I have a Glock 35 (40 S&W) which in case you don’t know is one of their “Competition” guns, standard is the lightened 3.5 lb trigger. I also have the 24/7 OSS in both 9mm and 45ACP. I just recently shot both the G35 and the OSS 9mm in an IDPA classifier. The G35 for SSP and the OSS for ESP.
To me, IMHO, the Glock has fairly short take up, short reset and is pretty close to 3.5 lbs but it does feel a bit mushy on the break. Both my OSS’s have HUGE take ups, both in SA or DA modes. When in SA the take up is really very light but still huge. I feel the trigger breaks cleaner then the Glock. Reset is also pretty short. When in DA mode, the take up is heavier (not much) then in SA mode but otherwise the same.
When I shot the IDPA classifiers, I shot the Glock first and the OSS second. After 90 rnds, both classifier times were within 2 sec of each other (136 vs 138) with the Glock being faster. I lost some time with OSS because I fumbled the safety twice (having just shot the Glock I forgot about it
) but I had fewer points down,
especially on the 25yd strings, but that was because I was trying harder than with the Glock (I had a lot of points down on the first run with the Glock, but it was FAST!)
Summary: I should have shot the OSS faster, mostly because of the difference in power factor between the 40S&W and 9mm, but the cleaner trigger brake should have helped. In reality, with the same caliber and similar levels of training and practice you’ll likely not see any real difference or maybe a very minor advantage to the OSS. The real difference is there are about 100 zillion aftermarket suppliers for the Glock and you can make the Glock trigger nearly as light, smooth, and clean breaking as a 1911 – that is a huge advantage.
Rob
