Does the 36 have the same single stack issues?

I went through this problem with my G42. After a couple hundreds rounds through it with a lot of premature slide locks I removed the slide stop lever and put a couple hundred more rounds through it - it worked perfectly except for not locking back on the last round. Then, just to be sure, I reinstalled the slide stop lever, put a couple more hundred rounds through it (with a lot of premature slide locks again), decided "to hell with it" and returned it to Glock to have them fix it. I came back two weeks later and still had the same problem, even after they replaced several parts. Because I liked the G42 so much I just went ahead and filed off that part of the slide stop lever that is lifted by the magazine follower and now it works fine. It's soft shooting, accurate and now totally reliable where it counts. It no longer locks back on the last round but I can still manually lock the slide back if I want.

When the G43 came out I decided to take a chance and bought one hoping Glock learned from the problems of the G42 and corrected this problem. So far I've put several hundred rounds through it using two types of factory defensive ammo, one type of factory ball and one type of reloaded plated RN ammo through the G43 with no problems at all. I'm very happy with the results so far. I'm just not sure I'm a "Glock kind of guy". As far as I'm concerned the verdict is still out on whether or not I'll keep it or them.

2,000 rounds through one of mine so far and it has been flawless. No premature slide-locks, no feed issues, no brass-to-face.

I will eventually put some night sights on it and give it to my wife, then start reliability testing another one for me.

Try the Vickers slide stop, walt. The tab that engages the magazine has a different profile. I have one on order, should be here this weekend.
You can also find posts in other forums from guys who carefully recontoured the tab on the factory slide stop themselves.

Yes, I've considered removing the part to test-fire the pistol without it, but modifying the part so that the slide doesn't lock open after the last round is entirely unacceptable for me.

Please keep us posted para.

Oh, I intend to. A trip to Glock is happening very shortly, and I should get my Vickers slide stop this Saturday. I'll be test-firing the pistol again probably on Saturday.

Cheyenne's photo on the previous page makes me wonder if the magazines are the real issue. If the feed lips of the magazine are such that they allow the top cartridge in the magazine to be canted by the ejector, which is then pushing the bullet into the slide stop, then G43 owners may be looking at a mag modification by Glock before too long. Also, I wonder if relieving the underside of the ejector ever so slightly might be beneficial.

Should you be able to replicate the issue with ammo other than +P then? Or could it be that there are only a small handful of mags that are out of spec that could cause this?

Also, did you ever get rid of your Nano, or was that on loan? Thanks.

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Originally posted by Veeper:
Should you be able to replicate the issue with ammo other than +P then?

Not necessarily. It may be a matter of slightly different timing during extraction/feeding with higher pressure loads.

All I can tell you to a certainty right now is that I fired 100 rounds of standard pressure 124 grain fmj without a single issue, but when I switched to the high pressure stuff, the issue appeared.

Also, the removable coil spring of the slide stop may be a fortunate thing. On larger Glocks, the slide stop spring is a piece of wire, attached essentially permanently to the slide stop. The G42/43 slide stop has a coil spring and this is user replaceable. It takes about 5 seconds to remove the spring and put it back into the slide stop. A slightly stronger coil spring may be helpful to prevent this issue.

This is why I avoid being an early buyer of new pistols. The only other time I've rushed out to buy a new and unproven gun was when the G26 came out. In that case, though, the G26 has turned out to be a true gem. I can't say that about the G43 at this point. This pistol now has to prove itself twice as much as any other pistol I've owned.

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Originally posted by goose5:
Does the 36 have the same single stack issues?

Not in my experience.

Reading all the issues in this thread really makes me want to say "you should have bought a SIG"

I have yet to experience any issues with my G43, though I've got less than 100 rounds through it so far. I can see where the issues may be though. Hopefully Glock comes out with a fix for these issues. I plan on running some SD ammo though my 43 soon, I'll report back on how it functions

What ammunition did you try?

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by goose5:
Does the 36 have the same single stack issues?

Not in my experience.

My G36 has been excellent.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
What ammunition did you try?

I ran both reloads and Tula BrassMaxx

I have about 400 rounds through mine, about 100 factory 124 Blazers, about 75 standard velocity factory Gold Dots and the rest handloads, mostly standard velocity 115 grain JRN and a couple of dozen loaded to +P velocity. My handloads are on the longish side. I have not experienced parabellum's issue.

My issues have been:

1. Failure to feed, almost a straight on stoppage at the ramp, when feeding from slide lock using the slide stop lever during the first 125 or so rounds. It has been 100% using the sling shot method both with a closed slide and from slide lock. I have been spot checking by using the slide stop lever and it has been functioning 100% since the initial issues. I think this is a dual recoil spring issue with new Glocks having this "feature."

2. The magazine unseated itself after feeding the first round from slide lock on two occasions in the first 125 rounds. It also happened during a string of fire during the first 125, but I cannot remember if it was noticed after the first shot or not. No instances have occurred since then. This may have been operator error or stiff, new magazines.

3. I bought 4 extra magazines and started experiencing with them the regularly reported issue where the magazine stops at the magazine release if it is inserted at the wrong angle. I learned to jiggle the base of the magazine when this occurs and it then goes in all the way.

I should also add that the canting of the round in the magazine pictured above has become much less severe than as shown in the picture, almost like the one with the extended base. I also checked the 4 spares (3 flush and one extended) and they all do not exhibit this issue. The ejector does still depress the top cartridge.

I am going to keep playing with the gun. It is pleasant to shoot and it likely will get a lot more rounds downrange than any other mini 9 I have owned. Aside from the magazine unseating itself during my initial range session, the other issues have been quirks more than real problems. I am hoping that I can chalk them all up to break-in issues after some more testing.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Try the Vickers slide stop, walt. The tab that engages the magazine has a different profile. I have one on order, should be here this weekend.
You can also find posts in other forums from guys who carefully recontoured the tab on the factory slide stop themselves.

Yes, I've considered removing the part to test-fire the pistol without it, but modifying the part so that the slide doesn't lock open after the last round is entirely unacceptable for me.

Para, thanks for the heads up on the Vickers slide stop. Please update us on how it works for you.

Are these Austrian or US made?

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Originally posted by jager1:
Are these Austrian or US made?

As far as I know the G43 are all made in Austria.

I have about 500 rounds through mine of mixed ammo, no +P's but other JHP's without issue. I haven't had a single stoppage.

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Originally posted by hberttmank:

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Originally posted by jager1:
Are these Austrian or US made?

As far as I know the G43 are all made in Austria.

Austria. I was pleasantly surprised after the U.S. 42, not that there's anything wrong with my 42. I just didn't have any Austrian pistols anymore until I got my 43.

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Originally posted by Cheyenne:

My issues have been:

1. Failure to feed, almost a straight on stoppage at the ramp, when feeding from slide lock using the slide stop lever during the first 125 or so rounds. It has been 100% using the sling shot method both with a closed slide and from slide lock. I have been spot checking by using the slide stop lever and it has been functioning 100% since the initial issues. I think this is a dual recoil spring issue with new Glocks having this "feature."

2. The magazine unseated itself after feeding the first round from slide lock on two occasions in the first 125 rounds. It also happened during a string of fire during the first 125, but I cannot remember if it was noticed after the first shot or not. No instances have occurred since then. This may have been operator error or stiff, new magazines.

In follow-up to my initial post, today I was able to induce the malfunctions described in 1 and 2. With an almost new magazine, with the slide locked open, I can get the magazine to partially seat without the magazine catch fully engaging, but while appearing to be seated. The ejector causes tension on the magazine and makes a sound consistent with seating. With the flush magazine the hand will then grip the gun and hold the magazine in place until firing. When the slide is tripped it sometimes feeds the round and drops the magazine and it sometimes jams the round at the bottom of the ramp. The lesson is to keep new magazines loaded for a while and use gross motor skills rather then finesse when seating magazines. Sorry for any thread drift.