My first 10mm was a really nice 1086. I kept it for a while, used it mainly for woods carry. Not bad recoiling at all, and the gun was very solidly made. I never bought any factory rounds, just made up a few of my own and shot those.
I ended up selling it, not becasue I didn't like it...but I just got an offer on it I couldn't refuse. I chose the S&W because it seemed the best built frame/gun for the cartridge that I found. I was teetering on the edge of getting a G29 after I sold it, but without shooting one first I just wasn't convinced that it would be that accurate with such a short grip.
I ended up getting a G33, first glock and first .357 sig. It is definitely no 10mm, except maybe louder, but it's nice to have a gun you can carry around and not really worry about it all the time. My 1086 was almost too nice to be lugging around in the woods. I will most likely find another Smith 10 at some point in the future.