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**agalindo** · 06-07-2008, 10:08 PM

A friend gave these .38 special personal defense shells. I remember reading about them back in the late early 80's but I can't remember the name. They are a plastic shotshell filed with 3 lead buck shot pellets.

Spawnz · 06-08-2008, 03:05 AM

Can't really tell you what you have but they look similar to the CCI shotshells. Only difference is the CCI shotshells have a cylinder type shape and are not rounded by the tip like yours. I wouldn't use the CCI's for personal defense unless it was against a rattlesnake or a rabid chipmunk.

They may be more in line with the Glaser Safety Slug but the ones I am seeing have a blue shotshell capsule on top of a hollow point. Unless they were an earlier prototype or something.

Oh well.........................

Jack the Toad · 06-08-2008, 07:37 AM

I believe they were called "triple shocks" . I remember a couple loads in a similar genre. One had a hollowpoint with two short wadcutters underneath kind of like one long projectile that separated after firing. I believe they fall into the "mall ninja" catagory. Just buy some good hollowpoints and save the trick ammo as a curiosity to show people .

**mvician** · 06-08-2008, 08:19 AM

Sounds more like this than the triple shock which was actually a bullet.

"Strike Three"

Strike Three Pistol .38 Special 10 Rds., Pistol Ammunition, Strike Three at Sportsman's Guide

Strike Three® Home Security Pistol Ammo</I> delivers stop-'em-in-their-tracks knockdown power!

Click image to enlarge...

This Home Security Pistol Ammo delivers not one, not two, but THREE separate lead projectiles from each cartridge. Its three .30 cal. #1 buck shot pellets triple the stopping power and safe accuracy of your pistol!
Each round delivers a maximum high "shock" effect and energy on impact, while minimizing over-penetration for safety. Average pattern is a 2" spread of the projectiles at 7 yards. Projectiles are encapsulated in plastic for easy loading and smooth feeding.

**agalindo** · 06-08-2008, 12:02 PM

Yea I think it's the strike three. I remember they where the big thing in the gun rags back then. Them allong with the BAT (Blitz Action Trama) ammo. I guess they equate to todays Extreme Shock and RBCD ammo. I'm going to store them right next to my silver bullets and my zombie apocalypse manual.

06-08-2008, 08:19 AM	#4
mvician XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 3,632	Sounds more like this than the triple shock which was actually a bullet. "Strike Three" Strike Three Pistol .38 Special 10 Rds., Pistol Ammunition, Strike Three at Sportsman's Guide Strike Three® Home Security Pistol Ammo</I> delivers stop-'em-in-their-tracks knockdown power! Click image to enlarge... This Home Security Pistol Ammo delivers not one, not two, but THREE separate lead projectiles from each cartridge. Its three .30 cal. #1 buck shot pellets triple the stopping power and safe accuracy of your pistol! Each round delivers a maximum high "shock" effect and energy on impact, while minimizing over-penetration for safety. Average pattern is a 2" spread of the projectiles at 7 yards. Projectiles are encapsulated in plastic for easy loading and smooth feeding. __________________ You can find me here http://ar15chatterbox.21.forumer.com/ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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06-08-2008, 03:05 AM	#2
Spawnz XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OHIO Posts: 856	Can't really tell you what you have but they look similar to the CCI shotshells. Only difference is the CCI shotshells have a cylinder type shape and are not rounded by the tip like yours. I wouldn't use the CCI's for personal defense unless it was against a rattlesnake or a rabid chipmunk. They may be more in line with the Glaser Safety Slug but the ones I am seeing have a blue shotshell capsule on top of a hollow point. Unless they were an earlier prototype or something. Oh well.........................

06-08-2008, 07:37 AM	#3
Jack the Toad XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 159	I believe they were called "triple shocks" . I remember a couple loads in a similar genre. One had a hollowpoint with two short wadcutters underneath kind of like one long projectile that separated after firing. I believe they fall into the "mall ninja" catagory. Just buy some good hollowpoints and save the trick ammo as a curiosity to show people .