First, I by far, am not an expert. I have had good luck with Taurus Revolvers. I only have one Rossi, A 357 snub a 971. I used it to take my CCW Class. It seems to be a good gun. I would like to have a 461 or 2 but I have plenty of 357 snubs as it is. I have read good things about them. If I get a chance at a used one in a face to face deal, I'd buy it.