PROS
- Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) ingredient may affect attackers breathing, vision and induces coughing and tearing up of eyes.
- OC can be delivered at a further distance than with conventional canister type pepper sprays.
- Some models comes with a built in laser to facilitate more accurate shooting.
- Comes with cartridges that can be replaced.
- Does not rely on pressurized aerosol like pepper spray
- Does not rely on CO2 cartridges like some pepper ball launchers.
- The pepper ingredients are more gel like in consistency which means it is less affected by wind than conventional aerosol types of pepper spray. It has a rugged construction with built in picatinny rails which can be used to mount accessories like tactical flashlights.
CONS
- Limited shots before reloading is required.
- Each cartridge can only fire one shot so depending on the model you have, you may be limited to 2 or 4 shots before reloading is required. Cartridges are quite bulky which makes carrying of spare cartridges a bit of a challenge.
- OC may not affect all attackers the same and it could be possible to continue an attack when shot.
- Head shots are required for optimal effectiveness with OC gel which may be a challenging when used during an attack.
- The platform and replacement cartridges are quite expensive.
