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Generally for self-defense you will want to use
the run of the mill hollow point rather than the so called
specialty rounds exulted in the Gun magazines. You already have
read that we believe the manufacturer of the hollow point
ammunition really isn't important. Another factor to add to the
self-defense shooting equation is "What will the Grand Jury make
of the type of ammunition you use"? Most members of a Grand
Jury know nothing about firearms, yet your fate whether you will
be indited or not is in their hands. If you use a handgun called
the "Terminator" and ammunition labeled the "Destroyer" this could
be enough to push the Grand Jury over the edge on a Gray area
shooting.
We've already discussed the standard hardball -
full metal jacket bullet that will pass thru the first body with
enough energy to injure another, as well as discussed the hollow
point a bullet. Another type of bullet would be a pre-fragmented
round manufactured by a few companies. One of these is the "
Glazer Safety Slug", the bullet is a hollow metal shell filled
with #12 shot. This round is designed for two functions: it makes
a rather substantial wound channel and if you miss it will come a
part when it hits something solid. The idea of the round is to
reduce the possibility of hitting innocents behind the intended
target.. Sounds like a good idea unless your intended target is
behind something semi-solid>
Approximately 12 years ago a group of 6 young
men attempted to hold up our east side store and kill me. They got
my primary handgun from me, I got my backup and we exchanged
gunfire. The first three rounds in my back 5 shot revolver had
been the Glazer safety slug ( I used them to
avoid shooting a drunk off a bar stool in the 10th Street Pub
should I miss.) I could not get the
shooter behind the displays because the Safety Slugs would just
come a part. I could not get to them until the last tow rounds
which had been hollow points. The good news: when I took out the
three windows of the store I didn't hurt any of the new cars in
front of the store. The Bad news: I couldn't get to the bad guys
either.
All six including the two
bleeders were caught and arrested within 3 minutes of the 911 call
going in. I had 19 officers from 4 different agencies respond to
the call. The two adults in a plea bargain got 20 years for
attempted murder.
I was blind luck that day
-After that we never stocked Glazer Safety Slugs Again.
However we will special
order them as there are times when the round is necessary. We also
do Executive security evaluations for individuals with real or
a perceived need for a security plan for his home and family. We
had a husband and wife take a handgun class with us due to the
wife having a stalker. This stacker would always confront her as
she entered her garage when walking the dog. So her shot would
generally be out the garage door, which left her neighbors window
filled homes in the line of fire. For obvious reasons, in this
case we did recommend the use of Glazer Safety Slugs.
If you enjoy the many gun
magazines, please remember to take the information with a grain of
salt. The same magazines doing evaluations are the same ones
needing to sell advertising space the companies who they are
evaluating.
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