XCaliber Firearms Offers Threaded Glock 43 Barrel
I will have to file this in the “it will never be tactical but will certainly be tacti-cool” category. XCaliber Firearms (and a few other companies including ATI) are now offering threaded barrels for your Glock 43 single-stack 9mm pistol.
One can see Phil’s thoughts on the Glock 43 here, but I am not sold on the idea. Having shot one myself, its not exactly a comfortable little thing and adding a suppressor to the front of one is not going to make the handgun any easier to use. I am not sure anyone offers suppressor-height sights for the handgun. At the least, you will need a pinky extension to keep the near mouse-gun stable in a normal-sized hand.
The new barrels are loaded with features. XCaliber proclaims they are “prevision machined and chambered” with a drop-in fit. Total overall length is 3.86 inches. Threads are guaranteed to be concentric (I hope so!) and include 1/2×28 UNEF Class 3A Threads (which is a good as one can get). Finally, the barrel is black Al Titanium Nitride Coated (AlTiN) for corrosion and erosion protection.
One of TFB's resident Jarheads, Nathan now works within the firearms industry. A consecutive Marine rifle and pistol expert, he enjoys local 3-gun, NFA, gunsmithing, MSR's, & high-speed gear. Nathan has traveled to over 30 countries working with US DoD & foreign MoDs.The above post is my opinion and does not reflect the views of any company or organization.
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I'm just bummed no one is offering them in a proper 13.5x1 LH thread. I use the factory glock barrel for my G19 and most other factory threaded 9mm guns are 13.5 LH as well. I don't want to have to swap cores or risk cross threading so probably won't get one until someone does offer it in 13.5x1.
You'd think I'd get used to it, but I'm always surprised by people clamoring for fewer options.