Taurus has made some medium framed 22s which have pretty good actions, lock up well, and shoot accurately. The 22s on the 94 frame are normally cursed with very heavy trigger pulls, lock up issues, and are the number one gun which we have to return to the factory (or whatever is in Florida) for repair. Sometimes, after describing a problem to the factory tech over the phone, getting the shipping authorization, sending and getting it back (rather quickly) we find that the problem was ignored and something else was addressed.
I have had a number of Tauruses and the Tracker and larger sizes have all been fine. Every small frame I've had, including the 85s, have been rough. I know that a lot of you have had good luck with them and I'm glad for you. They are a loss leader in the shop here.
It is interesting that the small frame Rossis built by the same organization, Braztech, have much better triggers and lockup. You might consider looking for one of them.
I bought a 51 Rossi a few years ago and it has the small frame, six inch barrel, adj sights, and shoots right along with my 617, and it was only $150 from a dealer. Bluebook puts them below Taurus in value but reality is something different.