Glock G43X 9mm vs Glock G48 9mm

These two share a frame and a price tag: both are 10-round, 1.1"-wide, 5.04"-tall Glocks with 5.4 lb triggers, fixed sights, no factory optic cut, two magazines and a $538 MSRP. Everything that separates them is slide and barrel. The Glock G48 9mm runs a 4.17" barrel to the Glock G43X 9mm's 3.41", which stretches overall length to 7.28" from 6.5", extends sight radius to 5.98" from 5.24", and adds 2.04 oz (20.74 oz vs 18.7 oz).

Pick the Glock G43X if:

• It is 0.78" shorter overall (6.5" vs 7.28"), which is what a shorter appendix or pocket-carry rig needs
• At 18.7 oz it is 2.04 oz lighter to carry
• You want the least muzzle length possible on an otherwise identical frame
• Holster options cut for the shorter slide suit how you carry

Pick the Glock G48 if:

• The 5.98" sight radius is 0.74" longer than the G43X's 5.24"
• You want the 4.17" barrel, 0.76" longer, on the same grip
• The extra 2.04 oz sits out front, where added slide weight settles the gun
• Concealing the slide is not your constraint; the grip is, and that is identical

Grip, width, capacity, trigger weight, sights and price are the same gun, so nothing about how it fits your hand or your holster grip changes. It is 0.74" of sight radius and 0.76" of barrel against 0.78" of length and 2.04 oz.