GLOCK Accepts TTAG’s Best New Handgun Readers Choice Award

January 23, 2016

Love it or not (and I love mine) the GLOCK 43 made the biggest splash in the EDC pistol market last year. The slim, easily concealed piece of Perfection has found its way into the hearts and holsters of millions of People of the Gun. So much so, that you voted it the Handgun of the Year. That’s GLOCK’s Kie Wagner accepting the spoils on the SHOT Show floor.

26 COMMENTS

Mark January 23, 2016 At 14:09

A fine back up gun. Fits my pocket perfectly.
Ralph January 23, 2016 At 14:18

This is so unfair to TTAG. We gave Glock an award and, unlike everybody else, we didn’t get a bribe in return.

Imperfect.
- germanguy January 23, 2016 At 15:07
  
  Thanks for the laughs Ralph.
- Anon in CT January 24, 2016 At 06:09
  
  Dude.
  
  You’re supposed to get the bribe up front.
glock26 January 23, 2016 At 14:34

This was the gun that was a day late and a dollar short. Remember?
Anner January 23, 2016 At 14:52

Well deserved. My new and favorite carry piece.
RockOnHellChild January 23, 2016 At 15:09

I wouldn’t say the G43 made a splash… It was too little (of pistol), too late (of an enterance into the market.) At least, by my measure.

Shield > G43, in every way, and I’m saying that as a guy carrying the G19.
- twency January 23, 2016 At 19:15
  
  I used to carry a G19 exclusively. Wanting a smaller option I bought a Shield. After the 43 was available. I agree the Shield is a better gun than the 43. (For me, at least.)
- Stuki Moi January 23, 2016 At 19:57
  
  But…. G26>Shield>G43… Leaving the poor Shield kind of jack of all, master of none. Limited to one CCW gun, I’d say Shield as well (of those three). But if one can have two? I’d say the Shield is either too small, or too big. Team Perfection’s strategy of surrounding it, worked, IOW.
  
  Funny enough, I felt exactly the same way about the M&Pc versus the 19 and 26, back before single stack mania. The perfect compromise, unless 2 is allowed….
BigBoy January 23, 2016 At 15:27

What does EDC mean?
- Reef Blastbody January 23, 2016 At 15:36
  
  Every Day Carry, i.e. your default concealed (or open now in TX if you have a CHL and choose to do so) carry handgun.
  - MurrDog January 23, 2016 At 16:01
    
    Electronic dance concert. Glock is branching out into the day-glo and neon colored rave gun market.
    - rosignol January 23, 2016 At 16:04
      
      Hey, it’s Gun Culture 2.0, right?
    - Cliff H January 23, 2016 At 16:34
      
      A correction, sir – that is the Electric Daisy Carnival held in Las Vegas each year at just about the time in the Spring when it is confortable for the young female participants to attend with the minimal amount of (don’t arrest me for indecent exposure) clothing.
      
      I know this because I live in Las Vegas, not because I have ANY idea why it is a daisy carnival.
- RockOnHellChild January 23, 2016 At 16:55
  
  It’s like you don’t even operate…
  - Geoff PR January 23, 2016 At 20:34
    
    “It’s like you don’t even operate…”
    
    Optimally.
    
    Kie’s kinda cute…
    - Geoff PR January 23, 2016 At 21:21
      
      … And here’s a video of her and R. Lee Ermey discussing actual gun safety:
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dhl94u_HWc
Gabe January 23, 2016 At 18:08

Meh…the Sig P320 is the best new handgun
Ditto January 23, 2016 At 20:12

Sigh… I wish I were younger. Kie is kinda cute. And she knows about guns.
- Geoff PR January 23, 2016 At 21:16
  
  Here’s a video of her in 2013 when she worked for SOG:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3bJiDPu3_o
James in AZ January 23, 2016 At 21:10

Make it in 45 and i’ll buy several
- Anon in CT January 24, 2016 At 06:14
  
  Glock 36.
  
  http://youtu.be/Zs3xXlXSOKk
  - James in AZ January 24, 2016 At 07:09
    
    Sorry brain malfunction
PointyHead0509 January 24, 2016 At 13:07

Regarding the Glock 43 vs. the Shield, I have both, like both, and carry one or the other everything I go out. The Shield is noticeably larger than the Glock 43, which makes the Glock 43 easier to conceal than the Shield. The Glock 43 has noticeably more felt recoil than the Shield, which makes the Shield easier to shoot than the Glock 43. If there is a difference in weight, don’t notice it. If there is a difference in thickness, I don’t notice it.
RickP January 24, 2016 At 17:05

GLOCK gets an award for being a johnny-come-lately to the compact pistol game. Sad.
Jason January 24, 2016 At 19:50

Shield any day, actually M&P compact. Almost the same difference a few more ounces for a huge gain in rounds. Smith needs to invest in prettier models.