plinker as (amongst other reasons) they are too large and heavy to holster. It boils down to what you're going to use it for. Have fun and choose something YOU like!
All the best
<font color=red>T.S.</font>