I've had one exactly like the one you're looking at for about two months (paid low 400s). It's my current home defense gun. It's definitely too heavy and chunky for concealed carry (unless you're a large person), but as a shooter it's great. As mentioned the weight helps to soak up .40 caliber recoil, and as an added bonus the heft of the pistol makes for a decent bludgeon if you run out of ammo.

One thing however, I tried a set of Hogue rubber grips on it, and it made the thing fatter than Rosie O'Donnell. Unless you have extra-large hands stay with the factory plastic grip.