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I've been using Glaser Safety Slugs for many years now in my home and have seen first hand the devastation these rounds cause to organic soft targets. They are not penetrators (not meant to be), but if you're mano e mano with a perp or bad guy this is what I want in my magazine or cylinder, no doubts in my mind. I detest detractors of this ammunition since all most of them believe is you need a JHP for self-defense and that's it. There's no middle ground with those types. Believe me when I tell you, these rounds do MAJOR damage to a human being. I've done my research and homework for many years now and feel comfortable and secure in the performance of this load. Keep in mind, most people who downplay the effectiveness of this round claim that it does not fragment upon impact with a soft target. True---BUT only if velocity is under 900 fps. Do you know how many Glaser rounds travel under 900 fps regardless of barrel length? Answer= ZERO.


Excerpt taken from GunBlast.com by Jeff Quinn:


I was very impressed by one type of specialty high performance ammo in particular: that being the Glaser Safety Slug. The Glaser has been around since the mid-1970s, and has benefited from several improvements since that time. The Glaser has a pre-fragmented core of compressed number twelve shot (a core of number six shot is also available), capped by a soft plastic ball, inside a bullet jacket. The Glaser Safety Slug tested uses an eighty grain bullet rated at +P velocity and pressure, and chronographed at an average of 1268 feet-per-second from the short one and seven-eighths inch barrel of the Smith. The idea behind the Glaser is a slug that will dump all of its energy quickly into the target, without excessive penetration of the target. As can be seen in the photos, the terminal results on a large ripe watermelon were very impressive. While a watermelon bears little resemblance to flesh and bone, it does demonstrate the relative effects of a high velocity projectile which dumps all of its energy into the target. The interior of the watermelon was pulverized as if hit by a high velocity rifle bullet, with pieces and pulp scattered over an area of about eighteen feet. The performance of the Glaser has been proven in ballistic gelatin and on human flesh, and I think that it is the cartridge of choice in a small .38 revolver. In the +P rated 342PD, the Glaser shot to point-of-aim, with very good accuracy. The round offers high velocity, good accuracy, and a low chance of penetrating the target and hurting someone else, along with exceptional terminal performance. While the Glaser Safety Slug is not cheap, how much is your life worth?

 

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I've been using Glaser Safety Slugs for many years now in my home

Keep in my mind, I said I use them in my home---one place I definitely do not want casualties besides the perp.

On the streets I use strictly PD loads such as Ranger T-series, Gold Dots, or Federal Tactical HST's.

 

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Thank you Qwiks for re-iterating my point. I use them in my home---not out on the street. That is the role they serve for myself and will continue to do so. Like I've stated in my first post, I have seen the massive wound channels created by these rounds first hand. I do not base my core knowledge on words I read but rather real life experiences which I learn from. And I've learned that Glasers are quite effective on human beings.

 

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One caveat. A goodly number shoud be fired or tried out to see if they feed through the action. Fire and function of the pistol are critical obviously.

But of course. But as others stated that can be expensive being they are $10 for 6 rounds. I suppose it's an individual decision on what to have in your gun. I didn't start this thread trying to promote Glasers, I started it because I've read so much negativity on these rounds when I know the opposite to be true.