Originally Posted by
RJ
The word I read about some who shoot the 43X is "snappy". Others indicate it "tracks faster" and "returns quicker". The two are probably not unrelated.
I shot 609 rounds through my G43X. I agree with the snappiness comment. I tried it with and without a Glock store Tungsten Guide Rod, as an attempt to ameliorate the issue. The net added weight of 0.7 oz at the RSA did make it feel perceptibly softer. To be honest though I was never thrilled with adding aftermarket parts to my carry gun. It had no observable affect on reliability; I had 0 malfunctions. As mentioned up thread, I sold it to fund an affair with a P365XL.
I'm at 699 rounds through the G48 so far. Only one malfunction, with 115 Gold Dots, on the last round of the magazine, which failed to feed, twice. I've attributed that at least mostly to the ammo, as AE115, AE124, GD 124, GD 124+p and Federal HST 147 have had no such issues. The G48 feels softer to shoot than the G43X, at least to me.
I have M hands.