I have an odd assortment of handguns. The brands that I own the most of are Ruger, S&W, and Beretta... I believe in that order. However, I own a bunch of other cheap and/or oddball ones just because. Have you ever bought one of those that is laser-like accurate?
I'm not talking about something like my Taurus G2 or a Star Super B. I have those. They were inexpensive. Mine shoot about as well as a "comparable" Glock or Colt, but not
better. I'm not talking about a Ruger or S&W that were surprisingly inexpensive due to appearance issues. Yeah, I paid very low prices for my Ruger Standard and S&W K22, but it's not a surprise that they're extremely accurate. I'm talking about off-brand handguns that many would turn up their noses at, but your particular example is crazy accurate and people are just amazed when they try it out.
I have had hit-and-miss luck with Taurus handguns. Some were pretty good, some were okay or mediocre, one was terrible. I didn't have a DA/SA 357 revolver with a 6" barrel. I lucked onto an old Taurus on GB that no one wanted. It was an "Old Model" with different parts and grips than the newer ones. Nobody was very interested, so I won it on a bid of around $300. When I went to pick it up at the LGS, my friend warned me that something might be broken inside; that's how light the trigger pull was. No, it's just an old model that has some kind of S&W internal hammer block instead of a transfer bar. It's absurdly accurate. I don't know if it's more or less accurate than my S&W K22 or Model 28, but those three are my best SA/DA revolvers out of dozens, and they will punch holes all through a bulleys until my arms get tired. Its grips were a little loose and made of unobtanium, so I stuck a folded piece of paper between the wood and the frame, and the problem was solved.
I had heard good things about Tanfoglio C&75 "clones" and wanted another full-sized DA/SA 9mm in addition to my Beretta, but preferably with a steel frame. I saw a bunch of Israeli surplus versions from military-affiliated shooting clubs ("Cohai") and decided to gamble $330. After I got it, I realized that it had been shot a LOT. It has fixed sights and a marred finish. But this thing is ridiculous. Its DA and SA are absurdly nice for a service pistol, it shoots straight to POA, and it's slightly larger than the more modern CZ versions (good for my huge hands). It seems like everyone who shoots it wants to buy if from me or wants to buy one just like it. It's not for sale. After my FiL shot it for the first time he bought himself a new CZ75. He was disappointed that the frame was slightly smaller and the trigger wasn't quite as good, but it is still his most accurate center-fire service pistol (out of a couple of dozen).
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I had heard good things about a weird Rossi revolver, the Model 720. Apparently they made a nice 44 special revolver for just two or three years around the early 1990's. It was a little smaller than a K-frame, made in stainless steel, had a 3" barrel, and was available with fixed or adjustable sights, and SA/DA or DAO hammer. I ran across one for around $400. I had problems with it at first and took it to a local gunsmith. Apparently it was still full of 1990-ish packing grease, and someone had probably enjoyed flipping the cylinder shut like in stupid tv shows and movies. He was able to fix it up pretty well.
Then the hammer-nose firing pin broke off! Apparently the same idiot original owner liked to dry-fire it a lot. There were no such parts available. My FiL, in an extreme act of kindness, carefully hand-fitted a S&W Model 10 nose-hammer firing pin until it fit properly.
It is now a ridiculous revolver. The DA and SA triggers are extremely good. Its size and grips seem to fit both large and small well. Its sights are probably fragile (especially the plastic front one), but extremely accurate. I can empty a box of 50 rounds into a small hole at seven yards or a palm-sized hole at 15 yards. If there are a couple of flyers towards the end, that just means I'm getting tired.
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