I first used a glock on an Army firing range ... one of our CWO's owned a full-size model. In comparison to the 1911 Colt .45 models we were qualifying with, the glock was a joy to fire.
I've got to say I'm amazed by this. For its size, the 1911 is really easy to fire. Granted, a 9mm has next to no recoil by comparison, but you get what you pay for. The trade-off of stopping power just doesn't seem worth it to me.

After one day of shooting a 1911, I found I grew quite accustomed to the recoil. It's quite smooth compared to other high caliber semi-autos I've fired.