I've had a Glock 43 for a few years now and have been working on my proficiency with the pistol for it to serve as a carry piece when the Glock 19 is a bit tougher to carry (or I'm being lazy). I initially struggled to shoot the 43 with acceptable accuracy but I have worked through that issue and I am at the point where the accuracy at the 7-10 yard range is acceptable to me.
The more challenging issue I'm having is that I am unintentionally locking the slide back during recoil. This will happen at some point through ~every other magazine. It happens across multiple magazines and loads. I do not believe the issue is a mechanical issue with the pistol. The slide locks back, the rounds are not hung on the feed ramp, and the magazine can easily be ejected. When the slide is released the firearm returns to battery and will continue to function.
I shoot right handed. From what I can diagnose my support hand thumb base/palm (Themar area) is pushing up on the slide lock under recoil and randomly locking the slide back. I am using a "standard" grip, high on the pistol, thumbs forward, support hand thumb on the top side of the frame. This is the same general grip technique I use with all other Glocks and handguns. If I move my support hand thumb off the top of the 43 frame and rest it on the side of the front of the trigger guard the problem goes away. This effectively lowers my support hand grip enough to eliminate activating the slide lock under recoil but it negatively impacts accuracy. And more importantly, it feels weird and I do not want two different grips between the 43 and the 19.
This problem is unique to the 43 for me. I do not have this problem across other platforms (Glock, Sig, HK, etc.) including slim, single stack 9mms like the Shield or the XDs.
Is there another software solution to this issue? I'm certainly open to hardware changes to the 43 as well.