Glock G43X & G48...... Do Want!

[Garandimal]

I have way spent too much time thinking about this. Too the best of my knowledge, based on the poor information available, the best I can say is that the 43x will be basically the same footprint as the G36, but 1-2mm thinner. While I will still buy it, I'm not as hot and heavy as I was this time yesterday.,..

And the G36 is 6+1 .45 ACP. (so you don't need all those extra rounds)

Mmmm......






GR

[RotaryRevn]

Now if we could get a S&W version of this on the shield... that would be sweet.

[xxINKxx]

Eh, I’ll stick with my 43 & +3 Hyve Technologys extension. That gives me 9+1 in the pipe, 1 extra round isn’t gonna make me go out and buy a 43X. Fail on glocks part..

+1 thats what I did with my 42, and 43...

The strike industries grip extensions are nice too. Matches the frame and grip texture perfect and are cheap. I have a couple mags with those as well.

[Quiet]

Glock 48 rumors as well

[GizmoSD]

[CalAlumnus]

Here's a leaked photo posted on Glocktalk. Sure glad I live in Texas now...

[John Browning]

I really want the G48 but just a little wider. You could easily increase the mag capacity by 50% with just a small increase in width. That would be the ulitmate. Think they'll make one like that?

[CalAlumnus]

I really want the G48 but just a little wider. You could easily increase the mag capacity by 50% with just a small increase in width. That would be the ulitmate. Think they'll make one like that?

[John Browning]

If you’re limited to 10 rounds anyway, might as well take the slimmer one.

I actually think this is the market play that Glock is making. With more and more states going to 10 round limits, designing a Glock from the ground up with a 10 round mag makes sense. The 43X/48 is way too big to be a size competitor to the Sig P365 (which is insanely small and if it didn't have reliability issues would be THE 10 round CCW) and is close enough to the G19 that I don't think the substantial loss of capacity is offset by the minor reduction in slimming down by 1-2mm.

However, if you are limited to 10 rounds and aren't sitting on a pile of standard Glock mags, the 43X/48 might be the perfect handgun. I'm an admitted Glock admirer because they are so simple and reliable and I'll probably be watching the classifieds to pick one up to try.

[k1dude]

That G48 is VERY interesting. I need to move to a free state soon.

[John Browning]

Looking at the pictures, it looks like these are just a 43 slide with a grip frame blown out to accept the new 10 round 43x/48 magainze. If that is the case, you should be able to get a 48 and put a 43 slide on it if you already own a 43.

[TrailerparkTrash]

A G43 with “+whatever” extensions, mag guts, etc... etc... all that defeats the purpose of a light weight compact gun. I laugh that people buy a small gun and then pimp it up full of extra weight and size. ...because it’s just “never enough.”

[Gregchico]

Image stolen from GlockTalk....

[Spyder]

So the glock "43X" is really a glock 46? (43+26 = 46, right? )

Honestly, Sig changed the game with their 365 and they had a smart way to go about it (designing around the magazine). As evidenced by this and the whole .380 before 9mm single stack, Glock is really lagging behind on the innovation side and often years behind in responding to the market. I bet SHOT2020 will have a 17X with a long slide and a compact frame

Yea, but Glock isn't in it to be innovative. They're in it to make money. The 380 before 9mm thing was a perfect example of that, as I bet the VAST majority of folks who bought a G42 then bought a G43 half a year or a year later.

I know I did. And my Battlefield Green G43s are rad, but I still carry the P365 every day.

[agent88]

So the glock "43X" is really a glock 46? (43+26 = 46, right? )

I bet SHOT2020 will have a 17X with a long slide and a compact frame

Why wouldn't I want that?

Longer sight radius

Isn't it easier to conceal a short frame/ long slide as opposed to a short slide/long frame?



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