Glaser Safety Slugs/MagSafe

[Greybeard]

Not necessarily in topic, but, FWIW, some random recollections on Glasers.

1. Particulary in defense-oriented semiauto handguns, one needs to test fire enough of them to be sure the gun runs reliably with them. (I did not have the budget for such).

2. Yes, they are also available in rifle calibers. From my testing in scoped Mini-14 (which shoots about 3" groups on a good day), .223 Glaser point of impact at 100 yards was several inches low and to the right of my (sighted-in) groups with with 55 grain JHPs. And the Glaser "group" around 4:30 was more like 6".

3. Some field testing (I forget the souce) indicated the handgun rounds would penetrate considerably more than just 2 layers of drywall.

4. An older Air Marshall dropped by our range a few months ago just long enough to look things over and visit for a jif. Coincidently his personal carry gun that day was identical to mine - a S&W 340PD with Crimson Trace overmoulded grips. And his carry load ... was Glasers.

 

[106rr]

FYI -- Bluesbear
The Glaser blue tip will fade to grey in sunlight. I was able to purchase a quantity of Glaser six packs that had been sitting on a counter for a long time. They used to have a counter display that held the plastic packs. Some of the rounds in the blue series pack had faded to silver. They shot just fine and I used them to test the feed and function of Glaser in my G19
They are accurate as well in my G19.
My opinion is that they have limited use compared to modern SD ammo. Low penetration is the reason I still carry G Silvers in a snubby.
Good Luck