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Grog wrote:There are always gonna be people who say the Taurus/KelTec/etc are not good enough, spend $$$ and get a S&W/Sig/H&K/etc.

I've had a Taurus 85ch for about five years and it works fine. The steel frame .38 is hard to screw up, and they have been building them as long as I remember. A friend had a stainless 85 and used it as his off-duty gun all the time.

I'm going to have to split the difference with you....

We have a Taurus 1911, and it is a good gun - well made and accurate. I also have a Keltec. It's a dog.

03Lightningrocks, nice new look!

To the OP, I don't know very much generally about Taurus revolvers, except what I've heard others say. And going by that, they are good weapons. As to revolver carry, like longtooth, I sometimes carry one myself - a scandium framed S&W .357 - and I don't feel underarmed with it at all.

But looking at Taurus 85s on a Google image search, they all appear to have an exposed hammer. This is OK, but it does raise questions about how your wife might carry it. A revolver with a shrouded or hidden hammer is a better choice if she is going to carry in her purse or in a pocket. If she's going to carry in some kind of holster, then an exposed hammer is not so critical. But if she is going to purse or pocket carry, perhaps the Taurus 850 or the 8512 might be better choices.