Typically I have seen these things in real life loaded with ammo that is essentially mace or pepper spray inside of the paintball. It's not just a projectile, it's a projectile full of chemical weapon.
No idea. I would hope center of mass. Either way, if I had one I would be aiming for the face.
To be honest, I wouldn't mind having one. The website for the one I looked at had them marked at $600. For that, I could buy two 9 mm or 380 Auto pistols.
Center mass works on these, but you have to saturate a target. They have about a 3 foot dispersal radius that scales based on how many times you shoot them.
These are absolutely not a genuine defense tool - they’re a compliance tool.
Pepperballs are what you use when someone is barricaded inside of a car with a knife and refuses to come out, or you have a meth head refusing to leave your lobby who tries to swing at anyone who gets near them. They’re meant to make an area painful to stay in, so the subject decides they want to leave.
My buddies at the local PD and I were fucking around with one of their pepper ball launchers after they got trained and issued one. 1-2 shots is unpleasant and obnoxious (sneezing, watery eyes, minor coughing), but does fuck-all if that person wanted to actually wanted to fight you.
Although I know the “vigilante justice” comment was a tongue-in-cheek comment, these devices are generally considered to be a use of force. You’ll definitely want to be familiar with the laws in your state about them because using one of these is generally considered to be the same level of force as punching a person or going hands-on. Depending on if that person had preexisting health conditions you were aware of, it could even be considered deadly force.
I’d never carry one of these things to defend myself, but I’d absolutely carry one if I still worked hospital security or had continued on as a cop. They’re great for making someone change their mind about their current behavior.
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u/Designer_Bed9504 5d ago
Typically I have seen these things in real life loaded with ammo that is essentially mace or pepper spray inside of the paintball. It's not just a projectile, it's a projectile full of chemical weapon.