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To Try, Or Not to Try, A New Glock Trigger

Hello, Todd. I’ve been a long-time Glock owner, collector, and shooter and love everything about them except their triggers. Recently, I came across media suggesting the recently updated Glock Performance Trigger is an excellent upgrade to perform. I’d be curious as to your objective evaluation of this product before I make a change to any of my standard triggers. — Mitch

The 9mm chambering is the most popular pistol cartridge today, and manufacturers of the 1911 platform are capitalizing on that popularity — and with good reason. The 1911 is known for its comfortable grip angle and single-action-only trigger, and 9mm ammo is inexpensive and available nearly every where ammo is sold. 

The 9mm chambering is the most popular pistol cartridge today, and manufacturers of the 1911 platform are capitalizing on that popularity — and with good reason. The 1911 is known for its comfortable grip angle and single-action-only trigger, and 9mm ammo is inexpensive and available nearly every where ammo is sold. 

The 9mm chambering is the most popular pistol cartridge today, and manufacturers of the 1911 platform are capitalizing on that popularity — and with good reason. The 1911 is known for its comfortable grip angle and single-action-only trigger, and 9mm ammo is inexpensive and available nearly every where ammo is sold. 

The self-contained centerfire cartridge coming into use in the mid-1870s was revolutionary, especially to those accustomed to working with single-shot firearms. Further, in 1875, Colt Firearms finally chambered the Single Action Army revolver in 44-40 (aka 44 WCF), thus allowing their handgun to use ammunition compatible with the famous 1873 Winchester rifle. But the 1873 Colt pistols still only carried five shots (usually, for safety’s sake), and they were slow to reload, even with cartridges. Effective range was also limited. A short-barreled rifle chambered in the same round fixed many of those shortcomings. Capacity was greater, plus the longer barrel and sight radius made them easier to shoot accurately. The carbine-length barrel also makes more efficient use of the powder in the pistol cartridge, pushing the bullets to higher velocities, which translated into more knockdown power and longer effective range.

The self-contained centerfire cartridge coming into use in the mid-1870s was revolutionary, especially to those accustomed to working with single-shot firearms. Further, in 1875, Colt Firearms finally chambered the Single Action Army revolver in 44-40 (aka 44 WCF), thus allowing their handgun to use ammunition compatible with the famous 1873 Winchester rifle. But the 1873 Colt pistols still only carried five shots (usually, for safety’s sake), and they were slow to reload, even with cartridges. Effective range was also limited. A short-barreled rifle chambered in the same round fixed many of those shortcomings. Capacity was greater, plus the longer barrel and sight radius made them easier to shoot accurately. The carbine-length barrel also makes more efficient use of the powder in the pistol cartridge, pushing the bullets to higher velocities, which translated into more knockdown power and longer effective range.

In the April 2024 issue, our Houston Gun Tests team compared the Savage 1911 and a Ruger SR1911, with the Ruger earning a half-grade win over the more costly Savage. Because the Savage was a new release, and new releases often need some time before the bugs get worked out, we had our South Carolina test group working independently with a second Savage 1911. During test firing, the Savage in Houston had solid results as far as combat shooting and accuracy were concerned, and we saw no reliability problems. The second pistol’s reliability, however, was questionable. One tester in South Carolina, a frequent shooter with a great deal of practical shooting and gunsmith experience, felt that the Savage could have been a stellar pistol with a little more prep. While we recommend readers send problem-prone pistols back to the factory, we kept working with the second Savage to identify issues readers might encounter with their pistols. 

Thousands of shooters rely on a snubnose 38 Special pistol for carry, and many deploy a longer-barrel 38 Special for home defense or trail use. We recently received an e-mail concerning 38 Special ammunition. Reader Richard asked us to do a standard-pressure 38 Special ammunition test, noting that +P ammunition may not be suitable for older guns. This is true.

• Economy 9MM 1911S
• 357 Mag Lever Rifles
• 38 Special Loads
• A Buggy Savage 1911

• 9MM Pistol Match-Up
• Everyday Carry 357 Magnums
• Hunting Bolt Guns

• Carry-Gun-Shoot-Out
• 44 Magnum Lever Actions
• Old West Revolvers

• Duty 9MM Pistols
• Bolt-Action Shoot-Out
• 45 Colts