I've had a 2 1/2" nickel Model 19 since I was 21. I'm 53 now.
I have been practicing to play that 19 the way Chet Atkins played the guitar or Biil Jordan did his 4" M19 for nigh on 30 years now.
I don't mind an auto when I'm awake, but if I gotta grab a gun before I have my second cup of coffee I grab a 2" Model 38 Bodyguard J-frame, a 4" Model 19 K- frame, or a 4" Model 58 M&P N-frame in calibers ( in order listed ) 38 spl, 357 mag, and 41 mag respectively. ( The 2 1/2" M19 is semi-retired til it gets some TLC to tighten her back up the way she was in the days of our youths. Then she'll get taken out after rocks at a hundred yards like the old days. )
The original point and click interface, so to speak. If I'm going to have to grab a gun while half asleep, the revolver is ingrained into me. So why not do the same awake and keep the auto tor a backup?