Glock 43 verses M&P Shield

[CubsWin16]

Considering both for purchase need some help making a decision.

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[Shadowrider]

Shield!

Better sights
Better trigger
More robustly built
More ammo capacity
Better price.

 

[CubsWin16]

Good insights, I may be leaning towards the shield

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[Glock_21]

G-43 here, but you can't go wrong with either one. Go to a range that rents both and put some rounds downrange with each gun. The decision should make itself at that point.

 

[Jwryan84]

Sheild feels like it's gonna pop out of my hands while shooting. 43 is smaller and lighter. $15 ghost bar helps the trigger. You can put any sights you want on the glock or shield.

I'm not a glock guy and I picked the 43.

 

[saddlebum]

Shield!

Better sights
Better trigger
More robustly built
More ammo capacity
Better price.

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[saddlebum]

Sheild feels like it's gonna pop out of my hands while shooting. 43 is smaller and lighter. $15 ghost bar helps the trigger. You can put any sights you want on the glock or shield.

I'm not a glock guy and I picked the 43.

pay $100 to much for a g 43 and then spend more money to try and make it as good as a shield

 

[Jwryan84]

pay $100 to much for a g 43 and then spend more money to try and make it as good as a shield

You can't tell me the shield has a good trigger.

 

[Mad Professor]

You can't tell me the shield has a good trigger.

It is a crapshoot. Some do, some don't. I've owned 2 and still have one. One was very good. The one I have now "WAS" good and is now awesome (Now Apex). Out of the box, both were as good or better than the two 43s I've had opportunity to handle. I've also pulled the trigger on 4-5 others that were good to bad. Two of those are now also equipped with Apex triggers.

 

[Shadowrider]

You can't tell me the shield has a good trigger.

Neither have "good" triggers. But the two I handled side by side were night and day different with the advantage going to the Shield. Glock's triggers just plain suck out of the box. M&Ps don't suck as much.