I passed by the 43x on the shelves every time I went into the shop. Then a couple months ago they had the black one and I still passed it up. I think the more people talk about how great something is, the more I have nothing to do with it. lol When I went to pick up my 20 last month, I just decided to see how the 43x felt in my hand. I thought it felt great. I have medium hands. The 17/19X grip is perfect, but I can also get a solid one handed grip on the 21/20 which is their thickest grip. So I ordered one and should have it in a couple weeks. My friend carries it as his BUG and off duty and he loves the thing... my response was always, "Yeah Yeah Yeah Ok, you love it, Great". He did pre order those 15 magazines a long time ago... so my thinking is, that I should have some of those magazines by this time next year. lol I just hope those magazines are the real deal. I've been disappointed with aftermarket magazines for almost every weapon I have and happen to think Glock's magazines are the most reliable long term than any of my other stock magazines for any other weapon. Almost 20 years and no issues with any stock glock mags... can't say that about my other guns.