I'd rather see a true recoil compensation system. Current recoil "reduction" is either with soft grips or porting, which reduces snap instead of recoil (and not very well).
To really reduce recoil some gas should be tapped off near the cartridge itself and piped to the front of the gun where it could be blasted out of some nozzles (not just holes) at about a 45 degree angle back.
You wouldn't want to get your hand near the muzzle of the gun where these nozzles are but then again, you wouldn't want your hand to get near the forward part of the cylinder on a revolver.
With active recoil reduction you could pack a real heavy hitter (.44 mag) into a lightweight carryable gun and not break your wrist shooting it.