It's actually some irony, my "Older" Model 10's are what drove me to want to own some of the newer stuff.

My first M&P was a beater Victory Model which I still have, then I got a 10-5,a 10-10 and later got a 64-7, my first "dreaded IL and MIM" S&W which turned out to be an awesome gun. I had been looking for a 10-14, and this was the first used one I had seen. For $350, although not a "steal", I had cash in my pocket and I wasn't about to walk away from a Smith I had been looking for!

I guess I'm one of the few who thinks the new S&W's are OK