I finally got out to shoot a G43 I bought last year. Irunguns had furnished a 107mm threaded barrel for it. The only modifications I made to it were to put on Pearce +1 magazine baseplates and install a Ghost Edge connector. I found the stock G43 trigger was much heavier than the one on my G19. I still have to get a sight pusher before installing Ameriglo tritiums.
I was initially concerned about the stiffness of the trigger. An old finger injury has left my right index finger somewhat sensitive to stiff triggers to the point that I get a better release with my left hand sometimes when firing one handed. Before hitting the range I dry fired 100's of times and still had the sights jerk off alignment whenever I practiced right hand only.
On the range I was able to hit man sized gong at 50 m with no difficulties. Up close group size was a bit larger than what I get with compact sized pistols (G19,P2000, Sig P239) but was "good enough for government work". The recoil was a tiny bit more than larger pistols but the design of the grip helped to mitigate it. My wife who is 5' tall/90 lbs liked the slim grip as she was able to have much better control of the G43 than she did with double stack 9's. She was able to outshoot a fellow and his girlfriend who were shooting heavy 1911's and Sigs.
I shot a wee better with my Boberg but that is a heavier gun that does not have the parts availability of the G43. Overall I was very impressed with this gun as I love small guns and this gives 7 rounds of 9mm in the same size envelope of a Beretta 70. The Pearce baseplates worked well with the stock spring. If one wanted more, Taran tactical offers all sorts of base plates but they are expensive.
I was also pleasantly surprised that after breaking it in on the range, the trigger no longer gave my right index finger so much trouble when I practiced one handed dry firing. I expect this will get better with time.
Overall I am very impressed with this Glock; the small size and slimness is incredible. It only has 1 round less than my Sig P239 (2 rounds with stock 6 round mags) but it is so much more smaller and concealable. It is very fun to shoot and I look forward to seeing how accurate it really is once I get more practice with it.
I was initially concerned about the stiffness of the trigger. An old finger injury has left my right index finger somewhat sensitive to stiff triggers to the point that I get a better release with my left hand sometimes when firing one handed. Before hitting the range I dry fired 100's of times and still had the sights jerk off alignment whenever I practiced right hand only.
On the range I was able to hit man sized gong at 50 m with no difficulties. Up close group size was a bit larger than what I get with compact sized pistols (G19,P2000, Sig P239) but was "good enough for government work". The recoil was a tiny bit more than larger pistols but the design of the grip helped to mitigate it. My wife who is 5' tall/90 lbs liked the slim grip as she was able to have much better control of the G43 than she did with double stack 9's. She was able to outshoot a fellow and his girlfriend who were shooting heavy 1911's and Sigs.
I shot a wee better with my Boberg but that is a heavier gun that does not have the parts availability of the G43. Overall I was very impressed with this gun as I love small guns and this gives 7 rounds of 9mm in the same size envelope of a Beretta 70. The Pearce baseplates worked well with the stock spring. If one wanted more, Taran tactical offers all sorts of base plates but they are expensive.
I was also pleasantly surprised that after breaking it in on the range, the trigger no longer gave my right index finger so much trouble when I practiced one handed dry firing. I expect this will get better with time.
Overall I am very impressed with this Glock; the small size and slimness is incredible. It only has 1 round less than my Sig P239 (2 rounds with stock 6 round mags) but it is so much more smaller and concealable. It is very fun to shoot and I look forward to seeing how accurate it really is once I get more practice with it.
