Glock 43X Price Guide: What to Pay & Current In-Stock Deals

Glock 43X prices split on the optic cut and on whether the seller is bundling a dot. The pistol itself is the slim 9mm with the longer grip. Do not let a 43 or a 48 card stand in for it.

What you are actually buying

The Glock 43X is a slimline compact pistol in 9mm. Factory flush magazines are 10 rounds. Aftermarket metal magazines exist and usually require their own magazine catch. They are not the gun in the box. MOS guns are optic-ready. Non-MOS guns are not. The footprint still needs the right plate or a direct-mount optic made for that cut.

A single-stack-width grip, a rail on the dust cover, and a slide length closer to a compact than to a pocket pistol. The grip is long enough for a full hand, which is the point of the 43X versus the 43.

Variants worth separating

The 43X is part of the slimline family, not a shrunk 19. The silver-slide versions and the MOS versions are separate SKUs. It shares magazines with the Glock 48, not with the double-stack 19 or 26. The original Glock 43 is smaller and uses a shorter magazine.

Who it suits

Carry shooters who want a thinner gun than a 19 and can live with a 10-round factory magazine. It is a poor fit if you want the 19's thicker grip and 15-round magazine.

What to look for in a deal

Confirm MOS versus a plain slide, the magazine count, and whether a rail is present. A package with a red dot is a different price band from the pistol alone. A 43X MOS and a plain 43X are the comparison that matters. A 48 is the same grip and magazine with a longer slide. The wider in-stock set is on Glock deals. If this size is wrong, the Glock 19 is the nearby model. The category board is handgun deals. The category buying guide is Best 9mm Pistols, Including Budget Picks.