I'm not expecting my P01 to shoot like a .22lr, hell I don't own any .22s because to me they are underwhelming, like shooting a pellet gun. The Glock 19 is a softer shooting gun than the P01. I no longer own any Glocks, sold them all and my only polymer pistol is an M&P 2.0 compact - this gun also shoots softer than the P01. When I went to the range the other day, I was frustrated by the snappiness of my P01, so I rented a couple of Glocks for comparison sake. The G17 was the softest shooter of the bunch, if I had to rank from least to most snappy, I would say out of my sample it would go like this: G17<G19<M&P 2.0 compact<Sig P226<CZ P01. Really the difference in muzzle rise between the other guns was pretty darn negligible, only the P01 stands out to me in terms of how snappy it is. I was running 115 grain, not sure if that makes a difference, have read that the p01 likes 124 better? Yes, I could grip harder, and when I did the P01 felt less snappy, but the other pistols don't need to be strangulated to shoot pleasantly. Everything else, I like about the P01, the controls are in the perfect location, the egos are great. Never have a failure to lock back with the P01, no BTF, only had to change out the crappy sites it comes with...seriously though, that recoil for a 9mm is not pleasant.