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Impulse buy - Glock 42 .380
I got it for my wife to try as a carry gun. She has a Glock 19 but needs something a bit smaller due to a change in jobs.
It was a Blue Label deal - $350 with two mags. We are back up to a 2 day wait on background checks, so no pictures but it looks like every other Glock ever made.
What sold me is it is small enough to be easily concealable but large enough to be shootable. I have an LCP but I know she would hate shooting it. I shoot all the time, and I hate shooting it.
I could have gotten a Glock 43 (9mm) for the same money, but it was just enough bigger to make a difference. The caliber (.380 vs 9mm) doesn’t mean anything to me.
The videos make it out to be very controllable. I believe it is locked breech rather than blowback, which is nice.
Anybody have one?
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I bought one for my wife and have one for myself too. It's my summertime pocket gun.
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Yes. Same story. Bought it for my wife to carry. I prefer a .38 J or K frame or something in 9mm...but the Glock 42 feels so good. Shots comfortably, reliably, and disappears in an ankle holster. I often have to carry on an ankle because of business casual type dress. Solid little gun.
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Impulse buy - Glock 42 .380
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Originally Posted by sigp220.45
I got it for my wife to try as a carry gun. She has a Glock 19 but needs something a bit smaller due to a change in jobs.
It was a Blue Label deal - $350 with two mags. We are back up to a 2 day wait on background checks, so no pictures but it looks like every other Glock ever made.
What sold me is it is small enough to be easily concealable but large enough to be shootable. I have an LCP but I know she would hate shooting it. I shoot all the time, and I hate shooting it.
I could have gotten a Glock 43 (9mm) for the same money, but it was just enough bigger to make a difference. The caliber (.380 vs 9mm) doesn’t mean anything to me.
The videos make it out to be very controllable. I believe it is locked breech rather than blowback, which is nice.
Anybody have one?
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My SO bought one as her first handgun 6 years ago. She keeps it stashed in the house somewhere now. Her favorite carry gun is an SR9C IWB. The Glock 42 was unreliable for her until she gained some shooting experience. She can actually shoot it pretty well now but prefers her 9mms.
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I bought one for my wife 5ish years ago ? On special three mags, a box of carry ammo and hour of range time. Brought it home. She pronounced it “too big” (spoiled by Seecamp). I carry the 43 but the 42 sure is nice and shoots well. Swapped out to Glock night sights. Ghost connectors in both of them.
And as noted by LPD below I put the Pearce one shot extension floor plates on both the 42 and 43 mags. Adds one round and totally changes the feel of the guns from EHHH ITS OK without them to OHHH NICE with them !
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I have one. I have large hands. So for around $20 I bought a couple Pearce bottom plates for magazines giving me the ability to get an extra finger on the grip. The gun needs a firm grip/stiff wrist to function flawlessly. I carry it frequently. Great little gun.
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I always had feeding problems with the 42 I had. Bought a 43 instead and have had zero issues.
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You should of bought it before Labor Day. I had a Vedder IWB holster and two spare mags. I gave them to a former co-worker who is now a realtor.
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I don't have one, but my buddy does. He has an early one that had issues FTE and FTF. Apparently, there were issues with the early ones. I don't know if he sent it back or it was a matter of breaking it in, but I know he still has it as he said he'd give me first crack at it if he decides to sell.
I think a 9mm Makarov barrel would be a perfect fit for the G42!
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I bought a G42 and my wife love to carry it,I now think it belong to her.
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Congrats on your G42. They are a very soft shooter and mine is my favorite .380 to carry. As was mentioned earlier, be sure to shoot it with a firm grip. Some people are prone to limp wrist the gun which can cause a shooter induced malfunction.
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I've had one for a while. Put the Pearce extensions on all my magazines. They don't add capacity, but they give my pinky a place to hang out. Typical Glock. Always ready, always fires . . .
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Originally Posted by sigp220.45
I got it for my wife to try as a carry gun. She has a Glock 19 but needs something a bit smaller due to a change in jobs.
It was a Blue Label deal - $350 with two mags. We are back up to a 2 day wait on background checks, so no pictures but it looks like every other Glock ever made.
What sold me is it is small enough to be easily concealable but large enough to be shootable. I have an LCP but I know she would hate shooting it. I shoot all the time, and I hate shooting it.
I could have gotten a Glock 43 (9mm) for the same money, but it was just enough bigger to make a difference. The caliber (.380 vs 9mm) doesn’t mean anything to me.
The videos make it out to be very controllable. I believe it is locked breech rather than blowback, which is nice.
Anybody have one?
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A few years ago I was in the same boat, but I went with the Blue Label 43, because for me the difference in performance and ammo selection was significant enough between 9mm and 380 to offset the slight difference in size. Shortly thereafter I bought a Blue Label 26 and gave the 43 to my wife. The 43 is a great gun, I just don’t like the lack of magazine choices...and she wanted it.
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I bought a 42 a few years back. Definitely have to have a firm grip, as said above. Also, that pinky thing on the magazine really helps. It was a good little shooter. I sold it when I got my Ruger EC9s. But that 42 could hit pie plates at 25 yards even with me shooting it! Good reliable gun, but I'm a wuss...I like a safety, unlike almost everybody else!
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I bought one several years back about a year after the G42 was introduced. Glock had some trouble with early G42 pistols and magazines. I've seen legit pics of some really shoddy barrel machine work....rough chambers and feed ramps....off center barrel crowns etc.
That said...I have had no real issues with mine which is a fairly early version. My issues being a rear sight that you could slide left or right with ease and the gun shot rather low for me. I loc-tited the rear sight and filed off the top of the front sight and it's been awsome. No jams or feed issues with any .380 ammo I've tried....I like it.
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I just purchased one for myself. Didn’t get a chance to get it to the range but so far without shooting it I like it! Wanted something a little more then the LCP and this fit the bill.
Need to get some night sights on it!
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I had one and it was a dependable neat little gun, but the Sig P365 gave me basically the same size gun but in 9mm. I ended up selling my 42 and 43 after getting the P365.
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About two years ago I couldn't decide between the Glock 42 or the Ruger LCP II. So I did what all men with an understanding wife do. I bought both!
When I went to the range with my wife and 24 year old stud muffin friend from work, we all came away with the same impression. The Glock is certainly much more comfortable to shoot and much better sights. The wife fired one magazine from the Ruger and that was it. For me it was about 30-40 rounds. Our friend fired about 100 rounds from the Ruger and towards the end his hand was getting sore so I gave him a glove to use from my shooting bag.
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I think I wrote up my experiences with a G42 in a string about .380 autos. I found that it needed pretty stout ammo initially, requiring about 300 rounds of full power ball before doing ok with the Fiocchi JHP (95 grain IIRC) and about 650 rounds of those combined before it would cycle with the Black Hills Honey Badger ammo (light bullet, lower recoil impulse). You may well have to shoot a bunch before you have a reliable gun. My understanding is that most .380s need ammo that is loaded to full power to work.
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The G42/G43 are a great choice especially if you have other Glocks in the house. There is a lot to be said for a one platform arsenal.
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I bought a 42 and 43 blue label and after giving each a good test, sold the 43. I like the 42 for those days you just want to drop it in a jacket pocket or utility side pants pocket. The 42’s accuracy was impressive and with a variety of ammo, I have never had a hiccup.
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I'm not sure it exactly counts as "one platform," other than the trigger, since 42 and 43 magazines don't interchange with anything else Glock. Still very nice pistols . . .
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The G43 is a great choice especially if you have other Glocks in the house. There is a lot to be said for a one platform arsenal.
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The only Glock I still own is the 42. I polished the trigger and got a Ghost connector so the trigger is about as good as a Glock can get.
I agree that because it is just a bit larger than the P3AT and its derivatives it is a bit easier to shoot.
That said, my favorite 380 these days is the LC380 (not LCP). The LC380 is PPK sized with a polymer frame and a light half-cocked DAO only trigger. The slide is incredibly easy to rack - the easiest I have held in my hands. The only problem is Ruger quit making them...
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I picked it up today.
Here it is with its spiritual ancestor the Colt Pocket Hammerless, and what may be its direct competitor, the Ruger LCP.
Smaller than the Colt, bigger than the Ruger.
I can't shoot it til next week. I may have to sell some blood or a kidney to get .380 ammo.
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After buying (and failing) to pick out a pistol for my Wife, I let her pick out her own. I "thought" the LCP might be a good pistol for her, but she said it was like a mousetrap going off when shooting. It ended up sideways in her hand a couple times. She has had a G42 for years and is quite the shot with it. I was skeptical due to the initial reports, but it has never jammed on her. I will carry it in the summer once in a while because it weighs nothing! It is small, light, accurate and has very little snap and recoil.
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Go shoot it with whatever ammo you plan to carry to make sure it works.
Mine works with Fiocchi ball, +P XTP bullet loadings, and Remington Golden Sabre. It won't cycle standard pressure XTP loads. And this is a new production one bought last month.
I also had one when they first came out. Same issues as above. I figured they would have been fixed by now.
But I do like the gun.
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A bit too big. I have a M&P380 that I carry EVERYWHERE. Perfect size for pocket carry. Dead reliable with ball and I like the fact that it is a DAO hammer fired rather than striker fired weapon. It is a handful but it goes bang when ya pulls da trigger. I thinkmost ofthe newer 380s made today are locked breach weapons if for nothing else, to reduce the mass that would be needed for blowback actions. I bought it over the Ruger because of the DAO/hammer design. The Glock looks to be the size of my P365 in 9mm.
I'll start carrying the P365 when it gets colder and I can put it in the pocket of my hoodie
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I bought both the 42 and 43, like them both. Loaned the 43 e/w a ZEV trigger to my son for of duty carry. Kept the 42 which I have been using as my ECD and it functions 100% so far over the past four years. It's so compact I hardly know it's there. Luckygunner.com lab test will give you a good idea of the various loads available and how they perform. Check it out.
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I always had feeding problems with the 42 I had. Bought a 43 instead and have had zero issues.
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Feeding problems, off to factory, came back, feeding problems.
Now days an LCP improved first gen rides in the pocket, flawless ammo digestion, accurate enough, forget it's there.
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I was quite surprised as to how well the G42 did in a side-by-side accuracy comparison with others in this video.
Obviously one example is not a scientific sample size.
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I’m with mine today. This pocket holster from Blackhawk works well. I’m carrying 2 extra rounds in the magazine with a Taran Tactical Mag base. And I put it in my door cup holder for easy access while driving. Works well for me.
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I love my early one. If guns ever become available again, I'm going to buy another one under the old theory that if you really like something, buy two, because they'll quit making it.
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