You would be hard pressed to come up with a better gun than a M10 Smith, if you weren't a pistol loony and if all you wanted was one handgun to keep around the house. Heck, even if you are a pistol loony you can't go wrong with one. Not much more fun to be had than a Smith .38 and a big bag of wadcutters and limitless empty beer cans to bounce around on a sunny afternoon.