Different Glock 43 Gun Holster Styles

With nearly five years as the top handgun manufacturer, Glock at long last gave Gaston a glass of something and got their Glock 42 .380 handgun out on the market. The Glock 42 became a good seller  on it's own, however the market sought a 9mm, plus they wanted it loudly. With all the success of the G42, the G43 9mm came along in short order prepared to stand upon the reputation of the Glock name.

The G43 controls are classic Glock, through and through, with a concentration on the Gen 4 design platform. The slide stop is located on the left, though one could contend its now just a authentic slide stop. Its positioning and smaller size don't seem to be ideal for a release. The magazine release is square and reversible for a lefty shooter. Everything else is just traditional “Glock” , beginning with the feel of the polymer frame to the Tenifer finish on the frame and slide. The extractor pulls double duty as a loaded chamber indicator and the sights are standard Glock stock sights. Regrettably, Glock opted not to equip the G43 with a picatinny rail.

The pistol hits the scales at just under 18 ounces with an empty magazine installed. Its all round length is 6.26" having a height of 4.25" at the rear sight when a flat-based magazine is used. This pistol has technical specs as being 1.02"  wide, but the only location on it which is legitimately 1.02"  specifically at the slide lock. The slide itself is only 0.87" wide, while the frame is between 0.90"  and 0.92"  with respect to the measurement location.

The sighting system is traditional Glock configuration with a front white dot and a rear u-shaped sight. On a personal level, I’ve never been a lover of the Glock standard sights, finding them difficult to rapidly acquire in low-light situations. I might suggest replacing them out for a sighting system with tritium inserts.

My one minor complaint with the G43 is the same issue I have with most every Glock handgun, only more so with the G43, and it's this: the absence of aggressive texturing on the grip. Glock says that“the aggressive texture of the grip lets the shooter more easily operate the pistol”. While I understand the marketing concepts behind the Glock line (of which, I am a big fan), for me personally, I find the grip texture very ineffective. My opinion would be that the Glock 43 needs either an additional rubber or adhesive grips, or a stipple job.

It’s a very “shootable” pistol, and I have spent a fair amount of time running drills and smacking steel plates. As with most Glock models, I have to slightly modify my grip to the grip angle if I have been shooting other handgun manufacturers.

The following are a few common gun holster associated inquiries that I have seen mentioned in different gun discussion boards regarding the G43:

#1 - Are the holsters for the Glock 42 interchangeable with the Glock 43?

The short answer is no a Glock 43 will not fit into a holster designed for a Glock 42. Though they are similarly sized, the measurements on the two weapon versions are too different.

#2 - Does anyone make a holster designed to fit a Glock 43 with a laser attached?

As there are a number of different lasers on the market to fit the Glock 43, and each of those lasers has different dimensions, your best bet is to find a place that offers holsters specifically made for the G43 and the specific laser that you are running on the gun.

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