Find a range that will let you shoot a variety of weapons. and see what best fits your hand when firing. I'm a great fat man with big hands and needed to fill out the grip a bit on the 43X

Every gun will have a different feel when shooting and some fit better than others. better to shoot a few before dropping several hundred $$$$

Oh, what drove my choice of the 43X was the availability of a 15 round mag. The more the merrier.

^ good advice. the p365 also has extendo mags up to 15 so there's that too

For me the grip length of the P365 was just a little short for comfort and required the 15 round mag extension to be close to comfortable. The 43X 15 round mag is the same length as the standard 10 round mag. But thats me.

yeah everyone is going to be different. I'm medium-ish build and the 12 round mag worked fine for me on the 365. no way I could use the 10 rounders though

then again my Sig P938 is great in my hand

even just seeing how the grip feels in hand at a gun store is better than just assuming

I just can't get comfortable with my pinky hanging off the end of the grip and the 12 round left about half my pinky in space. I carried a Glock 19 for years, nice full grip, std 15 rounds, big fat pistol. The 43X is a shorter barrel and a much narrower firearm which doesn't print as much when concealed. So its very similar to the G19 in a slimmer package. Works fer me.

Have you tried Desert Eagles before?

They seem a lot larger then Glocks

I've carried full-frame firearms in the past and they print way too much for concealed carry. Not as big a problem now in Texas since they went with open carry, but could be a real issue if you want it concealed.

ah i see

wait, technically could we just not make a cut down version of the Desert Eagle? one that holds the same stopping power, but is more easy to conceal, and therefore better

big part of the reason the DE is so big is because bigger frame = less felt recoil

and .50 AE + small frame = wrist cracker

even 9mm in the small P938 frame feels snappy. can't imagine anything bigger

Being a great fat man, with a blown right rotator cuff and a bad right elbow I can't carry at 3 or 4 o'clock or spine, and refuse to carry at front (Rule #2), so I have to carry in cross draw at about 10:30. So a large frame prints easy on me.

DE makes firearms in several calibers, but they are full frame.

I'm well aware

my point is .50AE in small frame would be fucking stupid

To chime in on the pinky hanging off the grip issue, there are good mag extenders on the market.

50 cal in a handgun isn't fun, dont care how big the frame is.

or 44 mag or whatever else

my Glock 30 in .45 doesn't feel very good after a few mag dumps lol

I shot a DE once and one thing i noticed was that its heavy so less felt recoil yes, but for some reason it doesnt really feel balanced

DE's were designed to be ridiculous and they achieved that lol

9mm kills the body, while 50 AE kills the soul

as well as destroys the body

easy 2 in 1 package

Yes there are and I've used some. Some aren't as durable as I'd like and really don't like to use them on my EDC. I've had an extension wear out, pop the cover and spew the mag contents on the ground. That would be a bad day if you really needed a loaded weapon. That said i shoot a lot and my mags are well used, the failure was due to rubbing against the side of my range bag.

Fair enough. I've never used mag extenders because my G19 fits my hands well, but I have heard good things about Taran Tactical mag extenders if you haven't tried them out yet.

The main issue with a 50 cal is repeat rounds and getting the beast back on target for round 2, 3 ... 15 if needed.

The failure was a TT extension.

Ah

It was my fault, not the mag's, but put me off.

carried a G19 for years, only switched to reduce printing.

Understandable. More chance for failure is not something to take lightly in an EDC scenario.

I now have a couple of mags designated as carry mags and keep a closer eye on them. When heading to the range I leave those in the truck safe before I get out. They don't wallow around in my range bag. That's why I feel ok about using a mag extender on the backup mag. I put a strip of Gorilla tape around the base of that extension for a bit more protection. My second backup mag is a OEM 10 round.

I have a similar setup. Couple of mags set aside for carry and a handful of OEM and magpul magazines for range time. And a 33 round if I want to make people laugh.

I carry full size