I’ll first start off with, I am a Glock Fanboy… There, I’ve said it… It’s all I’ve been issued, for over 28 years. I understand it, I’m comfortable with it and I trust it. That being said, I always change the sights, I always do something to improve upon the trigger and, if there’s a way to increase magazine capacity, I’ll do that too. Usually it’s in the form of a Pierce extension, like the +1 I have on my G43.
When I was with MPDC (retired) we were only allowed certain Glocks, for off duty carry, hence my 19, 26 & 43. The other day, I was doing the paperwork on MY old, MPD issued, duty weapon, a G17 gen II. While I am finger f’n my long lost partner, I look down and see a G43x, that I have been admiring through articles in magazines, for a while, without ever actually holding one. I have to be honest. I’ve never really cared much for my 43. The mag. cap. sucks, and the grip too short. Even with all of the aforementioned improvements I’ve made, it never really tickled my fancy. I asked if I could check out the X, and lo and behold, it fit like a glove! I take them both, I said. Blue label price $380!!!! Who could pass that up, I thought. Soon, I was purchasing some Ameriglo sights and ordering a Ghost Edge trigger bar. So now I’m at what, $520? Starting to get expensive, for a mere 3 round increase…. Right?
Well, on the way home, I’m telling my buddy about my new new acquisition, and he tells me about some new magazines made by Shield Arms. He tells me they hold 15 rounds!!! Holy moly!! I’ve got to get me some of those!!!…… There goes another $100… $620ish now.
Today, I went to Big Dog Suppliers, in King George, VA. with my other buddy, and bought another 15 round mag, ‘cause, you can never have enough, right???? $670…. I’m strolling around the store, to see what else they had, (spoiler alert! They have a lot!) and was led to a whole case full of black beauties. There, in proud display, was an Sig 365 macro… What is this, I said, with a gleaming, boyish, inquisitive look on my face. Please sir., May I finger that one a bit? And that’s all it took, to crush my world. This new fangled Sig. 365 macro, has it all!!! The darn thing feels incredible in my hand, has night sights from the factory, has an outstanding trigger and has a mag. capacity of 17+1. It’s almost exactly the same size as the 43x and cost about the same amount as what I’ve now spent on my 43x. Actually, a little less.
Have you ever heard the expression, if I could do it all over? Well, I would! In a heartbeat. Never been a fan of Sig, until now…
When I was with MPDC (retired) we were only allowed certain Glocks, for off duty carry, hence my 19, 26 & 43. The other day, I was doing the paperwork on MY old, MPD issued, duty weapon, a G17 gen II. While I am finger f’n my long lost partner, I look down and see a G43x, that I have been admiring through articles in magazines, for a while, without ever actually holding one. I have to be honest. I’ve never really cared much for my 43. The mag. cap. sucks, and the grip too short. Even with all of the aforementioned improvements I’ve made, it never really tickled my fancy. I asked if I could check out the X, and lo and behold, it fit like a glove! I take them both, I said. Blue label price $380!!!! Who could pass that up, I thought. Soon, I was purchasing some Ameriglo sights and ordering a Ghost Edge trigger bar. So now I’m at what, $520? Starting to get expensive, for a mere 3 round increase…. Right?
Well, on the way home, I’m telling my buddy about my new new acquisition, and he tells me about some new magazines made by Shield Arms. He tells me they hold 15 rounds!!! Holy moly!! I’ve got to get me some of those!!!…… There goes another $100… $620ish now.
Today, I went to Big Dog Suppliers, in King George, VA. with my other buddy, and bought another 15 round mag, ‘cause, you can never have enough, right???? $670…. I’m strolling around the store, to see what else they had, (spoiler alert! They have a lot!) and was led to a whole case full of black beauties. There, in proud display, was an Sig 365 macro… What is this, I said, with a gleaming, boyish, inquisitive look on my face. Please sir., May I finger that one a bit? And that’s all it took, to crush my world. This new fangled Sig. 365 macro, has it all!!! The darn thing feels incredible in my hand, has night sights from the factory, has an outstanding trigger and has a mag. capacity of 17+1. It’s almost exactly the same size as the 43x and cost about the same amount as what I’ve now spent on my 43x. Actually, a little less.
Have you ever heard the expression, if I could do it all over? Well, I would! In a heartbeat. Never been a fan of Sig, until now…
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