Chris Pinkleton
New member
I have only one handgun at the moment, a Glock 33 that I got as a concealed carry gun when I owned a restaurant(lots of very liberal customers--couldn't have them see me carry a firearm, and I had a bad incident with one of our local Crips!!) after my first piece was stolen. (Unfortunately, I didn't have the cash to replace my previous gun, a sweet little stainless Kimber Ultra Carry .45 that I got a great deal on from a friend) Now that I'm free from that crazy business, the 33 is more of a home defence gun, at least until my CC permit comes through. I load it with 125 grain Gold Dots, which is the only self-defence load I have been able to find in this area(Central NC). I would like to find a round with less penetration(I live in a house with my girlfriend and her 3 kids and it has very thin walls). I have looked at various on-line sellers, and I am considering the MagSafe SWAT load--it seems the only round designed not to breach interior walls. While I feel that this load may give up some stopping power, I plan only to only use it for my first 2-4 shots, the rest of the magazine being Gold Dots. My main concern is the MagSafes reliability in my pistol. I can't afford to put 100 rounds of it through the 33 as a test like I did with the Gold Dots. Any lower-cost, low penetrating .357Sig loads out there? Any one have any personal experience with MagSafe reliability in their own autos? For those of you think the whole low penetration idea is foolish(I know the .357 is not the best choice for this concept anyway, but I can't afford another gun at this time)do you have any info on the loads in this caliber with the least flash, so as to make my follow up shots as accurate as possible? Thanks, Chris