Just my opinion...
I had a Taurus 66 .357 Magnum so old that the right recoil shield was part of the side plate. Accurate, durable, and half the price of a S&W Model 19 at the time (late 1970's). Sold it to a reenlistment NCO.
I also had a Taurus 85SSUL bought in the late 1990's after I retired from the army. Again, accurate, durable, and half the price of a S&W Airweight J-frame at the time. Sold it to fund a "justgottahaveit!" that I no longer have.
I replaced the Taurus 85SSUL with another one a couple of years later. Again, accurate, durable, and about 80% of the price of a S&W Airweight J-frame. A few years back, my older daughter "borrowed" it since she and her husband (at the time) couldn't afford a home defense gun. I don't think I'll get it back. Both 85SSULs were heavier than the S&W Airweights and had the crane lock with full length ejector rods. They handled anything I fed them, up to and including +P+ .38 loads.
The Tauri I have had were great tools for the money. I don't doubt that other people have had trouble with them, but I had a S&W 4 inch Model 629 that the barrel
turned the first time I shot it (1982 after S&W stopped pinning the barrels). Now that S&W has lowered the prices of their J-frame Airweights to reasonable prices, I don't think I'll buy another Taurus, but ya never know.
My current carry battery is a S&W Model 686-6 (issued duty revolver), a S&W Model 13-3 (primary concealed carry), a S&W Model 10-5 (primary open carry), S&W Model 12-2 (secondary concealed carry moving into the lead due to the weight and cool differential), and a S&W Model 642-2 (backup to everything else).
Heck, I don't even bash Hi-Points anymore.