AliasNeo07
Ultimate Member
So, I picked up a G43. I wanted to give my impression for those considering one, and also feedback on sights & magazine extensions.
I needed a compact, thin 9mm. I thought about the PPS, Shield, and LC9S Pro, but settled on the Glock. Frankly, I am just so used to shooting Glock pistols that I didn't see any compelling reason to switch to another platform.
I'll start out by saying fit and finish is of course as good as any other Glock you would buy. There really isn't too much to say...if you're unfamiliar with Glock pistols, their reliability, battery of arms, aftermarket support, etc, there are plenty of great YouTube videos out there. It is not noticeably different than any other Glock, just much smaller.
So, if you DON'T already own Glocks and are in the market for small, thin 9mm, should you purchase one? Maybe. The only two things I don't like about this gun are the price and the magazine capacity. Magazine capacity sucks, and that's just the way it is. 6 + 1. Other, lower priced competitors have higher stock magazine capacity. If I wasn't so used to the Glock trigger and Glock design, I probably would have opted for the LC9s Pro.
Speaking of magazine capacity...I have put 300 rounds through this gun, split equally between stock mags, Pearce +1 extensions, and the Vickers +2 extensions. No malfunctions with any of them. I'd prefer another 100 rounds through them to be completely confident, but so far, so good. Installation is easy as pie...if you can strip your mag, you can install them.
Sights are personal preference. For a defensive pistol as opposed to a target pistol, I prefer Ameriglo Spartan Operator sights with an orange front. You can see in the pictures below, but I go with a bright green tritium front with a large orange outline, and a blacked out rear sight with two orange tritium vials. In the day, you essentially have a blacked out rear sight w/ bright orange front, which is my preference. At night, you have orange rear tritium with a bright green tritium front. Pretty cool, even though I am not one of those people who think night sights are a "must". And at $90, these are quality sights for less than the Trijicon HDs. Actually, I think Trijicon makes the vials for Ameriglo.
All things considered, it is a great little gun. I'd love it if the stock mags came with one more round, but the extensions seem reliable.
I have also fired the G42 right before the G43. The difference in recoil is incredible. I was not expecting it. The G42 felt like a pea shooter. The 42 is essentially the same as the 43, just chambered in .380, for those who don't know.
I needed a compact, thin 9mm. I thought about the PPS, Shield, and LC9S Pro, but settled on the Glock. Frankly, I am just so used to shooting Glock pistols that I didn't see any compelling reason to switch to another platform.
I'll start out by saying fit and finish is of course as good as any other Glock you would buy. There really isn't too much to say...if you're unfamiliar with Glock pistols, their reliability, battery of arms, aftermarket support, etc, there are plenty of great YouTube videos out there. It is not noticeably different than any other Glock, just much smaller.
So, if you DON'T already own Glocks and are in the market for small, thin 9mm, should you purchase one? Maybe. The only two things I don't like about this gun are the price and the magazine capacity. Magazine capacity sucks, and that's just the way it is. 6 + 1. Other, lower priced competitors have higher stock magazine capacity. If I wasn't so used to the Glock trigger and Glock design, I probably would have opted for the LC9s Pro.
Speaking of magazine capacity...I have put 300 rounds through this gun, split equally between stock mags, Pearce +1 extensions, and the Vickers +2 extensions. No malfunctions with any of them. I'd prefer another 100 rounds through them to be completely confident, but so far, so good. Installation is easy as pie...if you can strip your mag, you can install them.
Sights are personal preference. For a defensive pistol as opposed to a target pistol, I prefer Ameriglo Spartan Operator sights with an orange front. You can see in the pictures below, but I go with a bright green tritium front with a large orange outline, and a blacked out rear sight with two orange tritium vials. In the day, you essentially have a blacked out rear sight w/ bright orange front, which is my preference. At night, you have orange rear tritium with a bright green tritium front. Pretty cool, even though I am not one of those people who think night sights are a "must". And at $90, these are quality sights for less than the Trijicon HDs. Actually, I think Trijicon makes the vials for Ameriglo.
All things considered, it is a great little gun. I'd love it if the stock mags came with one more round, but the extensions seem reliable.
I have also fired the G42 right before the G43. The difference in recoil is incredible. I was not expecting it. The G42 felt like a pea shooter. The 42 is essentially the same as the 43, just chambered in .380, for those who don't know.
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My G19 is my favorite gun that I own.
