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Posted: 2/13/2020 8:17:26 AM EDT

This spring marks 5 years of carry for the old g43.

Carry this on me everyday except for when I'm at work.

Has been submerged and rained on during rucks, ran with and got super salty from sweat, to the beach, and about 1500 rounds through it.

Upgraded to all the new part numbers as they have been released(super early MFG).

Pretty happy with the way it's held up. Gun scrubber and slip EWL about once every month.

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Posted: 2/13/2020 8:29:55 AM EDT

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5 years and only 1,500 rounds?

Posted: 2/13/2020 8:33:15 AM EDT

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Yup, work too much.

It's my carry gun so I don't beat it up. I verified function initially with a bit over 500 then only cycle carry ammo every few of months.

Posted: 2/13/2020 10:22:13 AM EDT

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I love my G43 and have carried it more than my G19 or G26 for the past 2 years now.

Out of curiosity what parts did you replace? I had to replace my Slide Release because mine was locking the slide back. Called Glock and they recommended I change it and since then I haven't had an issue but now I'm wondering what other early parts I should replace?

Posted: 2/13/2020 10:29:08 AM EDT

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Boring.

In my last 5 years of carry, I have alternated between a Glock 19, 26, Taurus 85ss, Kimber HDII .45, Kimber Target ss .45, Sig 320Medium 9mm w/ safety, Glock 19x, and Sig 220.

I shoot the heck out of every one of them. Sometimes it simply comes down to picking the clean gun in the group.

Posted: 2/13/2020 10:41:50 AM EDT

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Looks great, OP. Hard to believe the G43 has been around that long.

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Boring.

In my last 5 years of carry, I have alternated between a Glock 19, 26, Taurus 85ss, Kimber HDII .45, Kimber Target ss .45, Sig 320Medium 9mm w/ safety, Glock 19x, and Sig 220.

I shoot the heck out of every one of them. Sometimes it simply comes down to picking the clean gun in the group.

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I've been carrying the same G19 for three times as long.

Posted: 2/13/2020 10:55:33 AM EDT

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Damn it's been 5 yrs since it came out at least...

Posted: 2/13/2020 11:16:48 AM EDT

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I've been carrying my G17 for at least 7 years...
She still looks pretty new.

I clean it every so often and keep an eye out for pocket lint. It get shot (just plinking and in comps) pretty regularly.

Posted: 2/13/2020 11:42:23 AM EDT

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I've had my carry gun longer and probably haven't put many more rounds through it.

I put 1,000 through it pretty quickly after getting it, but ever since then, a couple mags a year is probably about it.

Posted: 2/13/2020 11:53:05 AM EDT

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Five years and 8500 rounds.

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Posted: 2/13/2020 12:00:22 PM EDT

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What base plates are those?

Posted: 2/13/2020 12:39:37 PM EDT

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Pearce +1 contoured with a Dremel.

I have them on all but one of my 43 mags. I keep one flush for pocket/ankle carry.

Posted: 2/13/2020 5:41:17 PM EDT

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I've been carrying the same G19 since 1999.

Posted: 2/13/2020 6:28:28 PM EDT

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Man the G43 has been out for 5 years.....I must be gettin old.

Posted: 2/13/2020 8:28:08 PM EDT

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Pearce +1 contoured with a Dremel.

I have them on all but one of my 43 mags. I keep one flush for pocket/ankle carry.

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Thanks! Those look slick.

Posted: 2/13/2020 9:31:54 PM EDT

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Really surprised the finish is about the same as mine.

These held up much better than the 17 and 26 I had carried before.

Posted: 2/13/2020 11:57:06 PM EDT

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What new parts have been replaced? I thought the only major change on the newer ones vs. the early releases was the crappy connector.

Posted: 2/14/2020 1:11:49 AM EDT

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Curious to know too.

Posted: 2/14/2020 1:41:46 AM EDT

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What new parts have been replaced? I thought the only major change on the newer ones vs. the early releases was the crappy connector.

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Crappy connector and new magazines very early ones would hang up when inserted at an angle. Not sure of anything else.

Posted: 2/14/2020 1:54:44 AM EDT

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Congratulations, OP. There are days I may carry more than one gun depending on what's going on. Nice to know some people are able to do what you do.

Posted: 2/14/2020 2:14:43 AM EDT

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Crappy connector and new magazines very early ones would hang up when inserted at an angle. Not sure of anything else.

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Magazine catch too.

They said it didn't change on the phone but molding changed when compared side by side.

Posted: 2/14/2020 2:15:48 AM EDT

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G43 always stays concealed.

Sometimes belt carry the g19 IWB as needed but I don't go somewhere if I'm that worried, not in LE.

Posted: 2/14/2020 2:40:01 AM EDT

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I was expecting to see one of those guns that have the slide seized up due to a build up of dead skin and pubic hair.

Posted: 2/14/2020 8:57:32 AM EDT

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Magazine catch too.

They said it didn't change on the phone but molding changed when compared side by side.

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Was the magazine issue just a follower and/or springs that needed replaced?

Posted: 2/14/2020 9:40:08 AM EDT

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Crappy connector and new magazines very early ones would hang up when inserted at an angle. Not sure of anything else.

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Mine started locking the slide back 2-3 times out of 50 rounds. After some experimenting I called Glock and Alan told me to replace the Slide Release which I did and it stopped the issue. He said the early ones might have had weak springs.

Posted: 2/14/2020 6:04:04 PM EDT

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I have one about that old as well. I was recently retired by this one.

It is a bit more accurate than the older one as well.

TXPO

Posted: 2/15/2020 4:01:27 AM EDT

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Was the magazine issue just a follower and/or springs that needed replaced?

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Rev change.

Got new ones in the mail from glock, shipped old ones back.

Posted: 2/15/2020 4:02:12 AM EDT

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I have one about that old as well. I was recently retired by this one.

https://i.imgur.com/WS1xPPK.jpg

It is a bit more accurate than the older one as well.

https://i.imgur.com/wWXWpTK.jpg?1

TXPO

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The new ones have FS?

You kidding me?

Posted: 2/15/2020 8:34:17 AM EDT

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I have one about that old as well. I was recently retired by this one.

https://i.imgur.com/WS1xPPK.jpg

It is a bit more accurate than the older one as well.

https://i.imgur.com/wWXWpTK.jpg?1

TXPO

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Vickers G43? I've been thinking of getting one.

Posted: 2/15/2020 10:40:18 AM EDT

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Yes. They’re pretty sweet. I changed the sights out on mine though.

Posted: 2/15/2020 1:01:08 PM EDT

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Looks great, OP. Hard to believe the G43 has been around that long.

I've been carrying the same G19 for three times as long.

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Same lol, although I do carry a g48 now

Although I agree on glocks in general, I’ve been through a river with mine, cold, hot, snow, sweat, northern cold and southern hot. Lol they endure and work!!!

Posted: 2/15/2020 3:43:26 PM EDT

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I've carried my g26 for 6 years, only wear is from my Jean's button from appendix carry, I shot 600 through it at the range. Now I practice with a different g26 to keep my carry gun low round count and wear internally

Posted: 2/15/2020 5:23:12 PM EDT

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I've had my 43 about that long. Was my primary cleaning up after Hurricane Harvey. That gun lived in sweat and backwoods off for a few weeks.

Posted: 2/16/2020 7:46:22 PM EDT

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My 43 gets carried alot and while i thought the new finish was questionable it has held up well.

Posted: 2/18/2020 2:34:45 PM EDT

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I got my 43 Blue Label the same week they were released. Carried almost every day. Just took this pic for this thread.
The picture doesn’t seem to show the wear very well...but it’s there and covered in dust/lint.

*well never mind. Do we need to host our pics to post them up? I thought team members could just directly post pics now..?

Posted: 2/18/2020 4:03:05 PM EDT

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I got my 43 Blue Label the same week they were released. Carried almost every day. Just took this pic for this thread.
The picture doesn’t seem to show the wear very well...but it’s there and covered in dust/lint.

*well never mind. Do we need to host our pics to post them up? I thought team members could just directly post pics now..?

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