I'm comfortable with the recoil in mine (which is .40), so I guess that's a matter of ergonomic preference.
I used to carry (for years in fact) a .22lr semi. Went up to a 9 x 18 CZ82 for a while, then settled on 9mm with the Bersa. I don’t shoot a 40 cal well enough on second and thrid shots to depend on it. I have a nice 3rd gen Glock 23 with the beavertail grip fix but still had to convert it to a 19 because I can rattle 9mm all day in a decent pattern at thirty feet but throw them all over the place in 40. The Glock has a veridian green hanging on it, which makes it ideal for home defense night work.