I've got a Judge with a 3in Barrel. It is as loud as The Who in concert and about as much fun. I can understand those who call "Gimmick" on it as it's a pretty cartoony looking thing. But for my purposes it works great. I don't think the recoil is a problem. My only nitpick is that my wife can't...
I've got a Judge with a 3in Barrel. I've had issues with the cylinder revolving with .410 rounds. Also my wife cannot fire it due to it's size. Other than those quibbles it's a great gun and a blast to shoot.