I prefer it when on duty. Bigger like the .45, but faster like the 9mm. Best of both worlds. Something comforting about 165 grain Gold Dot moving at 1200 feet per second. Yes, a 9mm recoils less and is "more" controllable then the .40. But a .22 is "more" controllable than the 9mm.
And the .40 is "more" controllable then a .44 Magnum, so on and so on. Glock 23 on duty, Glock 19 or 43X off duty.
“165 grain moving at 1200 FPS”
That is a lot of lead moving at the speed of sound. I’m a big fan of energy & that round has it in spades.
My preference is a 185 grain .45+P moving at 1150 FPS but that is for a different thread.