I have one. I love it. Packs nice, isn't as bulky as my 629's. It's about the perfect carry gun especially in bear country. It just has that perfect balanced feel to it, and felt recoil really isn't any more that the 629's.
Edit to add: From what I hear, if you don't like the recoil with the factory grips, the X-frame, 500 smith grips fit on them, and tame the recoil a bunch. I haven't had an issue so I haven't bought a set to try.