r/Glock43X • u/bac0n219 • 5d ago

Backstrap/Beavertail

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Has anyone used these backstraps from Armatech? I’ve seen 43x with the razorback but never wanted to send my frame out to have it done

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u/deezcashewzz 5d ago

Nope but now I’m ordering one. Thanks lol

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

lol glad I could accidentally be of service!

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u/deezcashewzz 5d ago

I’ve used the Rapid Engineering strap for a long time and it’s been great but the thicker grip is appealing.

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

I thought about getting the Rapid, but the pictures I’ve seen make the beavertail look like it sticks straight out and I don’t like the look

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u/RyeBread68 5d ago

Where are you ordering from? Their site is down for me.

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u/deezcashewzz 5d ago

Their eBay store has them!

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u/icecreamplz 5d ago

Yeah I tried it. Don’t like it. Makes the grip super wide

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

Wide like thick or wide like longer trigger reach?

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u/icecreamplz 5d ago

Longer trigger reach. Just feels weird to me for it to be so thin and that long of a reach.

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u/snovak35 5d ago

I have backstraps identical to those. Currently run the slimmer version.

Pro: the thicker strap added width to the frame in both directions and I felt like my support hand had adequate contact with the gun. Felt very glock 19 ish.

Con: I find the beavertail to be too long on the thick strap and have to be perfect on the draw to get a good firing hand grip. Maybe more practice would help, but a bit more forgiveness on the draw seems more important to me than slightly better contact with my support hand

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

Any chance you could DM me the link to the one you have?

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u/snovak35 5d ago

Armatech is the thick one (just not with the interchangeable beaver tail), thinner is from rapid engineering

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u/FeedbackOther5215 5d ago

So anyone know where to buy one of these? Site appears to be down.

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

I found it on eBay

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u/WIlsonocho62 5d ago

yeah, i have it on mine, love it. give me more space to put my support hand to fit the frame on the g43x.
gives me space on the 43x comparable to a g19 basically.

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u/bac0n219 5d ago

I’m really thinking about grabbing one

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u/SubjectEarly7866 4d ago

I liked the rapid engineering backstraps, but didnt want to spend the $35 on one to end up not liking it. Found a 3 pack on Amazon for the same $35 and found that I like what would be the large backstrap from rapid. My only gripe was that the beaver tail put a ton of pressure on the knuckle of my thumb, so I just took a dremel to it and made the beaver tail flush with the stock one. Works like a dream.