I'm not a Taurus man. I basically try to save a bit more and buy better. And Taurus used to be really junk. But I have to mention that I"ve shot 2 of the beretta clones made by Taurus in the last few years and both shot better than the beretta 92s I've shot(excepting the ones with the 1700 buck accurizing jobs of course).

And I have a Smith 329PD. Just ordered a Taurus lightweight for a friend in 44mag. The clone of the 329 mostly. I shot it enough before turning it over to know that its not quite the smith. Yet from sitting at 25 yards I could easily shoot groups 2 inches and less with teh lead reloads I had for my smith. Grips were too big for me though. Trigger pull both SA and DA compared to my smith was very comparable. Lockup compared to the smith was not quite as tight be still very close.

Guess i"m saying if you can't afford more, Taurus is not what they used to be from my recent experiences.

Jeff