Glock 43 Rental + Range Report (Pics)

Hello everyone. My awesome range decided to put their first G43 in the rental case instead of listing it on Gunbroker and they've made it available to members to shoot at a discounted rate. Today I took them up on that and fired 50 rounds through the little guy in a quick session. Here are some photos:




They make you use their ammo when renting their guns. Fair enough. This 115gr Federal ammo is good stuff fired it in my own guns and theirs, never had an issue with it.


Here's my target, all rounds fired at 25 feet. My shooting is nothing special. I didn't have a lot of time with the gun. There were 5-6 members behind me chomping at the bit to get some time behind the trigger so I didn't want to lollygag. I fired 1 magazine each at the three small targets and then dumped the rest into the middle target. They only had the "extended" magazine, I didn't get to take any shots with the flush-fit version. I found the gun to be very control-able, the sights were completely adequate although I prefer 3 dot. The slimness and weightloss, while they might not seem like much on paper, make a pretty big difference in pocket carry. I'm a guy who pocket carries his Glock 26 and while it's not ideal, I make it work. I can see buying this guy for a sure to supplement pocket carry in tighter jeans and shorts. Of course, the gun fired, ejected, and fed every round flawlessly.

Hope this is helpful. Not very in depth but I really dig this gun and will definitely be buying one when they become more available. Feel free to ask any questions. Glock is going to sell the hell out of these things.

^I'm not really recoil sensitive and I have never shot the G42 but I can tell you that that the recoil from this gun was MUCH more manageable than what I used to have to deal with my Kahr PM9. I think whatever increases in size and weigh Glock has incorporated into this design vs the Kahr PM9 are TOTALLY worth it. The small targets were shot pretty quick-fire and I had no trouble keeping the groups reasonably tight. In total I fired 50 rounds through the gun in about a 5 minute session and I had absolutely no hand pain or fatigue. More time/rounds would be necessary to get a real idea of recoil, though.

t's a +0 magazine extension and every G43 comes with one flush mag and one extension mag, no choice.

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Yeah and they didn't have the flush fit magazine available with the rental, unfortunately, so I can't speak to that either.

I agree that it's a little stupid to have an extended magazine and not add a round. I agree.

Nice shooting. Looks like it will be a nice carry gun.

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Thank you sir. And yes, I plan to buy one when the hysteria dies down and I can get it at a reasonable price.