Fud, I have fired a few rounds of 125gr GD through a P229, & would qualify it's recoil & muzzle blast as "sharper" than the .40's.
1. 9mm
2. 40
3. 45*
4. 357sig
5. 10mm
*To me the .45 in most pistols seems to recoil a little more than the .40, except when fired from a G-21 or G-30, those are two sweet shootin' .45's.
Best, long shot!