Given the same muzzle velocity, I believe there is a difference in felt recoil depending on the type of powder used.
I only have anecdotal experiences to share, but a while back when I was working up my match load for USPSA 9mm minor PF I experimented with a few different powders, all at ~130 PF. Once I had the basic recipe worked out I shot them side by side in a series of bill drills to compare HF. The bullet I happened to be using at the time was a coated 125 gr RN, same primers, and range pickup brass.
Some loads while giving me good HFs were smoky, others felt harsher. I also tested them at 25 yds, which is the distance I sight my pistols in at. The one that gave me the best result was VV N320, which probably doesn’t surprise anybody since I copied the load recipe from something I read in one of the comp forums.
Beyond that, I didn’t mess around too much with the load development, just started cranking rounds out and I continue to use the same recipe +/- 0.1 gr depending on which gun its being used for. I also played around a little with OAL but I was more concerned with making sure my reloads would chamber in all my pistols.
For me, the ammo is a balance between acceptable performance and cost. I buy components in bulk as much as possible, take advantage of sales, pickup brass at the range to re-use, etc. So while I’m sure I can find a bullet that might give me better accuracy (or consistency) at the end of the day I’m more interested in volume than squeezing out the last percentage of improvement on a pistol load.
Now my reloads I shoot thru my PRS rifle, that’s a completely different story.