a friend of mine really likes his. i don't know from first hand experience but he says it has about the same amount of recoil as a 9 mm but alot more power. he told me it's accurate and extremely controlable. the only problem that i can see is the availablity of the ammo and price. but there has to be something good about it though ... if i'm not mistakened doesn't the secret service of some organization use it as it's standard pistol? anyhow. it seems like a pretty good cartridge but i don't know much about it first hand.