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Glock 43X Review
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/18/2019 | M Kimball

Posted on 03/18/2019 5:12:51 AM PDT by w1n1

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1 posted on 03/18/2019 5:12:51 AM PDT by w1n1
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Guess this is Glock’s attempt to keep up with Sig and their fantastic P365. I switched over once I saw the P365. It fits my hand perfectly, almost same size as the Glock 42/43, and is 12+1. Beautiful gun. The Glock 43x is too little, too late.


2 posted on 03/18/2019 5:19:35 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: w1n1

I wonder how Hickok 45 feels about you ripping off his work.

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3 posted on 03/18/2019 5:21:37 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending it is.)
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To: w1n1

Tupperware.


4 posted on 03/18/2019 5:24:17 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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I own Sigs and I own Glocks....love to shoot the Sigs......only carry the Glocks. I really like the 43 X. It’s what I am carrying right now in SWFL.


5 posted on 03/18/2019 5:34:56 AM PDT by Fred911 (YOU GET WHAT YOU ACCEPT)
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To: Lurker

Yeah I was wondering the same thing.


6 posted on 03/18/2019 5:36:52 AM PDT by OKSooner (Green New Deal: "If you like your air conditioner you can keep your air conditioner.")
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To: Fred911

Been carrying a 21SF on the job for quite awhile now.

I trust it.


7 posted on 03/18/2019 5:46:28 AM PDT by SirLurkedalot (10/10/51-7/7/16 RIP Dad, I'll be missing you until I cross over to Eternity)
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To: w1n1

Glock has manufactured so many hybrid variants that one would think at some point they’d finally get it right.


8 posted on 03/18/2019 5:52:42 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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You can always tell when ‘Am Shooting Journal’ has plagiarized something, because it’s actually in readable English.


9 posted on 03/18/2019 5:53:11 AM PDT by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: w1n1

Just order a Sig P-2022 from Cabela’s on special order in FDE.


10 posted on 03/18/2019 7:23:54 AM PDT by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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To: Reno89519

The P365 is a masterpiece. The first “plastic” gun I’ve liked. Not only is it tiny, but it performs flawlessly, and the perceived recoil is very light.


11 posted on 03/18/2019 7:26:12 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: real saxophonist

That made me laugh.


12 posted on 03/18/2019 7:28:45 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: w1n1
Since the review can't be bothered with data...

Length: 6.5" Width: 1.1" Height: 5.04" Mag Capacity: 10

Ruger LC9s

Length: 6" Width: 0.9" Height: 4.5" Capacity: 7

Glock 26

Length: 6.5" Width: 1.26" Height: 4.17" Capacity: 10

A carry gun depends a lot of what clothing you wear, how much weight you are willing to carry, it's size, SHAPE and your choice of holster. What I tend to find the hardest to conceal are sharp angles (Glock bad) and longer heights (Glock 27 excellent). Yesterday, just to try, I carried a Beretta 92 "compact" - which isn't very compact, but the rounded corners hid surprisingly well. Big gun, though!

Just looking...the Glock 43X is almost as tall as my Beretta and has sharper angles. If I was considering carrying it, I'd choose my Glock 27 instead - almost an inch shorter, which is easier to conceal than the 0.15 inch difference in thickness.

I included the LC9 because my regular carry gun is becoming my Ruger EC9. I find that slant at the top rear of the gun really helps with concealment. Fixed sights seem to be fixed in the right spot, and I paid $210 + tax new at the local gun shop:


13 posted on 03/18/2019 7:55:40 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: w1n1

Best to just skip over any review/advice ASJ might have (their free advice is worth about what it costs) and go straight to Hickok45.


14 posted on 03/18/2019 10:04:38 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Tijeras_Slim; Squantos

Thanks to Squantos, I bought one. Very nine little 9 and carries well in a made to fit Black Point holster.


15 posted on 03/19/2019 3:07:01 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi; Squantos

I carry mine in a tuckable DeSantis (Sof-Tuk, although the Pocket-Tuk is nice too). Hardly know it’s there.


16 posted on 03/19/2019 3:51:10 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: MileHi; Squantos

Saw a 43X today at Ron’s, and wasn’t impressed. It’s a fair bit larger than the 365.

Also saw a NIB Colt ELCEN (high polish stainless .38 super NIB)... what to do, what to do.

That bad boy with some Mastodon Ivory grips would be sweet.


17 posted on 03/19/2019 4:00:04 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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Also saw a NIB Colt ELCEN (high polish stainless .38 super NIB)... what to do, what to do.

Hoo boy. That's kind of a BBQ gun just as is. Bet they're proud of it too.

18 posted on 03/19/2019 4:10:33 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi

Yep, but what the hell.

That and a custom rig from Purdy Gear would be sweet.


19 posted on 03/19/2019 4:36:37 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Hell yeah, and the Mastodon grips would be icing on the cake.


20 posted on 03/19/2019 6:13:13 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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