Glock 43X
- Thread starter jonnyc
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Price? Good luck in getting one! A dark thought I had when I placed a deposit with my local distributor. How far away are we from mandatory ten (10) round limit on pistol magazines a Federal rule.
Until, or if, that ever comes to be, my Glock 19 gen4 will be holstered and concealed. With a spare G17 magazine. At this time, with its perfect black finish, it sits behind me on my bedside table.
Until, or if, that ever comes to be, my Glock 19 gen4 will be holstered and concealed. With a spare G17 magazine. At this time, with its perfect black finish, it sits behind me on my bedside table.
Actually pretty easy to find around here plus a TON of them on places like GunBroker. As for any mandatory federal firearm anything...Unless the Congress is all blue, it will not happen and maybe not even then.
ice monkey
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Yup, I got a 48 as well. If I want a 43x, i’ll just put my 43 upper on my 48’s lower lol.
I’m really liking my 48 so far. I definitely didn’t get blue label pricing that’s for sure.
I’m really liking my 48 so far. I definitely didn’t get blue label pricing that’s for sure.
I handled on not too long ago. Really liked how it felt in the hand..gonna go rent one.-43 kinda painful to shoot for me.
ice monkey
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I don’t know if the “little extra” the 48 will give you will make it more pleasant to shoot versus the 43. That said, i’m ok with the 48’s snap where the 43 was a little too snappy for me so I had it ported. I think it’s that little bit more on the grip that made the difference for me. So who knows?
Here’s hoping for you cuz, I like em lol!
I just got a 43X through blue label. So far, it has been a great gun. I had a regular 43 and traded it for the Sig P938, of which I did not care for.
I had been wanting to get another 43, so I went into our local blue label dealer to pick one up. I saw the 43X in the case right next to the 43 and asked to see both. From my understanding the grip is only 0.75 of an inch longer, and you get four more rounds per magazine.
I did have a few concerns with the 43X once I got it home though. The slide felt gritty, and the slide stop was stiff and almost impossible for me to use.
I disassembled the 43X and cleaned it up. It was unfired, but had a lot of lube. Cleaning it up did the trick on the gritty slide, but not the slide stop. So I set out in search of a new slide stop. Nobody advertised a specific slide stop for the 43X, so I took a chance and bought a slide stop for the regular 43. Nobody seemed to know if they were cross compatible. Luckily, they are. I got a Vickers "extended" slide stop. While it isn't like the bullet extension ones that are made for the full size guns it works almost as good. It is looser, and sticks out more so that you can actually use it.
I have only ran 50 rounds through the 43X and so far so good. I like having the extra bit on the grip.
All in all I would take a 43X over the regular 43. Plus I like the rwo tone deal...
I had been wanting to get another 43, so I went into our local blue label dealer to pick one up. I saw the 43X in the case right next to the 43 and asked to see both. From my understanding the grip is only 0.75 of an inch longer, and you get four more rounds per magazine.
I did have a few concerns with the 43X once I got it home though. The slide felt gritty, and the slide stop was stiff and almost impossible for me to use.
I disassembled the 43X and cleaned it up. It was unfired, but had a lot of lube. Cleaning it up did the trick on the gritty slide, but not the slide stop. So I set out in search of a new slide stop. Nobody advertised a specific slide stop for the 43X, so I took a chance and bought a slide stop for the regular 43. Nobody seemed to know if they were cross compatible. Luckily, they are. I got a Vickers "extended" slide stop. While it isn't like the bullet extension ones that are made for the full size guns it works almost as good. It is looser, and sticks out more so that you can actually use it.
I have only ran 50 rounds through the 43X and so far so good. I like having the extra bit on the grip.
All in all I would take a 43X over the regular 43. Plus I like the rwo tone deal...
I gotta say -- as someone who's not especially fond of Glocks -- the 43X and especially 48 are REALLY nice. Perfectly sized for me. I like both better than the P365. If Glock had copied Sig's stack-and-a-half magazines maybe we'd be seeing 12 or more rounds in the new ones here.
chris in va
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The 365 doesn't have a 'stack-and-a-half' mag, it's a full double stack.
The Shield has a 1.5 stack.
The Shield has a 1.5 stack.
It has a patented magazine design that starts out as single stack and transitions to a double stack magazine at the end.
That is how they pack so many rounds into such a small package.
https://www.gunworld.com/guns/handguns/sig-sauer-p365/
I woulda guessed sorcery or other dark arts.
HighValleyRanch
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If glock went with metal magazines, they could have a thinner grip area as well!