Glock 43: Loving it!!!

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stmcelroy

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Picked up a Glock 43 on Friday from Rapid Fire Firearms in Sandy, OR. and boy am i a happy camper. Of course I paid more than I planned but really happy I did.

Feels great in the hand, slightly smaller than both my Springfield Armory XDs and S&W Shield, but feels much smaller.

I love all guns and feel totally safe carrying the Shield, XDs or my newest carry gun the H&K P2000SK; but at the end of the day my Austrian roots(yes my grandmother and dad are from Austria:cool:) come through.

I love all guns and feel totally safe carrying the Shield, XDs or my newest carry gun the H&K P2000SK; but at the end of the day my Austrian roots(yes my grandmother and dad are from Austria:cool:) come through.

So far I've only been able to shoot 103 rounds through the gun(97rds S&B 115gr FMJ, 3rds Winchester Ranger 127gr and 3rds of Hornady Critical Duty). No issues at all except me covering the slide stop which is not surprising on a small gun.

Recoil is snappy but very controllable and keeping all shot in the chest region even shooting fast was no problem(11 yards).

The only cons that I can come up with this far is capacity if you don't believe 6+1 is enough, the grip texturing isn't aggressive enough to me(of course I live in a dry climate and this may not bother you), and of course the biggest issue is having to pay an early adopter price.....:eek:

Looking forward to shooting the gun more and carrying it this summer.



 
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Wishoot

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Congrats!

Looking forward to shooting one myself someday. I don't see it replacing my Shield anytime soon, but I've been surprised before.

Dandy lookin' holsters too ;)
 
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stmcelroy

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Thanks.

I've had a Shield since they released them at the NRA show and it's always been a love hate relationship. I love the basic premise of the small thin 9mm, but always hated the oval shape of the grip.

I much prefer the XDs squared off grip to the Shield. I was considering switching from the Shield to the XDs in 9mm that I picked up recently to replace the XDs in .45acp I sold a friend.

But now with the G43 I think I've found the best of the bunch. Guess only time will tell if it turns out to that way:D
 
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GEARHEAD_ENG

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Homerboy said:
Isn't the 43 bigger and heavier than the Shield?
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I'm not sure where people are getting this misconception. It's shorter/thinner than the Shield and roughly the same length. G43 is lighter by 3oz. It's basically a PM9 with a 1/2" longer barrel.

Watch the Hickok45 Glock 43 video, he does a nice overview and comparison to other popular single stack 9mms. Skip to 21:35 for the G43 and Shield size comprison.
 
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stmcelroy

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This is the first gun in a long time that I put on in the morning and keep on until evening. :D

Upgraded my holster to some soft loops and although a little more work to remove they also make everything a bit thinner.

 
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GEARHEAD_ENG

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stmcelroy said:
This is the first gun in a long time that I put on in the morning and keep on until evening. :D

Upgraded my holster to some soft loops and although a little more work to remove they also make everything a bit thinner.

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What holster are you using there? I have have a PJ Kydex holster (FBI cant) for my CM9. I like the soft loops you put on there.
 
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druryj

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Got my new G43 last Friday, and it's great. Ergonomics are good, recoil is softer than you might think, and it just flat works. Put a Dawson Precision Fiber Optic front sight on it and blacked out the rear. I like this little gun!
 
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