The 43X/48 and 365/365XL are EDC game changers
For many years we have had essentially two categories of EDC handguns, service pistols and small handguns. Service pistols did what we expected, but at the cost of greater size. Small pistols and revolvers were smaller in size, offering EDC advantages, but that came at the cost of capacity and shootability.
I really was excited about the Glock 43, but there wasn’t an instance I carried one, that I didn’t reflect on Tom Given’s concept of one, two and three bad guy guns, loosely associated with five rounds per bad guy of capacity. With the Glock 43X/48 and Sig P365, we have smaller size EDC pistols, with legitimate Givens two bad guy or more capacity. I think these are EDC game changers, because while a larger and heavier gun will generally be easier to shoot, finally we have capacity in something small that can be shot well enough for realistic defensive use. If it proves reliable and durable, the 365XL has the potential to further close the gap between smaller EDC pistol and service pistols, as it seems designed from the ground up as a shooter’s pistol, with its optics ready configuration, improved grip module, beveled magwell, and 12-15 round capacity.
Gone are the days when we had to choose between capacity, shootability, durability and small size.
The 43X/48 and 365/365XL are EDC game changers
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MSparks909
I hope the Shield Arms 15 round 43X/48 mags prove to be reliable when they’re finally available. 50% capacity increase is nothing to scoff at. Really enjoying my 48 as well, especially in the humid SE. Warm weather comfort carry is greatly enhanced vs my 19/17s.
Hey M! Hope everything is going well with you.
Ditto on that magazine comment. The stories of 15 round mags are pretty interesting.
Also, to add one other point on the thread: it may or may not be related to Sig/Glock’s marketing and product development strategy, but I find as a male with size M hands, and with a shooting partner with size S female hands, these size guns just ‘fit’ us better. My suspicion is they took into account the anthropometrics of a population that includes folks from 5% female size, not just starting at 5% male.
I had my G19 out of the safe the other day prepping for a range trip and was astonished to remember how big it was. That may seem amusing to some of you guys with L or XL paws, but it’s certainly something I think about these days.