jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (02/23/86)
Hi. I've mentioned these rounds on the net for about a year now. They are thin-walled lead rounds filled with hundreds of tiny shot in a teflon matrix. Their effect is to rupture on penetration, and owing to the very large surface area of the shot as they individually disperse, the kinetic energy of the round is *immediately and completely* transfered to the target. The shock is very high. A normal round can enter and exit a target without stopping the assailant because so much of the energy of the round is carried out the other side. Not with the Glaser. Lower arm shots have *knocked down* big men. The safety aspect is that these rounds will not riccochete and dissipate their energy within two feet or so of first impact. They can still work through doors etc. if the target is within a few feet on the other side. In all they are ideal for home defense. there is no need for .44s and .45s . A +P .38 Glaser is just as effective. They are available in all normal calibers, and can be ordered by any gun shop. They're relatively expensive so you don't plink with them, but all you need is three or four rounds per gun, with better penetrating normal rounds after, because situations calling for those extra rounds may likely involve cover which you'd like to penetrate. Joe Weinstein.