Its not a silly question at all....thats why i bought both as i was curious myself if a gun half the cost would hand.... I would give my R8 a 10 and the Taurus a 9 .... fit finish is solid, handling is extremely comfortable & crisp .... it hangs with the Smith all day despite peoples assumptions based on a brand names and over double the cost without actually shooting both.
Hang * not hand sorry ..... the trigger is really crisp and clean and the grip ergonomics are very pleasing .... again its not hand fitted from the performance center but it is damn close for less then half the cost...
Here's something I picked up a couple of weeks ago, Taurus TCP .380. It's very small, takes some getting used to. I've put 110 rounds through it at the range so far, finally able to aim decently with it.