Mag Safe ammo

mcaso

January 18, 2014 23:16

Is it as good as they claim?

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  nmyers

  January 19, 2014 03:26

  As good for what? Gelatin blocks? Water jugs? Or.......dogs & humans?
  
  Frangible ammo has been around for > 40 years, yet we have little evidence of use on the latter. No LEA uses it, not many folks use it for personal defense, & the media (& police) rarely even know what type ammo was used in a shooting.
  
  I DO know that frangible ammo will not penetrate multiple layers of drywall, or ricochet off concrete, & kill/injure innocent bystanders as solid bullets will. But, will it instantly incapacitate a perp? I have no idea, & I doubt that anyone can give you more than anecdotal evidence.
  
  Neal

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  rufe-snow

  January 19, 2014 06:08

  Very expensive, Last time I bought some they were $3 a round.
  
  Decided to make my own using Corbin .38 bullet swaging dies. #2 shot was the most effective. But a bear getting it into the Corbin bullet jackets evenly. Each individual shot had to be put in with jewelers tweezers.
  
  Run through the Corbin dies, the jackets loaded with #2 shot weighed between 50 & 60 grains.
  
  Using a red line plus load of A A 2 powder. Cronoed at something like 1800 FPS.
  
  Absolutely destroyed quart Gatorade bottles filled with water, that I used as targets.
  
  IMHO, they would have been a very effective. But sufficient penetration with the small amount of #2 shot, would have been questionable?

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