Glock G43 Double Tap

Some say the Glock G43 is a pretty difficult handgun to shoot. Strong hand only shooting doesn’t make it easier. At least if you’re engaging targets further away than 15 yards with precision and you care to know.

But the “G43” has a lot of other qualities, its size is one of them. Fully loaded at 634 g / 22.36 oz isn’t bad either.

If you’re shooting a competition with a Glock 43, your planning will be similar to the people shooting revolver. You’re going to have to plan around 6 rounds per magazine change, that's typically three targets (in IPSC) then you’re empty.
Unless you start with a round in the chamber or, where rules allow, can use a magazine extender.

Here are a few more pictures with two empties in the air. Another Glock, but a larger frame.
The G43 is our new single stack, 9mm pistol. It’s the most highly desired and anticipated release in GLOCKs history. The G43 is the answer to your everyday concealed carry needs. It’s ultra-concealable, accurate and fantastic for all shooters regardless of hand size. Read the rest of the Glock G43 double tap here.

“That’s my daily carry.”

Us too. The bonus is all the extra stuff you get; spare mags, Mag holder, holster, and the price is better. We found 2 used copies with the boxes and gear for less than $400 a piece.

What a bargain.

Some thoughts:

I shoot some IDPA, but have not shot IPSC. But I practice and shoot defensive shooting skills, which is what IDPA is supposed to promote...until all the competitors start tricking out their guns and accessories that one would never do with a gun you carry for personal protection (open or concealed). Things like large mag well adaptors (for those that just cant index a mag like the rest of us), big optics, super extended shotgun magazine tubes, and tactical vests for oversized mags, etc. At that point you’re shooting a game, not necessarily practicing defensive skills, which is ok, just so long as you call it what it is. I can understand LEO’s practicing with their normal vest/duty belt.

Likewise for tactics. For example, you can run to a position in the open where all the targets are exposed and then shoot them faster than if you pie the wall/door/corner and engage them one at a time while not exposing yourself to what, in real life, would be incoming fire. Sure, you get a better time, but is that how you want to train yourself to react to a real firefight? I don’t want to be standing out in the open being a bullet sponge. So at IDPA, I have to remind myself what habits I am trying to engrain.

So back to the article, I carry a Glock 43 for CCW. Yes it only has a 6 round mag but its really concealable on the waist for a small framed person such as myself. Its very light. And I can get 10 round mags for practice to minimize the reloads. Its not a competition gun, its a defensive CCW gun.

I live in south Alabama. We have a little bit of heat problem, too, along with some ridiculous humidity. I have aRuger LCP for a pocket gun but, and this is strictly a personal decision, I want more fire power than that. I have been able to conceal my XDs pretty well with a Fobus holster while wearing a t shirt. Unfortunately over the last year or so it seems to print more than it used to. I think it has something to do with me getting fat, but I’m not sure.

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