I got rid of my 43X MOS and got a regular 43x and didn’t like it either. So I am hoping that I will be trading it for a 43. My education on the matter has been really eye opening. First off this was a gun for the wife as I lean heavily toward a 19 most times and a 43 when I really need some thing smaller/summer gun
So after shooting it a couple of times I have found that
The 48 is a slimmer 19
The 43x is slim 26 slide on a slim 19 frame
The 43 is a slim 26
While I can’t add shield 15 round mags to the 43 I CAN make the 43 small but I can not do that with the 43X. With the Z9 mags and other Plus mags the capacity can be increased. I personally use the Vickers plus 2 as my spare after
@fieldgrade recommended them.
The wife liked the 26 but felt it was too blocky for her frame. The 19 grip is not easy for her to conceal thus the 43x was not good either because it is the same grip length. She shot my 43 and while she claimed it wasn’t pleasant to shoot it also wasn’t complete torture nor painful. She said she could and would carry a 43 if we get one. My personal thought is if I can carry and hide the grip on a 43x I will just carry a 19. So my 43x has been posted in the BST. Plus the 43 just shoots great to me. It’s not a fancy blaster but my wife and I both felt confident that we can operate it and hit what we need with it to protect our family and ourselves.