Not G43X, but I carry and occasionally shoot +P ammo in my G43, which is even smaller. So, I can tell you with confidence that you should not worry about shooting +P ammo in your G43X, unless you shoot literally tens of thousands of it.

I have fired over 63,000 rounds through one of my G43s, and at lest 1,400+ rounds of those are +P ammo. In addition to those I have also fired several hundred rounds of NATO spec ammo and about 20 rounds of “+P+” ammo. I do recommend AGINST using “+P+” ammo in your G43X because I do not think the little gun can take a steady diet of “+P+” ammo. But it should NOT have any problem digesting a couple thousand rounds of “+P” rounds for occasional practice.

 

I guess I'll find out soon enough if I like it. I'm more concerned with keeping on target. If too snappy I'll feed it to 43x's big brother g19. He likes +p fine.

 

Its fine

 

My wife and I shoot 124+p Gold Dots out of her 43x all the time. No worries. It’s our typical carry ammo.

 

It will sting your hands but it won't hurt the gun.

 

I’ve put plenty of +P+ (Federal BPLE) thru my G43 with no issues. You won’t hurt the gun.

 

Shooting +P in a Glock will not beat up the gun. Germanic guns are designed around hotter rounds as Euro-spec 9mm runs hotter than American mass produced 9mm. Glocks, Sigs, HKs, etc. are all +P rated. Maybe if I had a Kel Tec, Smith, or Taurus I would refrain from shooting a lot of +P through it but on a Glock it is a non-issue.

Anyone who claims +P will break or grossly wear out a Glock is a moron, countless LE agencies currently using +P and even some using +P+ round since the 1990s in their Glocks and we have heard of zero chronic issues.

Now with the Beretta 90-series it is a different story, many issues reported on US military Beretta's with a lot of 9mm NATO (which is esentially a +P) with frame/slide cracks. You will never find Glocks, Sigs, or HKs cracking en masses due to hot ammo, just doesn't happen.

M9 Pistol: No Cracks please!

This article initially appeared in PS 760 (Mar 16), p. 36-38. Your M9 pistol will eventually develop cracks if it’s fired regularly. That’s just a fact of life. So it’s important that you spot cracks

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