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Good snubby that packs a solid punch is a Ruger SP101. They run about $350-400 NIB, or about $300 used. I don't see them used very often.
357magnum has a tendency to end confrontation quickly. You can look at an auto and chase the "9mm vs 45acp" horse until the end of time, or you can get a 357magnum wheelgun and get a heavy projectile that penetrates very well thru almost any medium.
The sp101 beats other smith/taurus snubby platforms for me due to how heavy it is. It is light enough to wear IWB conveniently, but it is much heavier than a 642 or something of that sort. It controls a 357magnum very efficiently, and is dead-on accurate with 158gr ammunition.
The good thing about snubbies over smaller autos is that snubbies could care less if they are covered in pocket lint and haven't been oiled in a month. They'll still save your bacon. What they lack in capacity they make up for in reliability.
Good luck in whatever decision you do make, however.
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