Just curious if anyone else has had brass to forehead with their G43. Mine shoots great and has been 100% reliable with all ammunition but I get a whack on the forehead about once or twice a magazine. Not complaining but just curious if I am the only one. Happily none of my other Glocks do it. BTW I was shooting 124 grain WWB and Gold Dots.
Pretty common on Glock designs.
I did not get any BTF when I shot the 43. This could be another random deal (like the early Gen 4’s 9mm’s). We will have to wait and see.
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I might have found part of the problem.
I haven’t had any BTF with my 43 but the round count is still low, blazer brass 115gr & Federal HST.
That 124 grain 9mm NATO round has been a very good performer as range ammo in my experience.
I have only about 75-100 rounds through my 43 I have not had any hit my face with mixed 115/124 range ammo
I only put about six magazines through a T&E my agency received for a few days. While I did not get any BTF, I did get at least 2 cases out of every six that would eject straight up and hit the wrist of my dominant hand.
I was shooting the G43 along side of my Shield. I really expected to like the Glock 43. But I left very underwhelmed.
Yes, BTF about once per mag on average.
Only fired 200 rounds in one range trip so far, so I’ll be shooting a lot more before deciding the G43’s fate.
Ejection is very erratic. Cases go all over the place. Sometimes the spent cases only rise a few inches and drop right back down on the gun. Most annoying is when the brass comes in at an angle and drops behind my glasses getting stuck against my eye/cheek. I was wearing normal prescription glasses and no hat.
One ammo tried wouldn’t run - Federal AE9FP 147gr FMJ flat point failure to feed over and over. It would chamber sometimes if I struck the back of the slide.
All other ammo tried so far ran with no failure: 147gr Win Ranger SXT, 124gr Win NATO ball, 115gr Win white box
also… I’ve been shooting for almost 40 years and I’m an instructor. I’m definitely not limp wristing. LOL
Real men like the sizzling noise when brass lands between their face and their shooting glasses no? I kid.
120 FMJ 115gr (100 fmj winchester white box and 20 fmj blazer brass) and 24 Federal HST (12-124 gr and 12-124 +P)
maybe i can recall one brass bouncing toward my head out that batch…pretty reliable for me so far no FTE FTF
I took my brand new G43 out to the range yesterday to see how I like it. I fired exactly 100 rounds through it, all of it 115gr Blaser brass. I did have two casings hit the top of my hat, spaced out probably four magazines apart. I did not have any others eject straight up like some others are saying however. Mine was shooting low left at 21 feet out of the box.
Blazer brass 115gr is probably the biggest BTF culprit in Glocks, so two pop flies in 100 rounds is a non issue. These little guns do have a tendency to hit low left, harder to master them than their larger counterparts. Admittedly I was hitting a little low left as well, I knew it had to be me & that was confirmed when my father shot my 43 and was hitting dead straight. I don’t know why, my father rarely shoots but he’s scary accurate with any gun or trigger in his hands.
Very first group, just getting a feel for it.
The second magazine tightened up a bit. I had a hard time beating the second magazine.
I’ve shot 4 different G43’s now. 30rds per.
I don’t have a specific number but do recall quite a few vertical ejections with casings landing on my right biceps. (like 6-10)
I’ve had exactly two BTFs(different guns). 3 out of 4 guns had zero FTEs, 1 gun had 2 FTEs out of 5 rounds in the mag.(first five rounds shot out of the gun.)
I have noticed the magazines hang up quite a bit on the mag release while inserting if any pressure is applied toward the side of the mag release.
All rounds were cheap Remington “Sureshot, 100 rd value pack, 115gr”
I have shot probably 150 rounds through my Glock 43.
My first trip I shot 50 rounds of mixed 9mm including PPU, Magtech, and Hornady Critical Duty. I wasn’t as focused on ejection as I was on grip and recoil impulse compared to my Glock 27. I did not experience any BTF, but may or may not have had erratic ejection.
This last range trip I was alone. I shot 100 rounds of 115gn WWB. This range trip I experienced one BTF. Probably 5 rounds total that I noticed ejecting erratically. Up and strait back.
I hear about brass to face and own Gen 2 to Gen 4 glocks and it seriously has never happened to me once. I’ve never seen it. I’m not saying it hasn’t ever happened but I’d like to know what would cause it. And I’ve shot a lot. Admittedly it has been mostly 9mm and .45. Is it a .40 thing?
In the case of a 43 what would cause it?
Took my 43 out today shooting Magtech 115gr 9mm. No BTF in the 50 I had the time to shoot.
I don’t remember any with Magtech, but had one with the WWB. I’ll try some other ammo next time to see if its the ammo
Recent production 19 & 26 gave me BTF with WEAK 115gr ammo (Apex cured the 19), recent production 17 & 43 have not given me any BTF with weak ammo, 124, 147 & 158gr ammo have NOT given me any BTF in any gun (even pre apex for the 19). Carry ammo (HSTs) ejects very strongly high and to 3:30 every time. I believe the issue is mostly ammo related (at least in my experience) and does not matter how I grip the gun (intentional limp wristing did not make BTF any worse), although early Gen4s had overly powerful RSA’s and a sub optimal ejector that exacerbated the problem.