I have a Taurus 650 stainless, a 651 stainless and a 651 titanium, all of them manufactured in 2004. The fit, finish, function and reliability of all of them has been superb. I have a few hundred rounds through each of them by now. I did pull off the stock boot grips and replaced them with the Butler Creek boot grips, which are unfortunately no longer manufactured.
I can afford to buy pretty much any firearm I want, and I have been very pleased with my Taurii. And my experience with holsters has been different than the previous poster; most of the S&W J-frame holsters have worked just fine for me. I have my stainless 651 on right now in a Uncle Mike's Kydex inside the pant holster for the J-frame. Fits like a charm.