I have a Taurus M44 with the 6 1/2" barrel in polished stainless, Taurus 669 357 in stainless and Taurus ultra lite 38. The 44 and 357 are extremely accurate and a pleasure to shoot as they're both ported. I have a 4X scope for the 44 that I sometimes use. I don't have any experience with the S&W's in revolvers, just semi-autos, but I do know S&W is known for their revolvers. The trigger actions on the Taurus's is very good however. I've shot the 357 the most with absolutely no problems at all, probably close to 2000 rds of mostly high power loads. Resale is better on S&W, but for the money Taurus is a real nice gun. Rod Black