Among the most ideal handguns for home and self-defense is the Glock 43. It is the smallest 9mm Luger Glock. The G43 is also one of the smallest of the single stack 9mm pistols overall, only a smidge over six and a quarter inches long and an inch high. This makes it perfect for deep concealment. Some worry if they will have quite enough firepower with a magazine designed only to hold six rounds. There is an additional bullet in the chamber, but many still wonder if seven rounds are enough in an emergency.
The handgun’s small-capacity G43 magazine accounts for much of its ease of concealment. It also improves mobility for people who may not shoot guns every day. It effectively limits a civilian to one or two rounds at a time and ensures he or she has easy control of the firearm. The Glock is manufactured in Austria, and each magazine is marked with a signature factory polymer baseplate. A round counter is on the rear part of the magazine’s body.
The features of the G43 magazine itself include a hardened steel interior construction with a polymer shell. This construction makes the gun resistant to damage from dropping it. You can always visually confirm the round counter with a convenient viewing window. A metal spring provides durability as well as compression reliability. The G43 magazine’s spring ensures a consistent feed of every round into the chamber.
As for round capacity, Glock supplies magazine extensions to satisfy most customers’ requirements. For those who need a larger grip, the GSPC magazine extension is intended to provide this and yet still enable the user to easily conceal the gun. At the same time, it adds two rounds to the magazine. Glock 43 magazine extensions can allow for one to three extra rounds depending on which you choose. You can also select from an option of after-factory magazine extensions that are made to hold 10 or 15 rounds. The larger the magazine the greater the gun’s height and thus the lower its concealability.