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Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« on: March 18, 2015, 05:55:25 PM »
http://www.majorpandemic.com/2015/03/Glock-G43-9mm-Single-Stack-Pistol-Its-here.html



SPECS   G43  G42  G26
Length    6.26"   5.94"  6.41"
Width      1.02"  .94"  1.18"
Height Including Magazine    4.25"   4.13"  4.17"
Barrel Length    3.39"   3.25"  3.42"
Length of Twist    9.84"  9.84"  9.84"
Trigger Travel   0.49"  .49"  .49"
Line of Sight     5.20"  4.92"  5.39"
Pistol Weight w/o Magazine  16.19 oz 13.76 oz 21.71 oz


It's thicker than the industry standard single-stack pocket 9mm handguns, including the PPS and XDS.

It's even thicker than the S&W Shield, which isn't even an actual single-stack, but rather uses a semi-staggered magazine.

It holds fewer rounds than both the Shield and XDS, despite being bigger.

It will cost more than the Shield and many others.

But, it's still a Glock, so the fanboys will buy the hell out of them at first making them scarce and causing them sell for over retail no doubt.


Me?   I think they really screwed up with this one and I'll pass. I see no advantage to it over my LC9s, but hey...  whatever trips your trigger I suppose.
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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2015, 06:28:09 PM »
Basically the same size as the 26, just a tiny bit slimmer. I didn't really care for my 26. I would rather carry a 19 instead. My carry gun is a Shield and I would carry that over them all.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2015, 06:58:17 PM »
im a S&W fan, but what does Mr Zeeb think of it?
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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 07:11:53 PM »
I really like my 17 really like it. I don't care for small guns because of my big clumsy hands. I really need to look into a 19 for something to carry. Looks like Glock maybe missed again.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 09:10:25 PM »
I can't live with 6+1 when my G26 holds 12+1
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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2015, 03:39:22 AM »
im a S&W fan, but what does Mr Zeeb think of it?

Haven't held one yet, but I'm sure it will be wildly popular. Might make a great BUG, but I'm good with my G26

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2015, 09:04:01 AM »
Interesting that they didn't have them at SHOT.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2015, 08:52:26 AM »
Wasn't ready to go to production....... With the current supply of other models apparently drying up lately, I'm just going to take a wild stab in the dark that they are in full production of G43 only right now.

Glock sold 200,000 G42 .380 pistols so far, so imagine what the demand is going to be for this.....

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2015, 10:50:16 AM »
Glock going backwards??

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2015, 01:20:30 PM »
I personally want one and I have ordered one.  My feeling is, if you can't get the job done with 6+1 you probably should buy a shotgun.  :D

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2015, 02:01:39 PM »
This video sums up my feelings pretty well


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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2015, 07:23:49 PM »
Interesting...........

I see a "Why don't gun makers make ( Insert your favorite here ) threads almost every week on the gunboards I am active on..............now Glock actually makes one of  those guns that "everybody wants" and now, well, so far, not much excitement.......


I dunno, maybe that's why Gun companies don't take suggestions from gunboards....  and instead look at actual hard data concerning BUYING trends just a thought   :P

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2015, 01:52:57 PM »
I see a "Why don't gun makers make ( Insert your favorite here ) threads almost every week on the gunboards I am active on..............now Glock actually makes one of  those guns that "everybody wants" and now, well, so far, not much excitement.......

Probably because as people have said, it is larger with less capacity and costs more than other solidly reliable similar guns already on the market.

Don't get me wrong, I prefer Glocks to other pistols.  But in a straight up comparison between the Shield and this gun, the Shield is going to win unless magically the Glock recoil is significantly different and they put a completely different type of trigger in it.




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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2015, 01:59:23 PM »
For once, Thomas and I agree.  Glock is more than a day late and a dollar short.  There are any number of competing pistols on the market that are smaller and/or with larger capacity and proven reliability.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2015, 02:32:52 PM »
For once, Thomas and I agree.

No...I think there was one other time.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2015, 03:41:19 PM »
Well played, Fly.


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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2015, 05:15:28 PM »
No...I think there was one other time.

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Initially, we thought that we agreed but then we disagreed that we ever agreed.

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2015, 12:46:35 AM »
Initially, we thought that we agreed but then we disagreed that we ever agreed.


Oh...I guess that makes it -1 for 2 then?

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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2015, 07:50:48 AM »
This reminds me of my wife. There was that one time she thought she was wrong but it turned out she wasn't.


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Re: Glock Single-stack 9mm G43 Really... Eh?
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2015, 07:52:46 PM »
For once, Thomas and I agree.  Glock is more than a day late and a dollar short.  There are any number of competing pistols on the market that are smaller and/or with larger capacity and proven reliability.
                                                                                                                                                 
Probably because as people have said, it is larger with less capacity and costs more than other solidly reliable similar guns already on the market.

I agree with you both.  Definitely way late with this one.  Just hope this slow down delivery on my new Glock 34 Gen4 >:D