Any officers on here carrying the 42 as a back up or off duty gun?  How's it working out for you?

Not LE, but a Marshall friend of mine uses one as his backup gun.

Sure it is definitely possible and more than likely occurring often.  I know several officers who carry back up guns not G42s but they do carry micro or mouse pistols.  I know one that carries a P365SAS and another that has a G26 backup to his G17.  It really just depends on the officer because I know some that do not carry a backup at all also.

I carry a 43 in my outer carrier vest pocket.  Has been fine.

I carry a 43 as a backup for about 3 years.  Do you have a specific questions?

I know a department where back-up guns are not authorized.

They like hot ammo.

Mine has been flawless.

Hornady 90gr XTPs @ 1050fps

I have a buddy that carries it.   He has it secured to his Velcro by his armpit that holds his vest.  His he leaves a button or two undone (I think he has magnetic button now) and can slip his hand in and towards the gun. It’s pretty easy and well concealed.

I carried a 42 as a BUG in my off side BDU pocket for years.

LE and Glock guy here.

I own a G42 but really only use it when I go fishing

For a BUG I prefer a J-frame .38 or G43.

Off duty I routinely use a G48 and spare mag.

Work gun is G17.5 with 509T but operationally I use 11.5 AR or 14” Benelli M4.

This is relevant to my interests. About to fo on a 42.

Most of the large departments in my area do not authorize back-up guns. Im grateful I work for a small agency that allows them. As for the G42, for a short time one local agency authorized them as an off duty weapon. My understanding was they had some reliability issues and switched to the G43 to serve the same role.

I ran a 43 before we got 365xl’s but a couple guys had G42s always seemed to like them.

Retired LEO.

I carried a Glock 42 as an off duty pistol, especially in the summer months when it first came out, but once the Glock 43 came out in 2015, I basically retired the G42 since the G43 is only slightly more bulkier than the 42 and has a bigger punch with 124 grain Speer 9mm gold dot JHPs.

Prior to buying the G42, I switched between my mid 1980s stainless Walther PPK/S and my S&W Model 37 J frame revolver as my off duty firearm.

I think Glock was on the right track with the 42 and 43, but missed the mark on magazine capacity… Glock should have made it a 7 shot flush fitting mag and with the dead space “finger rest,” an 8 round mag.

I honestly thought Glock was going to do this since that was the only gripe about them, but when they came out with the G43x, that thought crashed and burned!  So, I ended up with Pearce +1 for all my 42 and 43 magazines.

My G42 ate everything I fed it without any issues… The only ammo I never tried within her was cheap Russian steel case ammo, but I don’t think need to worry about Russian ammo anymore

Not a 42, but I do carry my 43 religiously. It just disappears.

My G42 has been through over 2K rounds and has never choked on anything. I carry it every day at work. When out and about in t-shirt, I carry my G43. I would recommend either one.

My 42 eats everything I feed her. I have shot a perfect score with the 42 in my local GSSF indoor match. I do carry her in low risk environments. But I preferer a 9mm and carry a Glock 43x most of the time.

Nvm

My 42 is boringly reliable. With anything I feed it.