Have carried, would carry again. I think is an excellent choice for people with recoil issues, and a good choice all around. i have a bit of concern about the flash but I don't think that's any worse than a 357.
I started with a 5" double stack thinking it was mostly range toy. I now have 4.25" (one double stack, one single) for carry.
I suggest getting a later model (feed ramp on barrel) for reliability. Armscor replaced my 4.25" frame-feedramp doublestack with a barrel-feedramp version due to feeding issues. They were great to deal with btw, but who wants to ship guns around when you could be shooting them?