by Sandy Lindsey
One of the problems with carrying a concealed weapon on
your person, which is a much safer place to carry it than in a
vulnerable purse, is the fact that this usually limits the size
of the weapon you can carry. So how can you get .357 performance
out of a compact .38? Or 9mm performance out of a pocket-size
.380? By using ammunition that is specifically designed for defensive
purposes.
Defensive ammo isn't as intimidating as it sounds. We tested MagSafe Ammunition, one of the most popular defensive brands on the market today, and found that in all cases it had less recoil than conventional ammunition, allowing for greater control of the weapon when shooting off several rounds in rapid succession, as in a combat situation. Though it handled extremely well during our gel-target tests at the range, MagSafe is definitely not a paper target ammunition. It is solely designed to dump its bullet energy in the first 8 to 10 inches of an attacker's body, to produce a sensory overload that will stop an attacker, something that a conventional deep penetrating bullet, for all it's power cannot do. Upon initial penetration, a MagSafe slug breaks apart into tiny fragments that create wound channels up to four inches wide. This may seem extreme, but such stopping power is of vital importance should you find yourself facing an attacker who is high on crack or other mind altering drugs, which can leave him almost totally oblivious to the pain cause by a conventional round.
At the same time that it's doing all this nasty damage to
your attacker, MagSafe is earning the "Safe" part of
it's name by featuring a reduced wall penetration hazard. Some
loads actually break apart when they come into contact with sheetrock
interior walls, though most calibers are reported to have enough
penetration to seriously injure a criminal hiding behind an interior
door. MagSafe also features a low ricochet hazard which causes
the bullet to break apart as they glance off a solid object such
as a brick wall. This comes in handy if you find yourself forced
to defend yourself in a crowded area.
If you'd like to learn more about MagSafe ammunition and how it
compares against it's closest defensive counterparts Glaser Safety
Rounds, Black Talon, Hydra-Shok, Starfire, Cor-Bon, and Silvertip,
call (360) 357-6383 and order a copy of the comparison video.