Picked up a Glock 43 a few weeks ago. Today, I was finally able to go shoot it. First impression was how little recoil there was from such a tiny gun. After the first magazine, I dropped the mag and threw the next one in. Slammed it in and the slide stayed open. Dropped the mag and did it again. This was a 100% occurrence. Every mag change, I had to physically rack the slide. It's not a huge issue, but it was a new deal for me. Every handgun I've ever shot, I've popped the mag in and it dropped the slide on its own. Second "issue" was that after about the 10th magazine, it started to dig into my thumb knuckle. The roughness of the grip along with the numerous rounds I was shooting and the recoil created a raw spot on the knuckle, almost like when a blister gets ripped off. After a few magazines, I switched to another ammo and DANG! it was like I was shooting a fireball out of the muzzle. Got some great muzzle flash that wasn't there with the first rounds. All in all, I put 30 rounds through my Glock 19 and close to 100 through my G43. I'm not sure which I like more.
Any advice on either issue? They're not HUGE issues. Like I said, I can deal with racking the slide and the raw spot happened after the 10th magazine, so a self-defense issue would not create an issue for me. Just two minor non-issues that if I could resolve them would be wonderful.
Any advice on either issue? They're not HUGE issues. Like I said, I can deal with racking the slide and the raw spot happened after the 10th magazine, so a self-defense issue would not create an issue for me. Just two minor non-issues that if I could resolve them would be wonderful.