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I was in the market for a small 9 mm for my wife a few years ago.

She liked my G-19, but it was “just a little too big” for her.
Took her to the range and grabbed a 43, and a 43X. She loved the 43X!
Now, since she has one, it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t have one to go along with hers. I got both of them for a very good price.


I’m somewhere around the 3000 round mark. I have a stainless guide rod, did the 50 Cent trigger job, and a Holosun EPS Carry.
I have a handful of the Glock 10rd magazines, then I found out about the Shield Mags….
Yup, sold! (My only regret is not getting more!)

The G-19 vs G-43X:
A smaller WML fits better on the G-19.
Outside of that, with the Shield Arms Mags, the G-43X is a smaller, lighter, and thinner version of the G-19. Fits better in an IWB, better concealment, and, well, it’s a Glock, so at the end of the day, it’s always going to go “BANG” when you pull the trigger.

I don’t know when the last time I actually carried the G-19! Don’t get me wrong, I still like it, especially with the stippling job and trigger/mag release reduction! But it’s not seeing much carry time.

The 43X is damn near as accurate with some practice. After a few trips to the range, I was a little skeptical at anything much past 20 yards. Zero problems hitting a silhouette at 50 yards with it!
(Im not doing 25yd / 50 yd bill drills like JL does, but with some practice, sub 6 seconds is doable!)


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I've got couple of 43X pistols and I truly believe they shoot as well (or maybe I should say I shoot as well) with them as I do with my G19 Gen 5 MOS which recently replaced my 17 as the nightstand gun.

And better than I do with my P365. And I've done about all I think I can to the 365, Wilson Grip Module, & night sights that actually illuminate at night. I plan to keep the P365-I just shoot the Glocks better.

I have a bunch of OEM Glock 10 round mags and three of the PSA 15 rounders and absolutely love those 43X pistols.

I've traded or sold the last of my
Shadow Systems CR920s (they all worked as good and reliably as the 43X)-just didn't need 'em anymore.

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trigger/mag release reduction!


What is this you speak of?


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trigger/mag release reduction!


What is this you speak of?


This magical process is:

https://glockparts.com/trigger-guard-undercut/

Here's the trigger guard reduction.
Im at work, and the G-19 is at home, I'll see if I cant shoot a pict of it and toss it on here. The Mag release reduction- the frame is slightly scalloped out and sanded smooth juuuust enough to give you a better access to the mag release. I like it a lot.

It was done by Kent (or Ken) at Polymer Refined.
Great guy to do business with, however, he closed up shop a few years back after he moved to a free state.


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I was in the same boat with the 43X/48. I actually bought one because we authorized them for admin and plainclothes positions at work and I wanted to have an opinion on them. I was a 365 guy as far as the small, high capacity 9mm world went.

I ended up being immensely surprised by the 43X. I put an optic on mine (first a 407K and then an EPS Carry) and initially did the Shield Arms mags and then their magwell. My gun ran excellently and I found that I could shoot it probably 80-90% as well as a 19, keep the same capacity, and it carried better.

Ever the tinkerer, I bought a Parker Mountain Machine barrel and compensator for it, bringing it to 48 length. PMM warned that the Shield Arms mags were an issue with their comp and indeed they were, so I moved on to PSA Micro Dagger mags and those have been 100% reliable.

If I was buying today, I'd get the 48 over the 43X unless I was going to put a comp on it. The extra slide length, when carried AIWB, makes the gun less apt to tip out over the belt (think of the slide like the keel of a ship). The same thing can be accomplished by using a 48 holster with your 43X.
 
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same thing can be accomplished by using a 48 holster with your 43X.


Yup, that's exactly what I do and it works perfectly
 
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Today I struggled at the 50 quite a bit. Had trouble shooting anything clean in less than 10 seconds. Target I was using has a smaller A box but it was all on me.

Ran about 150 rounds through 43x and about 200 through big gun. Shot pretty much all of it on bill drills.




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yep been thru that had the 43x and 48 with a ton of shield mags they all worked fine for me but some had issues with them, then I bought the 365 tac ops and within a couple of weeks sold the 43x and 48 now I have the 365 legion. just have no desire for the larger handguns, I have been looking at the fusion and have recently bought some 21 round mags, they do stick out a little but I kind of like the gangster look. the stock 17 rd just amaze me in such a small pistol.
 
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Ran another couple hundred rounds through it today. Shot a bunch of 25 and 50 yard bill drills. Shot a cold Glock standard first thing from concealment and pocket reload. 23.54 with no penalty.




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I noticed after range days that my high grip was causing slide bite.
Very minor, but annoying.

I ordered this beavertail for the backstrap from the Glockstore.
https://www.glockstore.com/GS-...l7=544&custcol9=1318

Shot it this morning on the plate racks and that beavertail is definitely an improvement.
No slide bite at all and increased the trigger reach a little which was perfect.
 
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Agreed. I’ve downsized on my carry as well & the 43x is a winner.


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I recently moved to the 43x from the p365. I run a WML, and the Holosun EPS carry, in Tier1 holster. Love the setup, however, I can't stand the "ribbed, angled" trigger face of the g43x compared to flatter/smooth trigger face on my g19. I like to run stock triggers/internals/etc for my carry guns. Does anyone know if there is a way to put the g19 trigger face on the g43x WITHOUT being viewed by lawyers as a "deadly/evil/looking for trouble" modification in the event (God forbid) that I ever have to use it?

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I ordered this beavertail for the backstrap from the Glockstore.
https://www.glockstore.com/GS-...l7=544&custcol9=1318 .


Which beavertail size did you order and what size hand do you have? Also are you happy with your size choice?
 
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I ordered this beavertail for the backstrap from the Glockstore.
https://www.glockstore.com/GS-...l7=544&custcol9=1318 .


Which beavertail size did you order and what size hand do you have? Also are you happy with your size choice?


That link takes you to what I bought, in the package are 2 beavertails.
One is short and the other is longer.
I went with the longer model which eliminates slide bite, added just a little trigger reach which I needed, and also offsets the Glock grip angle a little. The offset angle actually is perfect for me when I present the gun out the dot comes up perfectly. I wear XL gloves.
 
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Thank you.
 
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Does anyone know if there is a way to put the g19 trigger face on the g43x WITHOUT being viewed by lawyers as a "deadly/evil/looking for trouble" modification in the event (God forbid) that I ever have to use it?



This is Fuddlore that just won’t die.

It’s a personal decision. But, there is zero case law to where a justifiable homicide was ruled as unjustified based on weapon modification.




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I agree. It’s either a good shooting or a bad shooting and modifications to your gun will not change that. I’m talking in regards to being charged criminally of course.
 
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I agree. It’s either a good shooting or a bad shooting and modifications to your gun will not change that. I’m talking in regards to being charged criminally of course.

I agree with you fully but I have absolutely no trust in opposing counsel to agree regardless of which side of the courtroom they are on. So I stay stock in carry guns. The exception being the P365XL I have on the way that will get a Wilson Combat grip module with tungsten weights. No mechanical modifications though.


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I love reading how guys won’t modify their firearms. And then admit to modifying their firearms like adding weight is not going to be noticed. Or an aftermarket grip module that isn’t factory won’t be noticed. Roll Eyes




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Yeah, that's why it's called the exception.


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