November 27, 2004, 04:37 PM | #1 |
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Glaser Opinions
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What do you think about Glaser Saftey Slugs? Are they reliable? Do they actually reduce ricochet and over penetration? I am interested in them as home defense ammo not for carry. I have also heard that there is increased liability in civil suits that involve them. I don't trust where I heard this, but I do wonder if anyone else has heard this and if there is any proof behind it. If it comes down to shelling out cash or protecting my family, I choose to pay the bill. |
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November 27, 2004, 09:56 PM | #3 |
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The Glaser /Mag Safe type ammo is a great idea for home defense and reduces penetration through walls etc etc. I have had feeding problems with glasers and therefore stick with magsafe for home defense. I have never seen proof of suits involved in this type of ammo. It is for sale to the public as a defense ammo. There will always be someone trying to twist the facts, but that could happen regardless. Whatever you choose, take it to a range and test it in your firearm.
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When they work well, they work very well, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly.
I'd rather not rely on a round that depends on such narrow parameters to function properly; if you get a lightly-clad opponent and are able to hit him square on in the torso without any intervening obstacles, such as his arms or weapon, getting in the way, they should perform well. Given the slim odds of that happening, I prefer a more general purpose loading. |
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One of our observers had Glasers in her carry gun and asked us to shoot it. If I remember correctly, it was 9mm blue. Glasers penetrated the wall just as easily and thoroughly as all other ammunition had done. Personally, I wouldn't rely on it to be a magic bullet. If I were looking at home defense, I would look most carefully at the possible lines of attack and figure safe angles from there. pax Last edited by pax; November 28, 2004 at 01:21 AM. Reason: to add a bit more information |
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It looks like Glaser penetrates about 5 inches of gelatin. It does not say if it is a blue or silver glaser.
This has a test of Magsafe which uses #2 copper plated birdshot. http://www.firearmstactical.com/tact...article432.htm |
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I have no use for Glaser products. They may be fine, but I just don't trust them. My gut instinct keeps telling me that penetration is NOT a bad thing.
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Many good points on the "con" side, of which I will also side with. The dynamic results you are supposed to get with them is aided by velocity. This velocity is aided by the light weight of the bullet. If the bullet does not fragment then the only thing you have going for you is what it will put a hole in as it penetrates. That is where the light weight comes back to bite you on the butt - you now have very expensive and light, shallow penetrating ball ammo which is not a good thing.
Find a JHP that functions 100% in your particular weapon and practice with it. Don't believe the hype. The best bullet design can never compensate for poor shot placement and very few things, excepting dumb luck, will ever trump a well trained and highly motivated individual intent on living. |
November 29, 2004, 08:13 AM | #10 |
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Picture a Glaser hitting an intervening arm (Miama/FBI style) and you'll get right off the idea...
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November 30, 2004, 03:38 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for all the input, everyone. Looks like I'm going to stick with my Federal Hydra-Shoks.
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And who the heck could afford to do any meaningful practice or testing with the Glasers? That is what concerns me. Testing for feeding and reliability with them would put a serious dent in the bank account, if you could find them at any shop in sufficient quantity to do so. Now I am chapped at the ammo makers that want to cut up the old 50 rd. boxes and sell cute little ammo packs with 20-25 rds so they can make more money. Buy a stack of those to practice with and see what it costs. Still some good choices in large boxes for most cal's, though. But not the trendy botique bullets.
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Funny, was thinking of Glasers for the P3AT I carry on my vest on duty, but I believe I'll stick with the Winchester STHP's
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Especially in smaller calibers, I worry about not getting enough penetration.
In fact, when I carried a .25 in my vest as an LEO, I carried a mag with two expanding points backed by FMJs, just to make sure I could eventually reach something vital.... Larry
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For my HD gun, the 1st 2 rounds are Glasers- the other 3 and all speed loaders, as well as stuff hidden around the house, are Federal Hydra-Shoks.
My rationalle is this- I have a wife and an infant. I figure/ hope that the first shot or two will be upon detection in a hallway/ doorway. I don't want to take a chance if I can have a quick stop. After that, I assume the bad guy is in a room, and I may need to go through a wall to get him/ her.
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these things are the shot shell things right? kinda like a shotgun round? not sure what exactly these things are but from what ive heard about their only use is very close range killing small critters... if your looking to avoid over penetration but yet want to drop the target get yourself a shotgun... even a .410 loaded with a good steel shot will be quite effective and you can avoid over penetration.... there was a post here somewhere that showed a pic of a S&W handgun type weapon that held either 5 or 6 rounds of .410... it was pretty neat looking =) id like to pick one up just for fun.
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Glasers Safety Slugs are frangmenting bullets not the CCI Shotshells. They claim to reduce overpenetration and ricochet. There is a thread running in the General Handgun forum about those things. If I want BBs, I'll grab my 12 ga and make sure the job is done.
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ahh ok thx for clearing that up
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one advantage over magsafe- quality control is so much better with Glaser
lots of flattened primers, etc with magsafe. stick with revolver only with either unless you can afford to do function test
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I wouldn't want to get hit with one!
They do a helluva lot of damage to whatever they hit, be it arm, leg, torso, head, whatever!
Say what you will, the Glaser would not brighten up anyone's day! Some people here make it sound like a criminal having been hit with one would begin rejoicing ("Oh, Thank God this cat's using Glasers!"). No, it may not penetrate 12", but when your stomach or arm looks like a saucy pepperoni pizza, I think you'll probably be wishing you hadn't stepped up on whoever's dishing them out. Just a thought. Vanguard.45
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The guy might not be rejoicing, but he may still be able to fire back at you with his gun or continue to try and stab you with his knife. The Glasers haven't really shown themselves to be any more effective than standard hollowpoints and in some cases have shown themselves to be ineffective altogether. Like Tamara said earlier, the parameters for effectiveness is just too narrow.
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Hey, with any luck you'll catch them coming through the front door one behind the other and get a two-fer!
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The diagram above of Ballistic Gellatin, has a scale in cm not inches. That means it penetrated 120 cm or less than 4.75". That would have to be a paper thin person to get a thru and thru. It most likely will not even reach vitals.
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