A friend of mine bought a Taurus stainless .22 revolver, was a horrible POS. Million lb trigger pull, inaccurate, hard to get the cylinder out. He sent it back and they replaced it with one just slightly less crappy. I'd never buy a Taurus, at least a .22.
Hard not to recommend a S&W of any flavor, though they ain't cheap. I bought one of the new 17s a couple years ago for way too much dough, but I don't regret it. Very accurate, and damn just a fun gun.
