Recently received the latest American Rifleman with a special article on 380 ACP pistols. Of the eight they reviewed, only two were blowback. We recently purchased a Sig P238 and love it. It is basically a minature 1911 and is really sweet to shoot. My wife has had some stovepipes but I have not. My wifes hands are really small and she needs some work on her wrist. We have heard from others who have the same model that it takes 2 or 300 rounds to break it in. We only have about 75 rounds through the gun. The gun and recoil are well behaved. All-in-all, I really like the gun and have carried it a few times. From the article, energies range from 119 to 217 ft-lbs (probably muzzle) with groupings from 5 to 6 inches at 25 yards. If you are considering buying one my advice is to rent as many as you can to see how they shoot. They will all shoot differently, have different recoils and characters. They do not have the same stopping power as a 9mm but it was good enought for Bond.