Posted: 5/17/2016 12:00:37 PM EDT
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I have a 43 on order and am looking at getting some extra mags and what-not for it. I was going to invest in the Taran Tactical extensions, but have started reading there have been some feeding issues even with the heavier springs they include. I know Pearce Grips has been in the game a long time and make a +1 for the 43. Any other suggestions or helpful tips?
P.S.- I've tried searching here and the google, but with limited results. The searchfu is weak in this one. |
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I purchased a new G43 and installed ameriglo night sights and ghost edge connector. I have 4 mags all the number 1 mags. Two I left stock OEM6 rounders and one I put on taran tactical +2 base plate (with new spring provided) and the other strike industries EMP G43 +2 second gen base plate (with a spare brand new taran tactical spring).
With FMJ 115gr winchester white boxes everything performed flawlessly. G-43 shot great, sights were great and ghost edge worked well. I tried out Federal HST 124gr +P, Federal HST 147gr, Federal HST 147 +P and Speer 124 +P gold dots. They all performed flawlessly out of the OEM 6 rounders. The Federal HST 147 +P consistently shot the tighter groups while all were acceptable groups. BUT in either of the +2 mag extensions I had consistent failure to feed with ALL the different self defense loads. Most failure to feeds were on the last 7th or 8th round. So I replaced the stronger springs with the factory 6 round spring and +2 base pads and I had greater failures. Some were at the second round, some the fourth and some last seven or eighth. Just to make sure I used my other OEM 6 rounders and again all self defense loads functioned flawlessly. For me I could only get the FMJ to perform with the +2 base pads. ALL of the self defense loads had failure to feed issues with the +2 base pads with either stock spring or taran tactical supplied spring. Next time I head to the range I am trying the pearce grip +1 extension and stock OEM 6 round springs. UPDATE: I went to the range with the taran +1 and the pearce +1 and 3 oem 6 rounders. The 6 rounders were flawless with Speer gold dot 124+P, Federal HST 124, 147, 124+P and 147+P and Corbon barnes bullets. With BOTH +1 extensions I had failures to feed with ALL the different hollow points around 5th-6th round. With FMJ the +1's functioned fine. |
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I have had ZERO failures with the Pearce +1 extensions and factory springs. Did you try hollow points? If so which ones? I put 100 federal HST 124gr down the pipe without a hiccup. |
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<a href="http://s15.photobucket.com/user/heisman01/media/50BABBCE-0C3F-4F54-8991-4314D9EC9841.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/heisman01/50BABBCE-0C3F-4F54-8991-4314D9EC9841.jpg</a> I like the taran +2 Jeebus...that looks yuge! |
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I have had ZERO failures with the Pearce +1 extensions and factory springs. Did you try hollow points? If so which ones? I put 100 federal HST 124gr down the pipe without a hiccup. I have about 80 147gr. HSTs and 75 124 gr. Gold dots through my mags with the Pearce + 1s without a single hickup. |
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I have the Pearce +1 on my mags and I tested with three hollow point and one hardball load. No issues. In addition, not mag related, but that damn thing is accurate. I was grouping in the 10 ring..maybe two inch group just shooting offhand. Impressed with my G43. |
