How many pointers do you see sniffing drugs or bombs or arson scenes? Or looking for drowning victims? Retrievers have been used for all, especially the drowning victims, that's right smelling through the water. Now I'll give you that pointers will hunt with their head held high to scent wind and I hunt over GSP who execute this with ease and grace. Every now and the the fella who keeps GSP that I help train ends up with a pup who loves to retrieve and have seen 2 in roughly 60 pups that like water retrieves but its not the normal. My Chessie has learned to point on occasion but its not her norm. Whose to say which nose is better.A wirehaired would probably fit the bill for your hunting. I know zero about the Munsterlander but wouldn't rule them out at all as they are a do-all breed from what I've read.

As far as a family dog you probably couldn't go wrong with a lab. If you can find a solid Golden Retriever kennel that breeds hunting stock this breed could also excel at home and in the field. The GSP i've hunted don't strike me as real family dogs although I'm sure they wouldn't be incompatible. My Chessie does well with the family but I've heard that they can be a bad choice around little ones.
I'm intrigued with wirehairs and may own one at some point, they are UGLI but the ones I have seen are true hunters. Troutdudes you made mention a while back about Pheasant hunting. Did you do well? Is that why your looking for a dog?