Video of new Glock 43X and 48 review.

[JR24]

I'll take a G26 with pinky extension for 12 rounds over either of these. The G26 also allows for mag reciprocity between G17 and G19.

But for mag limited states this makes sense, until one compares the size to the Sig 365 with the same capacity.

I'd wager someone with bigger hands like me will shoot the 43X quite a bit better than the bitty 365. I bet with my getup there'd be negligible loss in concealability either.

Then again, I dont want a 43x or another 365 anyway. 26 with a 12 rounder or a snub .38 is all the smaller I go.

 

[<*(((><]

The only part that makes sense for my uses would be the G48 for when I head to a restrictive state limited to 10 rounds to visit family and want a G19 size gun (but slimmer) with 10 round magazines.

 

[Browning]

They are to busy making stuff I want.

I imagine they'll find a market with some just so long as it has 'Glock' stamped on it regardless of what it is.

 

[Mike .45]

The 48 looks interesting. I expect I will take a hard look at one. I like/prefer single stacks for IWB carry.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

$419 is about what I'm paying for an entire new blue label G19 or a G17. The whole pistol.

That slide doesn't really solve anything. I'll just keep going with my project of modifying a G17 to G19 length (already have the pistol, just have to send it off).

No matter what shooters who want a 'G19LS' still have to pay more because Glocks refusals to make one. I've heard for years other shooters besides myself request that they make one, same thing with the carbine.

Instead we're having to resort to buying a G17 and paying gunsmithing costs or paying for an aftermarket frame and slide kit.

Same thing with a Glock carbine, people have been asking for one for years. Now other brands have stepped in (Ruger, Keltec, JRC, Wilson etc) and are offering carbines that use Glock mags.

Kind of stupid. They could be making all that money. Instead it goes to other companies.

I don’t think there was ever a time when someone wasn’t modifying a production gun because, the manufacturer didn’t offer exactly what they wanted.
There are a lot of guns on the market that have long slides with short grips. But they are not the biggest sellers. I think Glock looks at the market pretty good before they put something out.
People complained that the G43 grip was to small and the mag didn’t hold enough. The after market for mag extensions exploded and there are many offered today. Glock has addressed these two issues with the G43X.
I carry a G43 off duty and a G19 also. The G48 would make that nice in between size gun.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

So a chubby Glock 43 and an underweight Glock 19. 2 more Glocks in the "Never Glock" category.

Why does every post about a new gun from Glock has to turn into this?
“ They made another gun I don’t need “
Or
“ They didn’t make the gun I wanted “
You don’t get this kind of dribble when other new guns hit the market.
Like I said earlier these guns will not appeal to everyone.

 

[zaitcev]

Why does every post about a new gun from Glock has to turn into this?
“ They made another gun I don’t need “
Or
“ They didn’t make the gun I wanted “
You don’t get this kind of dribble when other new guns hit the market.

To be fair, threads about S&W 380 EZ were between 1/3 and 1/2 loathing, although a lot of folks tried to explain how it's just an in-house PK380, nothing too extreme.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

They dont make any sense to me, but then again neither have their other recent new offerings.

I'm not one to get overly excited about a reduction of a few millimeters or an ounce here or there, as if it makes night and day difference in being able to conceal or shoot better.

But none of that really matters. Gun manufacturers are in the business of selling guns. They dont have to make sense, they just have to be marketed as appealing, of which I'm sure they will do with these.

No doubt they will sell, and that's the objective.

 

[Dragonfly]

This Glock is a perfect fit for Canadian gun laws. All new guns (since the mid-1990s) need to have a barrel length longer than 105mm (this one has a 106mm barrel) and handguns can only use 10-round magazines.

 

[Browning]

I don’t think there was ever a time when someone wasn’t modifying a production gun because, the manufacturer didn’t offer exactly what they wanted.

Sure, usually today though companies listen to what people actually want.

However I'm sure Glock will stay in business just based on the sale of their older models.

I think Glock looks at the market pretty good before they put something out.
People complained that the G43 grip was to small and the mag didn’t hold enough. The after market for mag extensions exploded and there are many offered today. Glock has addressed these two issues with the G43X.

Judging from the amount of gripes that come up every time Glock releases another unpopular offering apparently they aren't looking at it well enough.

The only models I see usually see people buying are ones that have been out for quite awhile (G17, G19, G26, G23, G22, G34 etc).

The G48 would make that nice in between size gun.

Cool. Buy one then. :Shrug

I'm just expressing my disappointment that yet another model came out that I have no interest in.

To be fair, threads about S&W 380 EZ were between 1/3 and 1/2 loathing, although a lot of folks tried to explain how it's just an in-house PK380, nothing too extreme.

That's how a lot of threads are.

They dont make any sense to me, but then again neither have their other recent new offerings.

That's a perfect way of expressing what I'm attempting to say.

 

[lg&m]

I kind of like the 43x, need to shoot one first of course.

 

[C0untZer0]

Problem solved, Brownell's 19LS. 17 size slide and barrel for the 19 frame.

I have a lot of fun with the actual 17L, here it is with a 10" IGB barrel.





I don't have any trouble concealing this, but I have to admit, it can be tricky on the draw...


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[Overkill338]

Do. Not. Want.

They keep releasing stuff I don't care about. All I want is a G 19 frame with a G 17 slide and a Glock carbine. That's it.

I kinda thought the 19X was backwards. The grip is the hard part to conceal. Throw my G36 sized 10mm on your list of wishes.

 

[Overkill338]

 

[C0untZer0]

They had to do something because the Taurus Millennium G2c was kicking their buts ?

 

[Trey Veston]

They had to do something because the Taurus Millennium G2c was kicking their buts ?

I have a Taurus G2c that I bought because it was a $200 pistol that was getting good reviews.

I have to say, I was very impressed with the apparent initial quality of the pistol, as well as the size and capacity. Everything was fit together nicely and the polymer quality looked as good as my M&Ps and Glocks. Excellent ergonomics and it points as natural as any pistol I've fired.

The biggest issues with it are the trigger and the slide finish. Trigger is simply awful due to a weird design flaw that causes it to act like a two-stage trigger. You have the initial light take up of about half an inch, then it "catches", then another 3/8" and a somewhat mushy but not too bad release of around 4.5lbs. It's the weird "catching" that drives me nuts. Every G2c I've fondled has had the same issue.

Slide finish is super weak and easily damaged. I've carried mine less than half a dozen times and it looks like a several year old holster veteran.

Taking mine apart, it is obvious the parts are more on par with a S&W SDVE or other economy pistol than with a serious combat pistol such as a Sig or Glock. But for $200, it's a fine little gun. If you can handle the annoying trigger. I tried to give mine away to my son and he said the trigger was just too obnoxious.

 

[C0untZer0]

My Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 started out with a fairly inconsistent SA trigger pull that ranged from a low of 6 lbs, 12 oz. to a high of 8 lbs. Out-of-the-box, the DA trigger pull averaged 6 lbs 9.6 oz and was fairly consistent. After hundreds of rounds down the pipe and a lot of dry-firing the gun settled down to an SA trigger pull of 4lbs 6.6 ounces, with better consistency than it had initially, but not what I'd call a "good" trigger. The finish is pretty mediocre and I wished I'd have spent a few extra bucks to purchase the stainless steel slide.

I always just accepted that a slim concealed carry pistol was 6 to 8 rounds, but a lot of people seemed to like the guns that held 10 to 12 rounds, so maybe Glock will sell a lot of these new models.

 

[Overkill338]

My Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 started out with a fairly inconsistent SA trigger pull that ranged from a low of 6 lbs, 12 oz. to a high of 8 lbs. Out-of-the-box, the DA trigger pull averaged 6 lbs 9.6 oz and was fairly consistent. After hundreds of rounds down the pipe and a lot of dry-firing the gun settled down to an SA trigger pull of 4lbs 6.6 ounces, with better consistency than it had initially, but not what I'd call a "good" trigger. The finish is pretty mediocre and I wished I'd have spent a few extra bucks to purchase the stainless steel slide.

I always just accepted that a slim concealed carry pistol was 6 to 8 rounds, but a lot of people seemed to like the guns that held 10 to 12 rounds, so maybe Glock will sell a lot of these new models.

My wife already wants the 43X to replace her 43. We added the +4 mag extension. So the 43X will be shorter than that due to extra width. I carry the 43 occasionally instead of my 29 (sometimes carry both), but as for a 9x19 with more rounds for me, I'll take a 19.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

I don't think that the G48 is going to make me convert back to Glocks from Sigs, but I've wanted a single-stack G19 for the longest time, I might have to just pick one up. Or at least test its shootability compared to my P365.

The G48 may not be a Sig killer, but I can hear Rob Pincus's heart breaking from here. Who will buy an Avidity Arms PD10 now, if he ever manages to get it out the door?

 

[Robbins290]

I am finally excited about a new glock model. the M48. I love fullsize single stacks. They fit my hands like a glove. The old 3906/3913 where my favorites. But i they are safe queens now. The P220 is too big to carry and its 45. The P239 is no longer being made. So that left me with a the shield. Longest grip for a single stack i could find.

 

[HPCadm17]

I don't see the point of complaining when a manufacturer releases a model I don't want. So what, apparently enough other people do want it, or the manufacturer wouldn't have spent time and money developing it and releasing it for sale. Glock recognized there was a market based on the popularity of extended-capacity aftermarket magazines for the G43, and people's desire for a thin single-stack compact, hence the G43x and G48. Not for you? Don't buy it. Simple.

For me specifically, the G43x makes sense, for three reasons. One, 10-round standard capacity is perfect for the magazine-limited state in which I live; Two, the P365 might be smaller but it has had problems, and I prefer a full grip; and Three, with my body shape, even the G19 is too long for AIWB, but the shorter G43 works fine. As always, YMMV.

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I think i like it

 

[tarosean]

I don't have any trouble concealing this, but I have to admit, it can be tricky on the draw..

Just yell for Time Out to give yourself ample time.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

Something else that occurs to me is that if Sig made a P365 that was the height and length of a G19, that'd really be killer. Probably be an 18-round gun and still thinner.

 

[tarosean]

From what little I've read about them there were issues with them.

Gen1 did have some issues. But I haven't heard of anything in the gen2 guns. Biggest downside to them is the barrel is pinned. So changing barrel length isn't for they layman. Although they are mix and match between uppers and lowers much like a lot of Glocks.

Ive had a gen2 9mm for a few years now. It's been great without any issues. Admittedly it's just a range toy.