The Glaser Safety Slug

Since 09-27-05

http://www.gunblast.com/SW_342PD.htm

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?........

http://www.corbon.com/  a glaser safety slug source from the author of this text

http://mysite.elixirlabs.com/index.php?uid=12665&page=1983  glaser direct page

Glaser BLUE uses #12 shot compressed into a nearly solid form. (#12 shot is about the size of a ball in a ball point pen or maybe the head of a stick pin) The Glaser BLUE produces immediate energy dispersal into the target, reducing the possibility of over penetration and creating abrupt stopping power. The numerous projectiles expand outward generating an effective wound cavity and a wide secondary stretch cavity.

Glaser SILVER is made up of #6 shot compressed to form a core. (#6 shot is much larger - akin to something the size of a peppercorn. With the SILVER load you get much larger segments - deeper penetration and numerous wound cavities.

Both loads reduce the possibility of over penetration through the intended target. They provide for an added margin of safety. A missed round is much more likely to break up on an interior wall and dump its energy rather than proceeding unabaited into an ajoining room.

The light fast bullets reduce the felt recoil and are excellent loads for the small compact carry guns and snubnose revolvers.

For over 27 years the Glaser Safety Slug has been the overwhelming choice for the "house gun" stored in the nightstand.