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Glock G43 vs Taurus GX4

Both are 9x19mm Parabellum micro-compact records in this directory. The G43 is ≈5.3 mm / ≈0.21 in longer overall; its barrel is ≈8.8 mm / ≈0.35 in longer; the GX4 lists 5 rounds more of standard capacity. 2 fields are not comparable — overall height, weight — because the makers publish them on different measurement bases.

Computed differences06
FieldDifference
Overall length≈5.3 mm / ≈0.21 in (G43 is greater)
Overall width≈0.4 mm / ≈0.02 in (GX4 is greater)
Overall heightNot comparable — G43: including magazine; GX4: magazine state not stated by Taurus
Barrel length≈8.8 mm / ≈0.35 in (G43 is greater)
WeightNot comparable — G43 publishes without magazine and with empty magazine; GX4 publishes unloaded
Standard capacity5 rounds (GX4 is greater)
How these differences are computed: each is the arithmetic difference between the two published figures, and it is only shown where both sources measured the field the same way. Where a source states a measurement basis the other does not match, the row says so instead of subtracting — figures on different bases are not comparable even when the numbers sit side by side. Differences marked ≈ involve at least one figure this directory converted between unit systems, so the difference is no more precise than that conversion.
Size, to scale
To-scale size envelopes: G43 vs GX4Boxes drawn from published overall dimensions at one scale, aligned at the rear. Glock G43: 159 mm long, 27 mm wide; Taurus GX4: 153.7 mm long, 27.4 mm wide.050 mm100 mm150 mmLengthG43 is 5.3 mm longerTop · length × width
  • Glock G43Length 159 mm / 6.26 inWidth 27 mm / 1.06 in
  • Taurus GX4Length ≈153.7 mm / 6.05 inWidth ≈27.4 mm / 1.08 in
Boxes, not silhouettes: makers publish a pistol's overall envelope, not its shape, so that is all this draws. Every box is aligned at the rear and drawn at one fixed scale, the same on every page of this site, so drawings compare across pages. It is not life-size on your screen. Heights are not drawn because the heights are not published on one stated basis (G43: including magazine; GX4: magazine state not stated by Taurus).
Published fields, side by side
FieldG43GX4
ManufacturerGlockTaurus
Manufacturer size labelSubcompactMicrocompact
Directory frame classMicro-compactMicro-compact
Chambering9x19mm Parabellum9x19mm Parabellum
Overall dimensions159 × 27 × 108 mm / 6.26 × 1.06 × 4.25 in (height: including magazine)≈153.7 × 27.4 × 111.8 mm / 6.05 × 1.08 × 4.4 in (height: magazine state not stated by Taurus)
Barrel length86.5 mm / 3.41 in≈77.7 mm / 3.06 in
Weight460 g / 16.23 oz (without magazine)≈530 g / 18.7 oz (published as "(Unloaded)"; magazine state not stated by Taurus)
Standard capacity6 rounds11 rounds
Trigger pull24 N / ≈5.4 lbNot published
VerificationSource verified 2026-08-11Source verified 2026-08-13
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