 Hey there friends thanks for checking in. Today we're looking at a Glock 43. This has been around a little while now but prior to that for years people asked Glock to make a single stack 9 millimeter handgun and they did with the G43. They released it in February of 2015. Can you believe it's been over seven and a half years since Glock released this pistol longer than I originally thought but they did with a 3.4 inch barrel similar to the Glock 26 and a single stack 6 round magazine partially staggered stack but a six round mag they also have an extension but that's still a six round mag plus one you're looking at seven rounds right and it was flying off the shelves people were buying this up they they couldn't wait to get their hands on it a lot of people pocket carry this and there was a lot of excitement in the ccw world when they released this but four years after that right before shot show Glock released the 43x and the Glock 48 okay longer barrel similar lower and with this handgun it came stock with a 10 round mag and if we look this also gained a ton of excitement right here we're looking at a wider grip and a longer grip with the 43x on the right and you got an additional four rounds in this pistol now after market support strong for Glock no doubt about it shield arms made a 15 round mag for the 43x and the Glock 48 and people were eating that up you know additional five rounds that's no joke right there but what about the 43 a lot of people stuck with this they said you know what I pocket carry I don't want that additional length on the grip a little bit wider I'll stick with this and take my chances with seven rounds but that all changes today because shield arms is back at it they came out with the z9 specifically made for the Glock 43 and they created this mag right here you may notice it's a little bit longer the z9 is a little bit longer about a quarter inch maybe yeah about a quarter inch longer with the grip it does offer three finger contact and it does have sight hole indicators on both sides and they are numbered all right polymer exterior metal interior all metal but with this installed it offers three finger contact much better feel on the pistol and an additional three rounds this is a nine plus one setup right now nine rounds opposed to six rounds now shield arms says this is just as reliable and I have to believe it is and I say that because so many people went with the 15 round mags with the 43x and the Glock 48 that I didn't hear any complaining I didn't hear any complaining at all so here we have it now it's available for the Glock 43 saying well why do you have that loaded well I'm going to cycle through it manually I didn't take it to the range yet but I'm going to cycle through it and we'll see how well it cycles but it you know the same same width they're close to it anyways that fits in there really nice so let's go ahead and do that now you're wondering how much is that you know I got the 43 how much is that 42 bucks just came out today by the way May 18th so let's go ahead and we'll put the first round in there now as these extract we should see or eject we should see or count nine rounds and slide lock back with the last round so that was pretty good no complaints there many people would ask well does that fit in I think many people would ask I'm not sure I wouldn't ask but somebody will will that fit in here no it won't and you can see that because this grip is wider and the mag is actually wider with the 10 round mag it won't fit in the original 43 and this won't fit in the 43x just for those wondering out there so for 42 bucks you can take your six plus one Glock 43 and original and add an additional three rounds with this z9 mag made by shield shield arms shield arms and you get that additional grip contact which is always a bonus single stack nine millimeters kind of a staggered stack but single stack nine millimeters are still very popular people you know they already mentioned they pocket carry they like the smallest gun possible but they also want higher capacity you look at some of these manufacturers and started with some say kel-tech and then all the other ones came out with double stack very subcompact nine millimeter handguns and it was offering they offered 10 plus one or so this is nine plus one keeping it very thin and very lightweight Glock 43 shield arms z9 mag you're looking at nine plus one I think it's pretty cool and I don't think you would hinder anybody too much when they throw it in the pocket with the difference in the grip length I'll take the additional rounds over a little bit of additional real estate on the grip any day because you get the benefit of the three finger contact and that's always a bonus when controlling the pistol if you like videos like this please subscribe and share I always appreciate the thumbs up button thanks for watching and you guys be safe