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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:44:28 PM EDT
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One time I had pistol.... Glock nineteen. Old timers always said it was the perfect size, but to tell you the truth it seemed a tad big to me. Always loved listening to them old timers. Now I also had myself a J-frame, the one without the lock, but the way things are going today I felt overmatched with five rounds. Bought myself a Glock 26. Now some people will tell you that you can't get a proper grip on that gun, but I never really believed it. Who knows what to believe now. I surely don't. They come out with a model 43. Single stack. Started to buy one, but I felt my soul being torn by what that really got me over the J frame. Well, I suppose a Glock 26 it is then. For me at least. While I'm still here on this earth. Well done, and we're in page 2. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:48:30 PM EDT
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Hows it shoot?
I carry a 19 everywhere and a LCP for deep concealment. That LCP has got me into concerts, ball games, (yes plural) defeating the metal detecting "wand" . Problem is... past car-jacking distances I cant shoot it for shit. And the whole 380 thing, especially in the NE OH winter. with thick multiple layer clothing.... Does not instill great confidence. But better than nothing. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:49:53 PM EDT
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I have a 43 TALO w/TLR6 and Pearce grip extensions, and with a sticky holster it vanishes.
If I was going to carry a 26, a 19 is the better answer--I like a real grip, making the 26 just as tall with extensions, and the length difference of 26 vs. 19 isn't enough for me to spend the money on a 26. But for an easy in the wasteband pistola, my 43 with the quick acquisition HD sight, plus a TLR6 is a damn hard setup to beat. When I can get away carrying my 19 or VP9, I do; but when weather, social situations, or other attire needs dictate carrying something smaller, my 8 round, tac light equipped 43 is awesome. Carry good ammo, and the barrel length difference is negligible in terms of performance. and at the end of the day, having a gun > not having one. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:51:28 PM EDT
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Well done, and we're in page 2. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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One time I had pistol.... Glock nineteen. Old timers always said it was the perfect size, but to tell you the truth it seemed a tad big to me. Always loved listening to them old timers. Now I also had myself a J-frame, the one without the lock, but the way things are going today I felt overmatched with five rounds. Bought myself a Glock 26. Now some people will tell you that you can't get a proper grip on that gun, but I never really believed it. Who knows what to believe now. I surely don't. They come out with a model 43. Single stack. Started to buy one, but I felt my soul being torn by what that really got me over the J frame. Well, I suppose a Glock 26 it is then. For me at least. While I'm still here on this earth. Well done, and we're in page 2. 
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:51:44 PM EDT
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Your "stream of consciousness" posting style is dildos. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:52:06 PM EDT
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Your "stream of consciousness" posting style is dildos. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:56:28 PM EDT
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Hows it shoot? I carry a 19 everywhere and a LCP for deep concealment. That LCP has got me into concerts, ball games, (yes plural) defeating the metal detecting "wand" . Problem is... past car-jacking distances I cant shoot it for shit. And the whole 380 thing, especially in the NE OH winter. with thick multiple layer clothing.... Does not instill great confidence. But better than nothing. I've only taken it out twice. Once stock and once with the upgrades. Stock was an awful showing for me, honestly. 7-10 yds with the extension and I'm shooting maybe 2-4" groups? I don't know if that's awesome or shitty, but it'll work for me. Especially with more practice. I shoot a good bit, but I'm not used to shooting small pistols. Other than my 642, it's the only one I've shot. I most certainly cannot chew holes with it, like I can with my primary two at that distance. Practice is the key. I need to get on it more. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:56:40 PM EDT
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There is a very long thread here somewhere where a member had 10 rounds working in his 43.
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:57:52 PM EDT
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I know I'm in the minority for not liking the G19, but I just don't. If I could only have one Glock, it would be a 19. However, since I'm not limited to one, I prefer a 17 and a 26. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:05:48 PM EDT
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Maybe I'll get one down the road. I don't get a ton of use out of small pistols, but they certainly have a role. I was kind of skeptical about the autoloaders in general. I use them for my dog needing to go out in the middle of the night (no fenced yard), quick trips to get food or go to 7-11, and carrying when I'm not supposed to be carrying. Meaning socially/corporately inappropriate. I still think this gun would suck stock, but with the two changes I made, I like it. I had the PM9 I sold it to get the 43. Mic drop. The TLR-6 is just a must have piece. How do you like the Ridgid Ede Holster? I am using Pearce +1 extensions right now but am going to buy a couple more mags with Hyve Extensions. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:10:20 PM EDT
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I've only taken it out twice. Once stock and once with the upgrades. Stock was an awful showing for me, honestly. 7-10 yds with the extension and I'm shooting maybe 2-4" groups? I don't know if that's awesome or shitty, but it'll work for me. Especially with more practice. I shoot a good bit, but I'm not used to shooting small pistols. Other than my 642, it's the only one I've shot. I most certainly cannot chew holes with it, like I can with my primary two at that distance. Practice is the key. I need to get on it more. Good, now try iambic pentameter. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:11:14 PM EDT
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I had the PM9 I sold it to get the 43. Mic drop. The TLR-6 is just a must have piece. How do you like the Ridgid Ede Holster? I am using Pearce +1 extensions right now but am going to buy a couple more mags with Hyve Extensions. I like it, but I'm not probably the guy you want holster advice from on a G43. Another member recommended it, I bought it and like it. That's the extent of my experience. I went +2 for both capacity and grip, myself. The Pearce seems to be a functional version of the factory mag. (Meaning +1 where there should be a +1) But I'm glad I went with +2. A little more in the palm. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:13:16 PM EDT
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Tell you what. Post pictures of you pocket carrying a G43 from multiple angles and I'll give you advice. Nobody has stepped up yet, we'll see. No need for pics, I'll tell you it is NOT too small so recommending anything bigger or thicker will not work. So it's either perfect size (it is) or too big. Getting something noticeably smaller means a smaller caliber, less capacity, and I don't shoot smaller semi's well. Recommending a different single stack 9 mm would be useless. They are all roughly the same size and have the same capacity options. I shot and liked the shield but I liked the Glock better. 7+1+7 works for me |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:20:32 PM EDT
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat.  I just bought one and I really like it. But damn, I love the way you hate it!
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:25:09 PM EDT
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I like it, but I'm not probably the guy you want holster advice from on a G43. Another member recommended it, I bought it and like it. That's the extent of my experience. I went +2 for both capacity and grip, myself. The Pearce seems to be a functional version of the factory mag. (Meaning +1 where there should be a +1) But I'm glad I went with +2. A little more in the palm. Yeah it was me who recommended it. LOL 
I went with the for the "factory" look. I will go with Hyve or TTI for power. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:28:20 PM EDT
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cz rami bd
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:39:43 PM EDT
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Kahr PM9 > 43 LOL, no. I shot and carried a PM9 for a decade. I sold it less than a month after buying the G43. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:52:16 PM EDT
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My Glock 43 is for those times when I don't think I'll be able to dress around my Glock 22 (I may eventually pick up a Glock 19; I owned one years ago and really liked it but I sold it to fund something else).
It has made the Glock 26 obsolete. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:12:42 AM EDT
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat. You must neither live in or ever travel to a major city. That, or XXL plaid shirts must be a staple of your wardrobe. I must say I do love, and feel close to your comment, "Gun of metrosexual Rambo". It is the perfect carry piece of the fashion conscious CCW'er. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:13:53 AM EDT
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat. I agree, as a huuuuuge Glock fan, the P938 is 10x the gun that the G43 is. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:23:03 AM EDT
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Need pics to see if op tells the truth.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:31:55 AM EDT
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You must neither live in or ever travel to a major city. That, or XXL plaid shirts must be a staple of your wardrobe. I must say I do love, and feel close to your comment, "Gun of metrosexual Rambo". It is the perfect carry piece of the fashion conscious CCW'er. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat. You must neither live in or ever travel to a major city. That, or XXL plaid shirts must be a staple of your wardrobe. I must say I do love, and feel close to your comment, "Gun of metrosexual Rambo". It is the perfect carry piece of the fashion conscious CCW'er. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:32:42 AM EDT
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If I could only have one Glock, it would be a 19. However, since I'm not limited to one, I prefer a 17 and a 26. Why is this guy right all the time? Seriously, quit. 
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:37:31 AM EDT
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No need for pics, I'll tell you it is NOT too small so recommending anything bigger or thicker will not work. So it's either perfect size (it is) or too big. Getting something noticeably smaller means a smaller caliber, less capacity, and I don't shoot smaller semi's well. Recommending a different single stack 9 mm would be useless. They are all roughly the same size and have the same capacity options. I shot and liked the shield but I liked the Glock better. 7+1+7 works for me Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tell you what. Post pictures of you pocket carrying a G43 from multiple angles and I'll give you advice. Nobody has stepped up yet, we'll see. No need for pics, I'll tell you it is NOT too small so recommending anything bigger or thicker will not work. So it's either perfect size (it is) or too big. Getting something noticeably smaller means a smaller caliber, less capacity, and I don't shoot smaller semi's well. Recommending a different single stack 9 mm would be useless. They are all roughly the same size and have the same capacity options. I shot and liked the shield but I liked the Glock better. 7+1+7 works for me As I said, no one will post pictures of them pocket carrying a G43. My entire beef with the gun isn't that it needs to be smaller, it's that it has shot capacity for its size. I don't advocate anyone carrying a smaller gun. I don't advocate anyone pocket carrying. There are smaller or same size guns with better features. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:40:45 AM EDT
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My G43 was my "summer carry" gun a couple years ago, but it's turned into the only gun I carry. There isn't a better balance of easy concealing, easy to shoot, and reliability out there. My 1911s have a thick layer of dust on them. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:07:52 AM EDT
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Better is subjective. For that role I chose the Shield as the all around best. My shield had a shit trigger and multiple FTFs. I dropped it like a hot rock, bought a G26, not a single failure since. 
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:21:42 AM EDT
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I'll take the P938. Smaller frame. Shoots awesome. 7+1 and add a spare mag of 7. That's good enough for me.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:27:30 AM EDT
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FPNI. It's what I've come to expect from teeners.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:35:47 AM EDT
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FPNI. It's what I've come to expect from teeners. 
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:43:42 AM EDT
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Why is this guy right all the time? Seriously, quit. 
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Posted: 2/21/2017 1:46:17 AM EDT
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Tag!
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:12:41 AM EDT
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About 12 years ago I wanted to size down from my G23 for summer time carry. Ended up finding a good deal on a Kahr K9 and have love that gun ever since. It fits my hand perfectly, shoots great and carries easily under shorts and a t-shirt during warm weather. I am sure there are much lighter options out there, but this has remained my everyday carry at least 6 months out of the year.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:15:46 AM EDT
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I prefer to carry a Glock 19 whenever and wherever I can. While Utah allows concealed carry at public universities I also feel that depending on the clothes I have to wear for particular day that I cannot always conceal a Glock 19 so that my colleagues will remain unaware. I am lawfully carrying, but there are still consequences that I don't want to deal with. It is on those days that I carry a Glock 43.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:25:13 AM EDT
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Or you could go with a little class and get a Rohrbaugh R9s and have a truly small sub compact
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:11:20 AM EDT
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I still love my 1st gen xd9 sub-compact.
I have a crossbreed IWB I use, and I'm not much of a shirt tucked in guy, but I could pull it off... For me it's been the best balance of capacity, and conceal ability, and worst case scenario, it's a pretty good skull hammer with it's weight. It is a bit thick, but so am I so it evens out.
Pop's has a couple pocket pistols, one is a kel-tec 380 he loves for carrying, but doesn't like shooting it. He likes it's pocket carry so much he's never got rid of it. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:13:32 AM EDT
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What's a good price for a P938?
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:29:02 AM EDT
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Yes, they do. Subcompacts are for suits and bumming around the house in shorts or sweatpants.
What I don't understand is the Glock 17. Yes, it was the original, but it's too big to conceal, yet gives up too much sight radius on the 34. You either get a 19 if you want to CCW, or a 34 if you open carry / service pistol. The 17 should have died out. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:39:36 AM EDT
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You notice how pretty much every pistol manufacturer has jumped into the single stack 9mm segment in the last few years, but nobody is copying the G26? That's a clue... HK p30 sk Sig p320 sub compact Sig p224 M&P 9 sub compact Ect The only one of those that has the same proportions as the G26 is the P224, and I've never seen one in person. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:41:47 AM EDT
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I thought OP was Cormac McCarthy for a moment. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Your "stream of consciousness" posting style is dildos. I thought OP was Cormac McCarthy for a moment.
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:01:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:14:26 AM EDT
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These days all I carry is a G26 with magpul 12 round mags.
I have one of those Roland G19s, mostly for open competition, and it feels ridiculously huge in comparison. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:24:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:39:08 AM EDT
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Quote History A race gun in a compact for an EDC?
Nah, most assuredly not for me but to each their own. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:41:22 AM EDT
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A race gun in a compact for an EDC?
Nah, most assuredly not for me but to each their own. You'd be surprised how fast AND accurate that ridiculous compensator can make you shoot. That entire thing looks like a hot mess, but the first time I shot one I had to build my own. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 4:55:26 AM EDT
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You'd be surprised how fast AND accurate that ridiculous compensator can make you shoot. That entire thing looks like a hot mess, but the first time I shot one I had to build my own. Or you can carry a full size that isn't as snappy as a compact that has a longer sight radius, and still get the job done and be just as fast. But whatever. I keep hearing how people get glocks as they're easily replaceable during a good shoot. Doing all that is not easily replaceable, so which is it? It's now okay to spend the coin all of a sudden?
Still most assuredly, not for me. I'm quite content and happy as well as highly confident being a "fudd" with a normal polymer striker that has no cowbells on it. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 5:48:45 AM EDT
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Tell you what. Post pictures of you pocket carrying a G43 from multiple angles and I'll give you advice. Nobody has stepped up yet, we'll see. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat. And what would you recommend I pocket carry instead? Tell you what. Post pictures of you pocket carrying a G43 from multiple angles and I'll give you advice. Nobody has stepped up yet, we'll see. I will when I buy mine. I usually pocket carry my G42 regardless of whether I'm carrying a larger gun. If I'm wearing something with smaller pockets I carry an LCP. I carried a Kahr CM9 for a long time, and the G43's slightly larger size and heavier weight are offset by the MUCH better trigger. These are my choices for pocket carry. That's what I have on me 99% of the time. Depending on the situation I also have a 17 or 19 (and soon to be a 26). |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 6:13:29 AM EDT
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I agree, as a huuuuuge Glock fan, the P938 is 10x the gun that the G43 is. Want to know how I know that you are not a huuuuuge Glock fan? |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 6:23:44 AM EDT
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Hows it shoot? Problem is... past car-jacking distances I cant shoot it for shit. And the whole 380 thing, especially in the NE OH winter. with thick multiple layer clothing.... Does not instill great confidence. But better than nothing. Put some of Underwood's Lehighs in that LCP. Those will blow through an Alaskan parka. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 6:29:20 AM EDT
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The G43, a fucking disaster of capacity to size ratio which brings into question what intern designed it, considering they had the opportunity to blueprint an entirely new magazine. "Buh buh mah baseplates" Gun of metrosexual Rambo, takes a hit in capacity without equivalent bonuses, but Rambo rationalizes it's okay because it's a Tactical Glack #1. Turns being armed into a fashion statement over functionality. Let me shit away valuable barrel length that takes nothing it conceal, and add back to grip length due to shit design. Fucking failboat. not to mention it is now the size of (if not bigger than) my g26 without the up side of being able to use any other 9mm mags. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 6:30:17 AM EDT
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If you can carry the g43, try a g26. It's been my edc for a while with a tlr6. +1 minus the light. |
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