what is wrong with Glasers?
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Prove your point!
Mike Irwin
Staff
While I certainly don't wish to be shot with anything, given what I know about Glasers, I'd really rather take my chance with being shot with one of those vs, say, a Gold Dot, a Ranger SXT, or a Silver Tip.
The FBI did ballistic gelatin tests in the early 90's They penetrated roughly five inches but made a wound channel the size of your fist.My gun store had a sidewalk sale and I bought 44m,45acp and 7.62x39 for half price.He also gave me two 15 gallon pickle buckets.I'm not sure if my SKS penetrated or not but the buckets filled with water with the lids in place literally exploded into a dozen or more pieces. I shot all the 7.62x39, still have the rest, but have since sold all my guns in those calibers.
A classic example of ignoratio elenchi.
Ignoratio elenchi is a name used for arguments whose premisses have no direct relation on the claim at issue.
To use an analogy to illustrate the over abundance of trust you have placed in one real life experience
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Did the BG (Bad Guy) lose consciousness? Was his humerus broken? Were his heart or lungs damaged? Or did the BG give up due to being confronted with a victim who had the courage and means to fight back and actually damage him? I have respect for your wife and would like to congratulate her for her actions in this difficult encounter.
The Analogy:
Imagine that you are a person that has never flipped a coin. You decide to flip a coin. You flip a coin and it lands on its edge. It does not come to rest on either of its two relatively larger round flat sides. You therefore conclude that this is the way all coin flips will be. You will bet on the next outcome to be the same.
I admit that all analogies fail. But I use this analogy to illustrate what others have said in different ways, your conclusion and trust in the Glaser Safety round is based upon insufficient experience.
It may be that the next encounter of a deadly threat could also be dealt with successfully in the same manner. On the other hand the Glaser Safety round may not incapacitate the next threat due to its inability to cause rapid blood pressure loss or reach the central nervous system because of relatively shallow penetration.
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dakotashooter2
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Here is my issue....... It may be -10 or -20 where I live. That means maybe three layers of clothes plus a heavy jacket, possibly canvas...... all combined with the penetration resistance close or equal to sheetrock (gypsum)...... Need I say more.........................