Reddit reviews Kimber MFG., Inc. PepperBlaster II (Gray)

I'd highly advise borrowing one, at least until you can get a handgun. I don't know about your local gun laws or financials, but based on how tricky it can be to get ahold of a pistol, I'd also suggest you look into getting pepper spray. A friend of mine is 5' 3", somewhere around 115 pounds, and very young-looking despite being old enough to concealed carry. However, she lives in a college dorm at the moment, so she's resorted to carrying a Kimber Pepperblaster II in wake of her usual handgun. It's two-shot, direct, and even has a small handle and sights for better accuracy. If that doesn't seem like your cup of tea, though, I'm sure someone at your local gun store can tell you a lot more about alternative self-defense options than I can.

Everyone should have one of these in your vehicle at all times.

Here is an article relating to the event. Evidently the subject pulled a Kimber Pepper Blaster on the deputy.

I like the Kimber pepper blaster:


http://www.amazon.com/Kimber-Pepperblaster-Grey-One-Size/dp/B004MG63X6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405950748&sr=8-2&keywords=kimber+pepper+spray

There are videos on Youtube demonstrating how they work--check them out.

The only time I will ever recommend a kimber.

https://www.amazon.com/Kimber-PepperBlaster-II-Gray/dp/B004MG63X6

They are quality.

Creepster indeed... the T seems to be getting worse of late.

I'm not sure this is the subreddit for such things but I have to recommend carrying one of these with you in future. Tucks right into your purse or carry-all.

As I'm sure you know Massachusetts is rather restrictive regarding self defense implements of any variety so you will need to get yourself a FID... $100 and a few pieces of paperwork is all it takes.

Chances are you'll never need it but should you get in a pinch with any inappropriate person without assistance around such a tool can buy you the time you need to get back to decent people who can help.

I agree with other's. The strobe will more likely piss off the attacker. Perhaps get her a Kimber pepper blaster as well as a light for her purse. Pepper spray is legal in NY, companies just can't ship it to NY. (go figure) So, you'll have to buy it for her and mail it to her yourself. Just don't tell the post office that it's pepper spray.

Good alternative (*might be illegal in some states): Pepper spray can blow back to cause problems; this is the best alternative (except for the one below). The disadvantage is that is has only two shots. I knew a guy whose 10 year old got hold of it from his hiking backpack and accidentally shot it against the wall. the whole family had to get out, fast.

https://www.amazon.com/kimber-PepperBlaster-II-Gray/dp/B004MG63X6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=17UTPPY8Y257D&keywords=kimber+pepper+blaster&qid=1556830319&s=gateway&sprefix=kimber%2Caps%2C-1&sr=8-4

• A superior ingredient formulation combines a powerful solution of 10% OC (2.4% capsaicinoid content) with benzyl alcohol for viscosity
  
• Delivery speed of 112 MPH keeps blasts on target, reducing the risk of blowback or drift
  
• At just 4.2 ounces, pepperblaster II is state-of-the-art protection
  
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  Best alternative (probably illegal (for carry) in most states unless you are hiking. This stuff will stop a bear - really! I decided to test mine with a fraction-of-a-second shot into a (clean) empty toilet bowl. On firing it *completely* displaced all the water in the bowl which dissipated throughout the bathroom, including onto "moi". Within 2 seconds I was gasping for air (even though the stuff has been highly diluted with clean toilet bowl water). I had to run for an open window or I would have collapsed. Had to leave my place for 5 hours, and then come back and clean up the bathroom with rubber gloves. I had really uncomfortable burns on my hands and face for the next 10 hours from the initial hit of diluted spray. Makes a great bedside weapon if you are shy about owning a gun. Also, a handly concealed alternative if you are walking through a dangerous neighborhood at night. We're talking a 30 foot jet of pure heat that will deter a bear.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Frontiersman-Spray-Holster-Access-Strength/dp/B002E6VAHK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3TQIN7XEN36Y&keywords=bear+spray+for+hiking&qid=1556830493&s=gateway&sprefix=bear+spray%2Caps%2C258&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

There's a spray that comes in a shape that is similar to some of the pocket pistol holsters that expose the trigger. So you basically grip it like a gun and shoot the attacker in the face. Here's the one

I live in Lowell and this is what I carry on myself for self-defense. Lowell also has a 2.5" blade limit.

All you want to do is piss them off? Because that is how pepper spray and tasers generally work on animals. If they understand you did it, you are screwed. If they just think something happened and they don't know what you might be OK. Animals like bears and dogs are very sensitive to pepper spray in their noses due to their sense of smell, but their nose and eyes aren't connected in the same way as humans so you don't get the same set of effects as you do with pepper spraying a human.

That being said the best pepper spray device on the market is made by Kimber. It shoots further and more accurately, requiring less proximity to be useful. http://www.amazon.com/Kimber-LA98002-Pepperblaster-2-Grey/dp/B004MG63X6/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1370191831&sr=1-2&keywords=kimber+mace+pepper+gun

I carry this sometimes:

http://www.amazon.com/Kimber-PepperBlaster-II-Gray/dp/B004MG63X6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449780612&sr=8-1&keywords=kimber+pepper+blaster

Anyone have experience with the Kimber Pepper Blaster? Without firearms experience, I'm thinking that going directly to CC might not be the best route.

I would still recommend she get a firearm for home defense since posting up with your back against the wall aiming down a hallway in your own home is something you can easily train for at the range.

Yeah, if you're looking for pepper spray I recommend this pepper spray gun: Kimber PepperBlaster II. You can get them at Cabela's as well.

I know this is talked out, but when I’m in a prohibited zone, I use a Kimber Pepperblaster II .

• I’ve been Sabred to carry for security work, and this stuff feels way worse to me.

• Pistol grip form factor uses existing training from point and shoot muscle memory for quick target acquisition.

• It’s a projectile gel so you don’t have to worry about blow back or wind which is a HUGE plus.

• 2X the shelf life

• No accidental discharge drips in your pocket

• Cheap enough to toss in an amnesty bin at a security checkpoint.

i carry this

> What? Pepper pellets are fired from paintball style guns. They're larger than the typical concealed carry pistol.

Not necessarily. Some look like this, others like this.

I admit there's nothing visible in the videos that looks like either of those. I'm relying on police and witnesses quoted in the recent Times article for the info about pepper pellets.

> I can't actually make out anything in his hands except for an (admittedly really ugly) scarf.

About that scarf: http://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/trumpsupporterattack-1020x746.jpg

> From that video I'm not even sure it was yellow hat guy that fired the shot.

I have to admit I share your puzzlement at the apparent incompatibility between yellow hat guy's posture and the direction of fire. But I know for a 100% solid fact that YHG and his wife (the petite woman you see by his side most of the time) are the ones who turned themselves in to UWPD.

And I think it's possible you might be onto something. At the moment the shot is fired, YHG's wife is looking directly at the victim, and YHG is not. It seems reasonably plausible to me that YHG would claim to have fired in self-defense as a cover for her if, for example, she didn't have a CPL.

I'm with you! Also if you aren't comfortable carrying here is the kimber nonlethal. It makes me feel safer.

The only problem with pepper spray is that you will most likely get sprayed too. Not to mention most people panic when they are being attacked and can't get them unlocked in time.

These are a little bit better than the regular cans you see.

If I were her I would put in a call to the local sheriff. Most of the time they don't mind driving by every once in awhile. It wouldn't hurt if she would stay at a friends house for awhile.

Security Cameras and alarms are nice but look at the 15 min response time they have...I hate it say it but if it were someone that wanted to cause her harm them it would probably be too late by time police arrived.