I bought into the hype in the early 90s and still have some stashed away somewhere. Fortunate I was never put into a situation where I was forced to see if the worked.

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Originally posted by stormin:
I never bought into the Glaser Safety Slugs, but I still have about 20 rounds of Cor-Bon Powr Ball in .38 +P from the late 90’s. They were an emergency option if I ever had to make a trip into a state where JHP’s were not legal.

Pow R ball is basically a light but conventional hollow point capped with a plastic ball that ensures expansion across a variety of barriers and clothing. I'm fond of the 165gr load for .45.

You are much better off with it than the glaser safety slugs or those old expoxy-buckshot mag safe loads.

When those were still for sale, I opted for Black Talons. Still have some.

Heresy! Nothing but heresy! Why Glaser and MagSafe were far ahead of their time. I remember them well hanging on the pegs at the shop. Absolutely the most amazing and best performing ammo one could buy. And I remember well never selling one package in the 5 years there, and never seeing any of the other guys sell one package. But we had them so we could offer THE BEST ammo choice available should anyone be wise enough to avail themselves of it.

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Originally posted by DoctorSolo:

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Originally posted by stormin:
I never bought into the Glaser Safety Slugs, but I still have about 20 rounds of Cor-Bon Powr Ball in .38 +P from the late 90’s. They were an emergency option if I ever had to make a trip into a state where JHP’s were not legal.

Pow R ball is basically a light but conventional hollow point capped with a plastic ball that ensures expansion across a variety of barriers and clothing. I'm fond of the 165gr load for .45.

You are much better off with it than the glaser safety slugs or those old expoxy-buckshot mag safe loads.

I still have 3 boxes of this. I always thought they were the solution to older .45's that may not reliably cycle HP ammo. I used to keep them loaded in an old 1911. As for effectiveness or being better than just standard ball, I have no idea?

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Originally posted by LDB:
Heresy! Nothing but heresy! Why Glaser and MagSafe were far ahead of their time. I remember them well hanging on the pegs at the shop. Absolutely the most amazing and best performing ammo one could buy. And I remember well never selling one package in the 5 years there, and never seeing any of the other guys sell one package. But we had them so we could offer THE BEST ammo choice available should anyone be wise enough to avail themselves of it.

Clearly they were all just Neanderthals who wouldn't know top quality defensive ammo if it bit them in the ass.

Those always seemed “gimmicky” to me.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by LDB:
Heresy! Nothing but heresy! Why Glaser and MagSafe were far ahead of their time. I remember them well hanging on the pegs at the shop. Absolutely the most amazing and best performing ammo one could buy. And I remember well never selling one package in the 5 years there, and never seeing any of the other guys sell one package. But we had them so we could offer THE BEST ammo choice available should anyone be wise enough to avail themselves of it.

Clearly they were all just Neanderthals who wouldn't know top quality defensive ammo if it bit them in the ass.

Someone gets it!

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Originally posted by FP2000H:
Those always seemed “gimmicky” to me.

They were and are, nothing more. Just like all the other trick type ammo - flichettes, balls with strings, miniature nunchucks, you name it someone will shoot it. I experimented once with cut shells just for fun at plywood board targets, that was fun too. For entertainment purposes only all that stuff.

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Originally posted by DEPUTYBILL:
My friend fired one shot with a Glaser slug. The suspect immediately went down, and stayed down. He did not recover from the shot.

Back in the day, I remember reading the pros re Glaser and one of my magazines (Guns & Ammo, maybe?) said that a perp had been shot with a Glaser and the ER doc said it appeared to be a 410 shot at point blank range.

And in the movie "Manhunter", the cop shoots the perp with a Charter Arms Bulldog 44 special loaded w/Glaser slugs. The perp goes airborne into a wall.

Cause, we all know a handgun bullet moves mass across the room like that. /sarc

Anyway, all I remember is that Glasers were comprised of #12 chilled shot suspended in liquid teflon. But I never bought any. I shoot reloads for plinking. I buy my SD ammo off the shelf, mostly at Walmart. Never perceived any need for Super Duper Zombie Ammo.