I once owned a 5" barreled S&W 686-Plus "stocking dealer's special" that was half-lugged (love that look) that came with Ahrend's coco bolo finger-groove stocks. Tightest lock-up of any revolver I've ever owned. Sweet-shooting, accurate, really good looking. But I eventually sold it off simply because, at the time, The Lock bugged me so much. Boy, was I dumb. I miss that gun.
Otherwise, I love S&W revolvers, I just don't like The Lock … (or the idea of so much MIM, mostly because I love the look of color case-hardened triggers and hammers, the concept of MIM I understand).