My SR38 seems to be a decent gun all around. Lock up is a little weak, but it had no problems shooting 100 .38 spl, and another 100 158gr .357 rounds so far. Very nice trigger, DA is fully the equal of my friend's 686, and the SA trigger is a lot better. We took my Dan Wesson 15-2 4" with us to do a little comparison. The DW is the best of the three, IMHO, it's a more pleasant gun to shoot than either of the others, and I prefer the operation of the DW, but I like the other two fine. If it's a matter of resale value, the 686 with no lock is worth almost what the other two guns are added together. As far as I'm concerned, the SR38 is a winner, as are all the SAR guns I own, or have shot. Right now, I have 4 SAR guns, a K2 45, a K2 P, a CM9 G2, and the SR 38. The CM9 G2 is a nice CZ P-07 sort of clone. Fantastic trigger and all the SAR guns seem to be very well made.