Welcome aboard.

I, too, am a M10 enthusiast. I wanted one for years.....and I finally got one.....a 3" HB 10-8. I subsequently have gotten a nice 10-5 2" snubby. I have never been a fan of the skinny "pencil" barrels....and that hasn't changed. But, to each his own on that.

As it is, I feel no need for any of the "nicer" S&W models (such as a M19, for example). I don't really see any advantage to them. I like a good "workhorse", whether it be a revolver or a car....and I am satisfied with what some might call the "pedestrian" Model 10. The 10's do everything I want and need.