Well I just got back from the local gun store and I'm feeling a little frustrated and confused. I walked in with the plan of pricing for future purpose a new Stainless Taurus 627 Tracker 4inch in 357. HOWEVER... In the counter they had a NEW Smith & Wesson 586 blued with 6 inch barrel. What really hurt was the fact they would charge $410 for the Taurus and $489 for the S&W. So now I am thoroughly purplexed on what I want. I have read alot of good reviews for the Tracker, but it seems for every good review I also read a bad one... From my quick research online it seems 586 has been discontinued. The owner of the shop said that this was a special run of them or something like that. The one thing I cant forget was how excellant a trigger the 586 had. Light and crisp, just the way I like them! So this is what it boils down to... On the tracker I like that its stainless steal and ported... I also liked that its 4 inch barrel however I'm not so sure I care anymore about that. The 586 has an EXCELLANT trigger and holds 7 rounds just like the tracker and its S&W quality(enouph said there). I could really use some suggestions on which one you members think is better.