pepperblaster II ??

[laktrash]

I just saw an ad for the pepperblaster II in american handgunner mag. Any opinions on this for my wife to use as a carry. I can't find much on on any real reviews I think they go for around $40. I just wondered how it might be in a real life situation. She not afraid of guns just doesn't HCP and won't take the time to get it.

[JAB]

I am not an 'expert' so these are just my personal thoughts:

1. I considered the original Pepper Blaster for myself and my wife. I liked that it emits a strong 'stream' and figured that Kimber wouldn't want to put their name on 'junk'. I also like that it is fairly flat and not very thick, making it probably easier to carry inconspicuously than a canister. In the end, the fact that it only has two charges on board is the reason I decided to go with a self defense spray in a more 'traditional' canister format.

2. Building the case to be more like a small pistol, complete with sights, might make it a little easier to handle but it also, well, makes it look like a pistol. Personally, if I am in a SD situation and holding something in my hand that looks like a pistol, I want it to be a pistol - especially since (in my case) if I am relying on pepper spray it will be because I am somewhere that I can't carry a pistol, for some reason. I honestly can't clearly articulate why, that is just the way I feel about it. It isn't like someone is going to be shooting paper targets at ten yards with it so I personally feel that the original Pepper Blaster design was better.

Along the lines of pepper spray/alternatives to a firearm for self defense, I have been wondering about this setup (Gander Mountain sells these and that is where I first saw them.) I don't know anything about them beyond the product info that the manufacturer prints on the packaging and/or their website:

Tornado at Xfighterdefense.com

Edited March 17, 2011 by JAB

[laktrash]

if I am in a SD situation and holding something in my hand that looks like a pistol, I want it to be a pistol -

Very good point with things as crazy as they are today this could even a legal liabilty

[Guest rsgillmd]

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Along the lines of pepper spray/alternatives to a firearm for self defense, I have been wondering about this setup (Gander Mountain sells these and that is where I first saw them.) I don't know anything about them beyond the product info that the manufacturer prints on the packaging and/or their website:

Tornado at Xfighterdefense.com

With a strobe and alarm packaged into there, sounds like you are going to need batteries. Just something else to go wrong.

[JAB]

I don't think the pepper spray part is dependent on batteries so it should still work. Still, good point, rsgillmd. Part of the reason I am hesitant about putting a laser on my little Kel Tec pocket pistol is that, with my luck, I'd practice with it, etc. only to find the batteries are dead if I need it for real.

Edited March 17, 2011 by JAB