Cor-Bon/Glaser Explained

Corbon Inc.
Type:	Private
Fate:	takeover (after bankruptcy in November, 2017)
Founder:	Peter Pi, Sr.
Location City:	Grafton, Ohio
Location Country:	U.S.
Industry:	firearms
Products:	ammunition

Cor-Bon/Glaser LLC is a manufacturer of small arms ammunition.

History

Founded in Sturgis, South Dakota, Cor-Bon/Glaser Ammunition originated when Peter Pi Sr. started making handgun hunting ammo in 1982 because the commonly available ammunition at that time was performing poorly.^[1] Pi noticed that hollow point ammunition would not expand and went about creating a line of ammunition with reliable expansion.

In 2017 the Company was sold to TA Perrine and moved to Wooster, OH.

In 2021 the company was sold again to an investment group out of Sandusky, OH,

CorBon Law Enforcement Training Center

On June 23, 2011 the company opened the CorBon Law Enforcement Training Center (CLETC) in Sturgis, South Dakota. The center has several shooting ranges to train law enforcement officers.^[2] CLETC closed in 2015 due to a lack of business.

Product Lines

Cor-bon produces several product lines of ammunition:^[3]

• Original JHP
• DPX ^[4]
• Performance Match
• Urban Response
• Hunting Lines
• Multi-Purpose Rifle
• Subsonic Ammo

Glaser Safety Slug has several product lines:

• Powerball
• Safety Slug Blue
• Safety Slug Silver

Original Products

Cor-Bon designed and developed the .32 NAA, essentially a .380 ACP case necked-down to a .32 caliber bullet, and the NAA Guardian .32 NAA pocket pistol in partnership with North American Arms (NAA).^[5] At the 2004 SHOT Show, Cor-Bon and NAA introduced their jointly developed .25 NAA.^[6]

.400 Cor-Bon is a Cor-Bon cartridge that was developed in 1997.^[7] In the same manner as the .32 NAA, it was based on a .45 ACP case necked-down to .40.^[8]

References

General

• Web site: Boyle. Mike. Hot Shot: A Look at Premium Ammo. usconcealedcarry.com. 26 February 2017. The hands down winner of the day was CorBon DPX 115 grain +P HP..
• Web site: Anonymous. AMMUNITION FOR THE SELF-DEFENSE FIREARM. chuckhawks.com. 26 February 2017. Glaser Safety Slugs, made by Cor-Bon, are one exotic round I can fully recommend.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best Choices in Self-Defense Ammo. shootershaven.com. 26 February 2017. “With few exceptions, such as the Speer 135 gr +P JHP and Barnes XPB, the vast majority of .38 Sp JHP’s fail to expand when fired from 2″ barrels in the 4 layer denim test.
2. Web site: CorBon Law Enforcement Training Center (CLETC) Opened June 23. Sturgis Economic Development Corp.. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062532/http://sturgisdevelopment.com/2011/07/corbon-law-enforcement-training-center-cletc-opened-june-23/. 27 February 2017.
3. Web site: COR-BON Products. 15 April 2022.
4. Web site: Hawks. Chuck. Cor-Bon DPX Handgun Ammunition. chuckhawks.com. 26 February 2017.
5. Web site: North American Arms NAA-32NAA GUARD .32NAA . 2012-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504232440/http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/380guard/naa-32naa.html . 2012-05-04 .
6. Web site: North American Arms NAA-25NAA . 2014-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926213147/http://www.northamericanarms.com/firearms/32guard/25naa-4.html . 2011-09-26 .
7. Web site: VELOCITY AND PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER PRESSURE. saami.org. 26 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319133613/http://saami.org/specifications_and_information/specifications/Velocity_Pressure_CfPR.pdf. 19 March 2015.
8. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_6_45/ai_55605616 GUNS Magazine, "Storm from the East," by Clair Rees (1999). Retrieved from Bnet on July 5, 2008