Non-Lethal Salt Firing Self Defense Gun

Product Description

The Pepper Spray Gun by SALT Supply Co. The Pepper Spray Gun was designed to offer the same trusted, non-lethal protection of pepper spray but at 10 times the safe distance. Shaped like a traditional handgun, SALT shoots rounds filled with a powdered pepper spray that create a chemical cloud upon impact, incapacitating anyone in the vicinity.Effects - SALT Rounds are filled with a non-lethal powdered pepper spray that break on contact, immediately causing temporary blindness, difficulty breathing and severe impact distress.Trusted Protection - SALT has been proven safe and effective by the U.S. Military and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Range - 150+ feet vs the 6-10 feet of traditional pepper sprays or tasers. Shelf Life - Our military strength pepper spray has a 5-year shelf life (more than double the industry standard)Power - SALT is powered by a safe, household CO2 cylinder (not included) that is activated when needed by simply pulling the trigger of the gun to break the cylinder's seal. Speed - A SALT Round travels at 320 feet per second, delivering the same kinetic energy as being hit by a 50 mph fastball. Number of Shots - SALT is fed by a 7-round magazine, which allows the user to quickly fire up to 21 rounds. Made In America - Every SALT Pepper Spray Gun, Round and accessory is manufactured right here in the Midwest by our manufacturing partner, Tippmann, the number one most trusted name in air powered technology. Shipping - We cannot deliver product to CA, MA or NY at this time. Orders placed with billing addresses within these three states must have alternative shipping address or will need to be canceled by purchaser.

Features

• ALL IN ONE KIT - Each SALT self defense kit includes 1 pepper spray gun, 10 pepper spray rounds, 10 practice rounds, 1 magazine (7-round), 1 lockable case (lock not included), 1 easy to follow user manual. (12 gram, non-threaded CO2 not included)
• LONG DISTANCE FOR YOUR PROTECTION - 150+ feet and 21 shots of proven range vs. 6-10 feet for normal pepper spray.
• MILITARY STRENGTH - Proven safe and effective by agencies including the U.S. Military, State police and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
• MOST RELIABLE - Our military strength pepper spray has a 5-year shelf life (more than double the industry standard).
• EASY TO USE - No violent kick or loud bang when fired. Can be loaded ready to use indefinitely, so when you're in need, SALT is ready.

Top Reviews

Vastly overpriced "package deal" you can better by just buying the separate items on your own
by Joe LeDux (2 out of 5 stars)
July 20, 2016

Actually, though this is a negative review of the product--as sold by this vendor--I'm a big fan of the Tippmann TiPX pistol for self defense. What I'm giving the negative review on is this seller's taking $250 worth of product, giving it a new snazzy name that they made up, and selling it for a hundred or more dollars than what a buyer can get the thing for buying the individual components on their own. My setup: Tippmann TIPX pistol, with included spare magazine, retail about $200 but I got it from Academy Sports on sale for $179. Add to that Rap4 Peppershot, tube of ten rounds of PAVA (synthetic capsicum and much more potent than any natural extract) for $35. So you buy those two items and you're under $250 and have something proven and reliable for a lot less than this seller with their "Salt Self Defense" package. Hell, you could add in another 10 rounds of PAVA for just another $35, Or, if you're feeling especially brave you can order RAP4's 10X PAVA rounds which are exactly what they sound like, ten times as potent, and for the same price as the 1X rounds. Given the fact that using the 10X rounds inside a room or home or any other enclosed structure is going to result in striking the defender and assailant both with temporary blindness and excruciating agony, you might want to load your first mag with the standard rounds and save the monsters for a reload if that should prove necessary. At any rate, this seller is not providing you with anything you can't buy on your own, without their help, and for a greatly reduced price compared to what they're asking for. The only reason they get two stars instead of one for their overpriced offering is because the combination of a TiPX with high-quality pepper balls is a pretty effective nonlethal self-defense package. Unfortunately, I have no idea of who they're sourcing their pepper balls from, so I'd strongly recommend you get a proven product, tested by military and police agencies and deployed by them, from RAP4. Since the original Pepperball people will only sell their product to military, police, and security companies your only real source for a good and tested product is from the RAP4 people. Or, believe it or not,from Walmart occasionally. Walmart has .68 pepperballs for sale in blister-packs of 7 each, which I've actually had a friend shoot me in the chest with a couple. I spent the next thirty minutes moaning in pain and utterly helpless, with mucus running from both my eyes and nose. I can vouch for their effectiveness. However, availability at Walmart is very much hit and miss and when available they are usually found in the hunting/sporting goods section around either the airgun section, the paintball products (if they have them), or gun cleaning kits. The only mail order available pepperballs I'm familiar with which are readily available are the aforementioned RAP4 product. There are a few people selling powdered "ghost pepper" (supposedly the hottest pepper available) paintballs on eBay and elsewhere, but I can guarantee you they are nowhere near the potency of projectiles loaded with PAVA. Please note that I am a former police officer, and I know what it's like to have to shoot someone with a real gun, and it's something I never want to do again if I can help it. What I like about non-lethal weapons is that you can shoot first, and apologize later if necessary. That takes away a source of hesitation that might give an attacker an edge if the defender is faced with the choice of actually killing someone, maybe by mistake. Tasers are by far the most effective non-lethal weapon technology available but given how stingy Taser is about actually selling their technology to non-military or non-police private purchasers, the best easily-available nonlethal technology available to most people are paintball guns loaded with pepper balls, or other pepper-projecting devices like the Kimber Pepperblaster. The reason I chose the Tippmann weapon over other devices like the Tiberius paintball gun, or the ten-shot pistol sold by RAP4 is because the Tippmann product has a feature that elevates it far over the other weapons. The CO2 capsule stored in the Tippmann sits in its chamber, unpunctured and sealed, until the first time that the shooter pulls the trigger with the safety off. That first trigger pull punctures the CO2 cartridge, and the second trigger pull and the rest actually shoot balls out of the gun. Which gives the Tippmann great shelf life compared to the other pistols which puncture the cartridge upon loading it into the gun. You'll never have to worry about pulling the trigger at some later time, only to have nothing happen because all the CO2 leaked out of the cartridge while the gun sat in a drawer or glove compartment. Just so long as you can remember to pull the trigger twice the first time you need to use it, you'll be fine. I keep mine with me almost everywhere, riding in my glove compartment in my car, or sitting on my bedside table at home. I have years of genuine police experience in some pretty horrible places, and I am confident that a few PAVA rounds delivered into someone's center-mass, or directly to the face if they're close enough, will disable an burglar or attacker well enough that I can kick him half to death before the police show up. Hey, he'd be getting off light. In the same situation I could justifibly blast him to kingdom come with a shotgun, so it's to his benefit that I choose instead to torment him with a little pepper hot sauce (and the tip of a steel-toed boot) instead.
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The SALT Gun is an option worth considering. Here's my perspective.
by CPO (5 out of 5 stars)
May 31, 2016

I am a former law enforcement officer, trained in both lethal and non-lethal response tactics. I am a former SWAT/SRT officer. I'm well-versed in the use of force continuum (I'll go into this a little more later). I've never had to use deadly force to resolve a situation, but I've leveraged non-lethal and less-lethal options on numerous occasions - hand to hand, pepper spray, expandable baton, and beanbag rounds from a shotgun. (I left law enforcement before the Taser was standard issue.) I've been pepper sprayed more times than I can count - both in training and in actual law enforcement response efforts.

I am also a "gun guy". I've trained for and competed in a variety of amateur shooting sports, such as IPSC, IDPA, 3-Gun, and even SASS events. I've trained under several well-known, and highly regarded firearms instructors. Finally, I helped establish and lead an armed (lethal) security team for a church in Colorado at a time when tensions surrounding mass-shootings were high after several such incidents, including a few at large church facilities.

Why did I tell you all of that? Not to brag, but I do enjoy talking about all of that stuff. The reason I tell you that is so you understand my perspective, which is directly influenced by my life experiences.

So on to the product: SALT, The Pepper Spray Gun. It's easy to see that opinions on this product are very polarizing. There is a misunderstanding, perhaps, that non-lethal defense options are only suited for "anti-gun people" or that the "gun people" would/should never respond to any defense scenario with anything less than the largest bore firearm they can come up with. I personally believe both of those positions are flawed. The pendulum swings to two extremes, but reality is often found somewhere in the middle.

If you are, in fact, "anti-gun" or a "non-gun person" - for whatever reason - your options are indeed limited. The SALT Gun is likely your best option for home defense - and the SALT will cover your needs in more scenarios than owning only a firearm will. Why? Because the vast majority of bumps in the night are NOT from a machete-wielding horror-movie-murderer coming in to kill you. They are drunk neighbors trying to come into the wrong house. They are angry aggressors who want to fight. They are animals knocking over the trash can. They are kids trying to break into your car. They are (often unarmed) burglars hoping nobody is home and looking to take your TV, not your life. And... They are your own teenage kids or spouse coming home unexpectedly in the middle of the night.

SALT is better suited for all of these situations than a firearm. None of these are situations that would normally require employing deadly force to resolve - even if they turn into situations where you become personally threatened. And in the small likelihood that there actually is an intruder intent on harming or killing you, SALT is capable of reversing them in their tracks. I certainly wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of the SALT. The military strength combination of tear gas and pepper spray in the SALT rounds will shut down a recipient's vision and impair their breathing. You don't even have to hit them with the round for it to be effective because it's designed to deploy a cloud that hangs in the air. I don't care who you are... When you can't see, and you can't breathe, you are going to think twice about continuing your current course of action. And if you happen to hit them with the round itself -ouch! I've seen the marks left behind. If you've ever been hit with a paintball going 300fps, then you know how bad that hurts, and those are gelatinous (meaning they are designed to be as soft as possible and easily break). The SALT rounds aren't quite so friendly. They are unlikely to cause severe or long term damage, but they will get someone's attention.

I mentioned the use of force continuum before. For those of you not familiar with that term, its primary a law enforcement thing but in a nutshell it's a concept that you should respond with the minimum amount of force necessary to resolve the situation. It's not appropriate to respond with deadly force to an aggressor that hasn't the ability or opportunity to kill or severely harm you. It's a complicated discussion because, yes, it's possible to need to respond with deadly force even when your attacker has no weapon. Each circumstance is unique and dynamic. There is no easy button for this. If all you have is a lethal firearm, you are limited in when you can apply that force. You must wait until you are confident that your life, or someone else's, is in imminent jeopardy. What about every other situation? Sure, the firearm makes a strong deterrent, but it's not always the right tool for the job. If all you have in your toolbox is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail. Every defensive situation becomes a test of decision-making and a waiting game for that moment when it becomes acceptable - both morally and legally - to take a life. Why should you limit your defensive options unnecessarily? That's one reason that I believe the SALT Gun is just as relevant for gun owners as non-gun owners. I'm not saying you should ditch your legally owned and carried firearms for a non-lethal alternative, but I am suggesting that you consider having non-lethal options.

As a retired LEO, I often have a firearm on my person or within reach. That does not mean that it is the first thing I go to when trouble is afoot. In fact, it's the last thing I ever want to have to bring into play. I'll leverage other options when I can...first and foremost is a consideration of whether or not I can get out of the situation. That's always option number one. Retreat. Things change when you are in a home defense situation, of course. Disengaging isn't quite so simple when you are already in your own home.

If you enter my house, you will risk an introduction to one of my firearms, but I'll also be considering every option available to me at that moment in time. My goal is to get you out of my home, not to capture you, not to hurt you, and certainly not to kill you. If I can achieve that by firing a handful of SALT rounds into the wall in the hallway between you and me to create a chemical barrier while announcing that I am armed and calling the police, then I am okay with that. If you decide to continue to advance - eyes and lungs burning - I'm even willing to put a couple of SALT rounds into your chest. My expectation is that you will realize you are making a huge mistake, and that you will reconsider your original plan. Past that, well, I've made the decision many years ago that I will use deadly force to protect my life or the life of another innocent person.

The interesting thing about the scenario I brainstormed with you just now is that for the first engagement, I don't even have to know who you are. I don't need to know if you are armed. I don't need to identify my target. I can take action immediately with a non-lethal option, whereas a lethal response requires much more due diligence. I can turn you around and resolve a potential conflict having never even seen you or your hands. You don't have to have a weapon, and my life didn't have to be in imminent jeopardy. I know some of you right now are thinking, "But what about Castle Doctrine?" My response is this. First, Castle Doctrine isn't a viable defense in all jurisdictions - so make sure you know the law where you live. Second, and more important in my opinion, is just because you have a potential criminal defense for shooting someone in your own home (or vehicle in some states), doesn't mean you should consider it as a free pass to take a life. There are very serious moral, civil, and financial implications to consider as well. Don't get me wrong, I've said it before. I will employ lethal force if I have to, but not just because I am "allowed" to.

Some more quick thoughts before I wrap up this novel I apparently decided to write. ;-)

Pepper balls have been useful in the law enforcement community as a non-lethal option. You see them used in riot and barricade situations. Tear gas is often used as a means to induce compliance in law enforcement and military operations, and it works. Police Officers use pepper spray often to take control of a combative person. It works. It (typically) doesn't require any special licensing or special training -- although I encourage everyone to practice with whatever defensive tool they choose. SALT does come with practice rounds for this purpose. What I really like about SALT is that you can deploy it from a safe distance. You don't have to be within traditional pepper spray range of a few yards. You can send the payload down range to the intended target while maintaining a safe distance and remaining near protective cover. SALT can be leveraged in homes where firearm possession isn't legally an option (whatever the reason). It's not heavy. It's easy to operate. It can be stored in a ready-to-go condition. It has a safety. It can be stored in a drawer by the bed rather than in a safe. These are my observations.

I'm not going to try and convince gun owners that having the SALT gun is a better choice for them, and I'm not going to try and convince non-gun owners that the SALT gun will provide the same level of defense as a firearm. What I will say is that it is an option worth pursuing by both groups. In the end, it's an option. It's another tool for the toolbox. And you have to decide for yourself if it it's the right tool for you.

Now that I have said what I have to say, none of what I have stated should be construed as legal advice. I'm some random guy on the Internet that you've never met. I encourage everyone to consider their own self-defense requirements, taking into consideration personal risk thresholds and civil, criminal, and moral implications. I encourage everyone to practice whatever they decide to use for self-defense, and get training from an expert in the defensive weapon of choice. This is what I think based on my training and experience,. Stay safe.
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Too much money
by ramon (1 out of 5 stars)
July 4, 2016

Don't waste your money on this. however, it's a good idea if you prefer to own a non-lethal self-defense weapon in your household. This is the same model of the TPX paintball pistol. For those of you that don't know what the TPX is, it's a Tippmann paintball pistol. It works exactly the same way but mainly use for paintball. You'll save yourself a lot of money if you just get the paintball pistol version. It will come with the same case, two magazines and a barrel cover. It also features the safety button. This company sells The Salt round separately get those instead of this package.
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Awful gun, and awful company!
by keena (1 out of 5 stars)
April 18, 2018

If I can give 0 stars for this product I will. And if I can give a negative stars of the company I will. This gun was defective out of the box, wasted a lot of my time and several co2 cartridges. This gun would not pressurize correctly and at the end it won't fire at all. I certainly would not want to depend my life having an unreliable pepper spray gun. What is the point of having it if it's unreliable? What if you heard someone broke in your house, you grabbed this gun loaded with pepper spray paintballs, and went on to confront the burglar. You aimed this gun at the burglar and tried to pressurize the gun with the co2. The gun won't pressurize and you are staring at the burglar with a dead gun, what do you do now? You just got yourself in a very tight situation. You better hope the burglar will just run away. What if they don't and start charging you? You have a dead gun that won't fire. You are now screwed.

For $349, I expected a reliable good quality dependable pepper spray gun. Nope, this gun failed on all criteria. So now for the company, Salt Supply, I have contacted them several time for the past 2 weeks trying to return this defective gun. They have been unresponsive and dragged this return for so long that it has wasted so much of my time trying to communicate with them. They claimed they did not get my messages, they wanted me to call their repair department first, and most of the time they just did not reply. It was a horrible experience dealing with this company. So I just contacted Amazon and filed a claim against them, I had enough. Do not tell me I did not warn you, I would not recommend this gun at all, and I highly would not recommend buying it from this company. Awful awful experience.
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Tippmann rip off
by E (1 out of 5 stars)
October 13, 2016

This is just a tippman tipx with about 120$ added to the price, both look exactly the same, both used co2 cartridges, both shoot .68. And you can buy pepper or salt balls online for years

And tippmann is a highly postived reviewed, leading paintball companies and has been around forever
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I've never liked the CO2 options since the canisters leak
by D. Ryan (4 out of 5 stars)
February 9, 2018

I am not a fan of guns, and have 3 young children in my household, so I've been looking for an effective, non-lethal protection option for my home. This, to, me, fits that bill. I've never liked the CO2 options since the canisters leak, but with this, the CO2 cartridge is always full-strength-ready since it isn't pierced until the first trigger-pull. That was selling point #1 for me. Plus, the idea of shooting pepper-spray that is proven effective in decapacitaing people was selling point #2. The fact that I can protect myself, or at least somewhat control a situation to some extent, without having to worry about the legalities, killing someone, permanently harming someone, my kids getting killed, etc. was selling point #3. The gun itself is quite easy to handle--not that heavy, easy to control. No real kick-back upon firing. Noise level is low. Accuracy is far better than I had expected, and is better than the 2-cartridge paintball gun I bought for my son a while ago. Having practiced blasting my trees and various objects in my yard, I am comfortable that I can easily control the gun, fire accurately, and rapidly, and disburse the pepper-spray where it needs to be...and heck,, I'm not going to shoot just ONCE... :) with 7 shots in a cartridge, I need not be THAT accurate to be effective, and that's not even counting the fact that close-range paintballs HURT..I hope to never have to use it for why I purchased it, but I am comfortable that if I THINK I'm in danger, and I grab this gun, I'll be more comfortable and confident facing whatever comes my way..
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High quality Pepper ball marker.
by Alex (5 out of 5 stars)
November 8, 2018

This is a high quality marker. I bought extra SALT live rounds. Also purchased the Zetamag 20 rounds flip magazine. These mags are from the TiPX paintball marker. They are compatible with the Salt marker. Each CO2 tank has enough gas to fire all 20 rounds in each flip magazine. This is a must have when hiking (we have used it to scare off coyotes). The non threatening yellow color ensure it will not be confused with a real gun. This is a great non lethal alternative. It is also a good long range pepper spray alternative then have close range bear spray as back up. I am very happy with this purchase, everything feels high quality including the Live Rounds.
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Overpriced paintball gun but works well
by AlexSB (4 out of 5 stars)
February 13, 2019

So, at the time of this review (Feb 2019) the price of this gun and of the TippX are basically the same, considering you need the pepper pellets from Salt and they cost 50 bucks for a box with 10. So this kit gets what you need for your home defense needs. I bought .68 caliber paintballs to practice beyond the 10 practice rounds that come in this box and you can see well the power of this gun. It shots far enough (50 meters-ish) and at close range you can see that just the impact would hurt already. DO NOT FORGET TO BUY CO2, your local walmart will have boxes of 15 cylinders for 12 bucks or so. The gun has safety button to keep it from shooting accidentally and it's light and without kickback. The yellow one is a much better choice for me because it does look like a paintball gun and would not be easily mistaken by a real gun police or forest rangers. Thankfully I didn't need to use for self-defense yet but I feel confident it will do the job when the time comes.
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Works great. Glad I bought it.
by ibdmack@hotmail.com (5 out of 5 stars)
April 3, 2019

I haven't actually had to use it for home defense, and hope I never do. However, I did shoot the practice rounds to get a feel for it. The accuracy was good, not pinpoint, but certainly good enough to hit an intruder if you are even a halfway decent shot.

The rounds pack a punch. I can tell they were hitting hard. Even without the pepper powder, I think most intruders would turn and run just from being hit by the balls themselves.

I used to play paintball quite a bit so I know those things are not fun to get hit by, and that's when you are expecting it. Coming into a house and getting hit by them without knowing it's coming would certainly make most people want to get the heck out of there as fast as they can.

Add in the pepper spray / tear gas powder on top of it and I would say this is an effective home defense tool.
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It looks and feels great in the hand
by Shooter (5 out of 5 stars)
December 2, 2017

It looks and feels great in the hand. I bought it to replace having to carry bear spray. The SALT has better range and control than a can of spray.

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