Glock 43 in 2023

[littlejerry]

Which baseplate is that?

Taran +1

[M2CattleCo]

I was all about that 43 life bro

From 2015 until last year when I started getting some bolt over base FTFeeds.

Glock replaced about a dozen mags and neither one of my 43s ever ran right afterwards. Sent both of em in for a rebuild with all the latest updates and they still wouldn’t run.

Washed my hands of all of it.

[Navin Johnson]

Based on all of the reports here from people who work in agencies…….at minimum springs should be replaced very frequently on a 43 and one should never use ammunition higher pressure than the standard 124 g. This would apply to the 48 43X and 43.

ETA: and certainly not a 2 tone one

[Leroy Suggs]

The current 43 with the breech face notch, marksman barrel, and 02 magazines are very reliable.

[ASH556]

I was all about that 43 life bro

From 2015 until last year when I started getting some bolt over base FTFeeds.

Glock replaced about a dozen mags and neither one of my 43s ever ran right afterwards. Sent both of em in for a rebuild with all the latest updates and they still wouldn’t run.

Washed my hands of all of it.

Dang, that sucks!

[TC215]

Based on all of the reports here from people who work in agencies…….at minimum springs should be replaced very frequently on a 43 and one should never use ammunition higher pressure than the standard 124 g. This would apply to the 48 43X and 43.

ETA: and certainly not a 2 tone one

The bureau uses 135gr +P in the 43’s.

From my experience, I say don’t hang stuff off them and use OEM magazines with no aftermarket extensions.

[DLWinner]

My oldest G43 is pushing almost 2k(I know, not a lot of rounds)
Original springs, and a steady diet of HST 147 +P
Never malfunctioned. I do want to replace the recoil spring soon though. It’s been an amazing gun.

[HCM]

The bureau uses 135gr +P in the 43’s.

From my experience, I say don’t hang stuff off them and use OEM magazines with no aftermarket extensions.

The BU only authorizes the current 43 with the breech face cut, 02 magazines etc.

With older 43s / older mags YMMV.

[Navin Johnson]

The bureau uses 135gr +P in the 43’s.

From my experience, I say don’t hang stuff off them and use OEM magazines with no aftermarket extensions.

Thing 1: when you say you don’t hang stuff off of them does that mean RD sites are allowed or not?

Thing 2: the 43’s that you use are they grandfathered or are they still being issued?

Thing 3: is the MRB failure bar the same for the 43 as for a 19 or a 47 or a 45 or a 17 Or whatever you issue?

Thanks. This info is so valuable to those of us who can’t do the testing at the level large agency’s can.

[G19Fan]

I was all about that 43 life bro

From 2015 until last year when I started getting some bolt over base FTFeeds.

Glock replaced about a dozen mags and neither one of my 43s ever ran right afterwards. Sent both of em in for a rebuild with all the latest updates and they still wouldn’t run.

Washed my hands of all of it.

Thing 1: when you say you don’t hang stuff off of them does that mean RD sites are allowed or not?

Thing 2: the 43’s that you use are they grandfathered or are they still being issued?

Thing 3: is the MRB failure bar the same for the 43 as for a 19 or a 47 or a 45 or a 17 Or whatever you issue?

Thanks. This info is so valuable to those of us who can’t do the testing at the level large agency’s can.

My g43s had significantly more problems with a red dot than without. Same with g43x and g48

I actually run the Suarez tactical.g43 spring . Mine would not run with jhp without it (124 or 147)