I wish I could find and link the thread I read where an old (I think it was a K-17) S&W revolver was compared to a new (I think 617) S&W revolver. It broke down the differences and why the changes were made from a manufacturing standpoint. New S&W's are tremendous functional machines, but there are significant differences between what they used to build and what they currently produce. I would think new S&W PP's would be far more uniform piece to piece, and generally serviceable, but I suspect a good German PP is far nicer than a brand new S&W, just based on my experience with their new and old revolvers. 
Got a chance to shoot one of these the other day, very accurate, and a FAR better trigger than I was led to believe Taurus was capable of producing.
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