I have never owned a taurus before this one, and didnt intend to buy it, it was an impulse, The cocked indicator and decocker along with the da/sa mode of fire is what sold me on it actually..and for a polymer its a rather pretty weapon, have never owned a .40 either so decided if I was gonna try something new I would go all out. Got it a week agon, have ran about 250 rounds through it and have had no malfunctions,so far, it seems well worth the price tag...