I've only shot the .380 and it was snappy. Special purpose firearms are always a trade off. It has to work #1, all else is arguable. Better than a sharp stick in the eye, as my mentor always told, although , sometimes he said barely. Dance with the one that brung ya. ......25acp, .32acp,.380acp, etc... even a Freedom arms mini, what you have is what you have, not what you wish you brought.
Side note to Don, I too am a Guy Clark fan, ( home grown tomatoes, or is it tomato's ) better ask Dan Quayle.