I'm interested in buying my first S&W revolver, and I've settled on a Model 10 because there's something about the design that I've fallen in love with.
Is there a specific reason to spend the extra money (a few hundred dollars) on one new from S&W or buy an older model? Either way I'd be purchasing online and having one shipped to an FFL, so I was thinking my best luck with getting a nice one without having it in hand would be buying new, but I've read a lot about older S&W revolvers being better in general.
Thanks in advance!