Byrna vs. Umarex Pepper Launchers Review and Comparison 

Once I saw the barrel directly in your face 3 times I moved on😂

A very thorough review. You made it clear on how they both work but there is a difference between a clip and a magazine.

DO NOT under ANY circumstance load a Byrna with a 5 + 1 ratio (Or if you have a 7 round Magazine, DO NOT use a 7 + 1 Ratio). It may cause your Byrna to Jam. Byrna's are designed to use the magazines rounds ONLY. No extra rounds. If you load a Byrna with an extra round other than what's held in the magazine, You Are Asking for a FAILURE to happen. NEVER overload a Byrna. Not a good idea. You could be SORRY for doing that.

Thank you very helpful video for a newbie to the world of firearms and specifically the CO2 Launcher/Pistol.

Thanks for the thorough review.

Thanks for the in depth comparison and the jello test

That was a great video. Thanks for the time and effort that you put into it.

It's important to note that the Byrna doesn't pierce the CO2 until its fired, or until you press the trigger with the safety on. If the CO2 is not pierced, your first shot will always have 1/2 of the full strength, if you had shot the Byrna again you would have seen it shoo full force.

Thanks for the in depth review. I see some of the comments from people with only a TikTok attention span. Just want you to know some of us still have the brain capacity to handle content beyond 30 seconds.

Awesome review

Glad I found your channel ! Good vid

I love the Byrna. Bought the black one a few years ago. Take it with me on car trips and it rests every night in a drawer next to my bed. I figured the all black could masquerade as a real gun if I needed to make the pretense. I can always add bright yellow or orange decals if the situation required it.

Be careful. You switched the safety off with the Byrna pointed in your direction.

$279? you got a good deal. mine was more like 379, but I can't complain. I ordered 2 and got 3. plus they even sent me 7 shot mags for free. the Umarex is nice BUT mine had the magazine spring hang up and failed to feed. my Byrna has detachable mags and never had an issue. I can load knetic rounds for indoor use then just switching magazines I can load pepper balls in it when I go out side. plus I can ready it to fire with one hand. just love them. my Umarex is now taken out of service and replaced with Mercury Rise MUB 50s. CO2s are CO2s ANY 12 gram CO2 will work the same in any gun made to use them . there is NO difference. 8 gram CO2s are the seltzer bottle CO2s and can be bought anywhere. like EBAY or Walmart. but I do confess I do by mine from Byrna since one in every pack has oil in it. I will look on Pyramid Air to see if they sell them with oil in them like the 12 gram ones.get the BYRNA magazine guard. Byrna says you can puncture the CO2 by putting the safety on. it says so in the manual.

Saved me $250

Great video .i just bought one and learn alot. If you put a piece of paper or a paper towel over your the container jello and tape it when you shoot it should stop a big mess. Thanks for the video.

Great video !

Great video. Thank you so much.

The byrna has a add on mod to use the larger co2 cylinder

Justy bought the Byrna SD yesterday and setting it up with kinetics while I watched this vid. Thanks!

They do not suggest to put six rounds in the chamber… Could jam the gun

Magazine, not clip. If you want anyone to take you seriously, please know the difference. A clip is a strip that holds rifle rounds from tumbling around in a box & is not something you insert into your firearm or ball launcher. There are no clips that I know of that hold Byrna rounds from rolling around in a canister.

Rubber is more dense. Excellent review and analysis. The #JelloTest was #Cool... #ThankYou.!

I find that they are both very effective in their own way. I like my uramax p2p most tho easier to use.

I load orange colored rounds in my HDP50 so I can easily see them and verify my round count. Much easier to see than using black rounds.

I was going to do the jello test myself, but not before winter. lol. agreed, HDP50 is a great unit. esp if you mod it. but maybe too big, and Byrna may work better. also like the mag it has. but for -100, cant beat HDP50.

1 gram rubber balls coming out at 360 average 6 joules vrs 260 300fps 3.0 gram is like starting 10 joules but 50 cal just penetrate more because there smaller, i would only use that umarex if it was moded, otherwise ill use byrna, yea its slower but weight of amo us heavier!

The Byrna comes in an orange also. Personally I like that as it makes it obvious to any LEO and if some assailant wants to think it is a toy gun and not be intimidated, he is in for a rude surprise.

Great video. But its a magazine not a clip.

I cant find the Umarex anywhere in canada, its written out of stock everywhere. Where did you get it , and would you know a source to get it in canada

Play Carrie both can you put that umarex in a cross draw holster

Umarex can upgrade to serious power byrna noo

Byrna hands down The other one I saw a security guard had one never had to use it … I said you need a Byrna it’s faster to pull the trigger … instead of air it and then fire Byrna is all in one … he’s like I’ll take the chance

Could you please measure the width of each gun? I'm wondering how concealable they are.

Umerex with ball bearings is enough at 10 ft to 14 ft to bring or hurt

So I own the umarexand it faild in less than 10 co2 tanks air chamber blew out if i was wearing would have hurt bad

Excellent video comparison! While the Byrna has some design advantages (charging). I not sure the cost is worth it.

With the UMAREX MODEL ARE YOU TESTING YHE 7 JOULE OR THE 12 JOULE?

It’s not a glock. No round in the chamber 5 only 5 only😮

This may seem like a good idea, not to harm the person or persons that are trying to "kill" you. And after you hit them with the "non-leather pellet" a week later the next thing you will hear is a lawyer knocking at your door with a "lawsuit" form the person that you injured while he/she was trying to kill you with a "real" gun. Sometimes it better to have only one side of a story, yours against the dead person.

It’s not a clip it’s a magazine hello

Its so sad that people have to resort to toys for self defense.... self preservation is the most basic human right.

Byrna requires a second shot. The first is slow.

Umarex not legal in ny

Your comparison was great! Your sound effects need to go away. I found them annoying.

Better to use something better than that absurd cardboard demo ! Actually do a self defense demo that would be encountered

Excellent test, BUT, neither in the "stock" form will deter most assailants. Pepper rounds look like a good idea, but, they aren't much good for personal defense. They sometimes, for special situations, work well for law enforcement. They may or may not break. The powder is very subject to the wind, then even pepper sprays, and only a small part of the particle cloud may hit the face. Since the adversary is moving in on the victim, they will not have any symptoms before they are on top of the victim. At close range, which is the real world, you are likely to get as much of the cloud as the attacker. No assailant shows their intentions twenty feet away, and walks toward you at zombie speed. Best to have your love ones carry pepper spray and if allowed a Pulse TASER. Stun guns are also of little use in personal defense unless you are a skill fighter. The only good thing about the Byrna is it looks like a real firearm, which may trigger the flight instinct in the attacker. No one talks about draw speed and accuracy. if an assailant moves within 6-8 feet with a knife, you are not going to be able to draw and fire without being cut. Pepper sprays can be access more quickly, and can even be carried in a hand holster while jogger, etc. As, the saying goes, however, "anything is better than just harsh words".

Why these manufacturers use such bright colors is beyond me. yellow and orange are just cartoonish

I'm not going to even say what I'm thinking about your upside down shooting through paper thin 6 pack boxes lol, but the Byrna is an overpriced piece of poop and the much cheaper umarex consistently shoots up to 100 fps higher than the "it looks cooler" Byrna.

Get to the point

It is NOT a weapon.

Byrna is only b sh... the umarex are much more powerful and cheap

You want the guy to think it is a real gun, really bad idea. If the suspect has a real gun you're dead. Terrible advice.

You talk to much bro