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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. Attached File Attached File |
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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? |
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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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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. View Quote |
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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. |
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What base plates are those?
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Man the G43 has been out for 5 years.....I must be gettin old.
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Five years and 8500 rounds. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/34777/4D326F27-51C1-45AA-A830-5FDFD79F1ACC_jpe-1274428.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/34777/FFDBCF97-A087-4E62-9148-C67233B756BF_jpe-1274429.JPG View Quote These held up much better than the 17 and 26 I had carried before. |
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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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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.
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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. View Quote Sometimes belt carry the g19 IWB as needed but I don't go somewhere if I'm that worried, not in LE. |
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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.
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Quoted: Crappy connector and new magazines very early ones would hang up when inserted at an angle. Not sure of anything else. View Quote |
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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 View Quote You kidding me? |
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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 View Quote |
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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. View Quote 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!!! |
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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
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My 43 gets carried alot and while i thought the new finish was questionable it has held up well.
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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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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..? View Quote |
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OP: Is it just the picture or is your front sight twisted about 10 degrees?
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Panic buy!
Attached File Not really but I did wanted the front serrations. These little G43s seem to multiple like rabbits. |
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