A gunsmith of my acquaintance recommends against anything by Taurus, and he will no longer work on them, though he did at one time. The issue was light strikes, which do not ignite primers reliably. When I carry my Ruger snubbies, I do not feel naked and unarmed because there are only five shots in the cylinder. So, I, for one, don't care why others choose not to emulate Taurus. Taurus is simply irrelevant, to me. If I want a six-shot .357, I have my Speed Six, which for all practical purposes, rides just as comfortably, and conceals just as well, as an SP101 snubby, for any role except pocket carry.
Well, I have a SP101 and find my self carrying my 3" M66 Taurus more often. It's more accurate, quicker to acquire sights, 6 shots, and about as easy to carry cause it's not, but a few ounces heavier.
I sold my Security Six, a 4" Taurus M66 took its place. FAR more accurate, handles recoil of heavy loads better (that Security Six had too much muzzle flip), and is tighter. The M66 is sweet, very accurate and easy to shoot.
To each his own, but I'm one old revolver shooter that don't drink the Smith and Wesson/Ruger Koolaid, though I have one Smith and EIGHT Rugers now. I do own more Rugers than any other brand, but my three Taurus revolvers, a M85SSUL, a 3" M66, and a 4" M66, get more carry. They just plain work for me and have been for a while now. The only TRUE POS revolver I ever owned was an RG .22. Didn't care for a Charter undercover too much, either. I own a couple of Rossis, though, and have owned 5 others and they're pretty decent guns that ain't Ruger or Smith.
Anyone on this board is welcome to make a comparison range trip with me and we'll do some competitive shooting if ya want. Of course, that ain't the gun, but I think you'd be impressed with my 4" M66 as medium frame .357s go. I love the thing. When I found that thing, my medium frame .357 search was over. Sold the 19 K frame, traded the Security Six for a Blackhawk. The M19 was a good gun, but the Taurus is just as good and a smidge more accurate. The Security Six? Well, it was a well designed and built gun, had its good points, but accuracy with .38s was less than great and what with the recoil with heavy loads, I really don't miss it.