I see someone has jumped on the Ruger wagon, so let's toss in another option if you're interested..
I have owned several revolvers over a 28 year period including a S&W 686, Rugers, BH .357, GP100, SP101, and a slew of others, I can honestly say I was never disappointed in them, but they never really turned me on either so to speak.. I would never "diss" any of them as they gave me nothing but trouble free reliability and accuracy far better than I could shoot, but comparing them against a few COONAN .357 Mag Semi-Autos I owned, a revolver just couldn't compare, in as we are speaking of the .357 mag variety.. Until now..
But then I saw, felt and held a TAURUS 608 .357 magnum 8 shot revolver. While it was love at first sight, I had my reservations remembering early Taurus horror stories of poor QC control, etc.. But after doing a lot of research, I found Taurus had come a long way in updating designs, features, and most of all quality, and especially in this exotic, heavy duty, stylish, 8 shot stainless steel revolver.
I am not no expert at all on revolvers, but it is built in there large frame .44 mag design, so it's built tank solid, seemingly as a good ruger, it has excellent single and double action trigger and lockwork like a customed tuned S&W, with excellent lines, and and accuracy to rival and in some cases out shoot a box stock 686.
Now combine this with an intergral true compensated barrel, that's right, it's more than just porting. The rifled barrel stops about 1" before the end of the external barrel, and there is a true chamber with 8 ports. That is a truly compensated barrel. (BTW, I am a compensator crazed maniac anyway) On top of that this thing holds 8 rounds of potent .357 magnums. So while this may not be an ideal ccw gun, it is a nice cross between hunting, target, IPSC, home defense, and just about anything else you may want to use it for. It also weighs in at over 3 lbs empty.
My personal 608, see the pics below, surprised me with all 8 cylinders locking up tighter than any S&W or Ruger I had ever owned in the past, and a .002" cylinder gap, again I had never owned on a stock out of the box pistol. All this for approx $200 less than an S&W without any features!
This gun is built like a tank, accuarate beyond my expectations, literally no percievable recoil, and I have to honestly say, I would strongly consider this Taurus 608 in .357 Magnum. Again I'm not saying this is better than a S&W 686, but for the money, there's nothing like it!