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Pepper Spray – A Spicy Look at This Painful Tool

Talyn

Talyn

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Pepper spray has existed in various configurations for a long time. Originating from ancient practices, it evolved into a modern, chemically refined product that plays a significant role in personal safety, law enforcement, and crowd control.

In the 1960s, Kamran Loghman, an American scientist working with the FBI, developed the first commercially viable OC spray product. His research refined oleoresin capsicum (OC), the primary active ingredient in modern pepper sprays.

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When I was still dating my wife, she was going to college an hour away, each day she drove to get there. The first thing I did was buy her pepper spray so she had some sort of defense. I also told her to keep a knife on hand, since 1. She was only 20 at the time any couldn't purchase a pistol, and 2. no firearms on campus.
 
Bassbob said:
Have you looked into Byrna ?
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Guys PLEASE do NOT get a Byrna. My wife, knowing I carry, and knowing we have a great grandchild in NY, bought me a Byrna last year for my birthday. Since we were on the road for a bit right before my b’day, she ordered it a few weeks in advance. I got it and was intrigued by the concept so I began looking hard at details. Took me a couple days to figure out this thing’s a joke. It delivers roughly 1/10th the energy of a .22 short from a large and fairly bulky platform. Tried to return it un fired “sorry been more than 30 days since purchase”. Ok, well then I’ll try it and see what happens . Bought extra CO2 and “ammo”. Shot a steel plate hanging on a chain at 10 yards. Plate does NOT even move😳, through the “kinetic” ball did bounce back about 5 feet. Repeated for a magazine full-same results. Switched to the “pepper balls”. Same target. Two failed to bust open, remaining three made a tiny “puff” (NOT a “cloud” as they advertise). These things are a poor joke. Worse, they actually look like a gun (or at least mine does), so if you point it at somene unarmed you “might” scare them off. On the other hand, if they’re armed, they will kill you.. oh, as d as for their ads that they’re “legal in every state”, that is to own, Not carry. People equipped with one of these toys may mistakenly feel they ar armed. They are not. I’m 74 and if I can wear my normal winter carhart over a sweatshirt you can shoot me all day long with this puppy if you’ll pay me $10/shot😏. If you actually want one of these PM me and I’ll make you a hell of a deal on mine that’s been fired only 10 times and has a package of extra CO2, extra kinetic balls and pepper balls, You can have it for 1/2 what a new launcher alone costs.
Oh, and if you do point one of these at somebody be careful. You might have to shoot at them. And if you shoot at them, you might actually hit them. And if you hit them, they might notice. And if they notice, they might get angry and hurt you😳
 
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Shibadog said:
Guys PLEASE do NOT get a Byrna. My wife, knowing I carry, and knowing we have a great grandchild in NY, bought me a Byrna last year for my birthday. Since we were on the road for a bit right before my b’day, she ordered it a few weeks in advance. I got it and was intrigued by the concept so I began looking hard at details. Took me a couple days to figure out this thing’s a joke. It delivers roughly 1/10th the energy of a .22 short from a large and fairly bulky platform. Tried to return it un fired “sorry been more than 30 days since purchase”. Ok, well then I’ll try it and see what happens . Bought extra CO2 and “ammo”. Shot a steel plate hanging on a chain at 10 yards. Plate does NOT even move😳, through the “kinetic” ball did bounce back about 5 feet. Repeated for a magazine full-same results. Switched to the “pepper balls”. Same target. Two failed to bust open, remaining three made a tiny “puff” (NOT a “cloud” as they advertise). These things are a poor joke. Worse, they actually look like a gun (or at least mine does), so if you point it at somene unarmed you “might” scare them off. On the other hand, if they’re armed, they will kill you.. oh, as d as for their ads that they’re “legal in every state”, that is to own, Not carry. People equipped with one of these toys may mistakenly feel they ar armed. They are not. I’m 74 and if I can wear my normal winter carhart over a sweatshirt you can shoot me all day long with this puppy if you’ll pay me $10/shot😏. If you actually want one of these PM me and I’ll make you a hell of a deal on mine that’s been fired only 10 times and has a package of extra CO2, extra kinetic balls and pepper balls, You can have it for 1/2 what a new launcher alone costs.
Oh, and if you do point one of these at somebody be careful. You might have to shoot at them. And if you shoot at them, you might actually hit them. And if you hit them, they might notice. And if they notice, they might get angry and hurt you😳
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Thanks for the review and heads up. I mean I was never interested in one anyway, but it's nice to know they're useless. Which reinforces my belief that Hannity is full of crap. He probably doesn't even own one.
 
FWIW some advice if you ever get sprayed by pepper spray.

When I went I wore old clothes so that if I had to throw them away I could. The pepper spray washed right out though.

When I got sprayed the trainer washed it out with cold water and Johnson's Baby shampoo.

A friend of mine who had been through the course multiple times told me that when I got home I should take a cold shower and wash my face again with Johnson's Baby Shampoo. He also told me to be very careful to lean forward into the water and not to let it run down my body.

When you get in the shower the water hitting your face reactivates the OC. It's worse if you use hot water.

There are also certain portions of the male anatomy that do not react well with OC. You want to keep Those portions out of the water stream.
 
Talyn said:
Pepper spray has existed in various configurations for a long time. Originating from ancient practices, it evolved into a modern, chemically refined product that plays a significant role in personal safety, law enforcement, and crowd control.

In the 1960s, Kamran Loghman, an American scientist working with the FBI, developed the first commercially viable OC spray product. His research refined oleoresin capsicum (OC), the primary active ingredient in modern pepper sprays.

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Pepper Spray

Pepper spray has existed in various configurations for a long time. Originating from ancient practices, it evolved into a modern,
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One all too often overlooked tactic is to get as much pepper spray up the nose and into the mouth of the aggressor. Eyeballs can be flooded with water quite easily but it is pretty difficult to fully flush the olfactory and sinus systems.
 
Talyn said:
Bear spray sucks 10X more.
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It is a violation of 7 U.S. Code § 136 To use OC that has been designated *Bear* Spray against a human being.

Bear spray only sucks about 3% more. But you can shoot it about 30 ft where you can't do that with a normal fogger that's designed for use on people
 
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