Working guns versus crap guns is one thing. For me the issue is more along the lines of "which comparable gun will you want to go out and shoot more?" Not so much Rossi versus S&W, but Glock versus Sig versus Beretta versus S&W. Don't underestimate the power of perception. I use two S&W 60s during my CCW classes. Exactly the same except one has black grips, one has pink. Regularly the guys will say the black grips feel better for them while the gals say the pink grips feel better to them.