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PYROTECHNIC FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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We, at Kodiak Wildlife are continually receiving questions about our products. In order to answer the most common questions we have added this FAQ section to our site. If you have questions that we have not answered here, please do not hesitate
to contact us by phone, fax or e-mail.
frequently asked questions, FAQ, pepper spray
What is the difference between rim fire and centre fire?
Do Flares and Bear Bangers have expiry dates?
What is Oleoresin
Capsicum?
What are Capsaicin & Capsaicinoids?
How long will most products last?
How far do most products fire?
What sort of testing has been done on your
products?
Flammability?
What are Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)?
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Q.
What is the difference between rim fire and centre fire?
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A.
If you look down the top of the pen launcher's tube, you will notice a small pin on the top of the firing pin. If the little pin is in the middle, this is a Centre Fire product, if the pin is to one side; it is a Rim Fire product. It is imperative to use Rim Fire Bear Bangers and Flares with a Rim Fire pen launcher and a Centre Fire pen launchers should only be used with Centre Fire
Bear Bangers and Flares.
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Q.
Do Flares and Bear Bangers have expiry dates?
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A.
According to Explosives Branch in Ottawa, pyrotechnic of this type, size and quantity does not require an expiry date.
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Q.
What is Oleoresin
Capsicum?
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A.
Oleoresin
Capsicum is the oil taken from the placenta near the stem of a
pepper. Oleoresin Capsicum is the active ingredient used in most
self-defense sprays.
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Q.
What are Capsaicin & Capsaicinoids? A.
Oleoresin Capsicum is comprised of
several different Capsaicinoids. The Capsaicinoid responsible for
providing the pungency or hotness of a pepper and in turn “Pepper
Spray” is called Capsaicin. Therefore, it is the percentage of the
total capsaicinoids and capsaicin, not the capsicum percentage that
is most important. Oleoresin Capsicum percentages only measure the
amount of red pepper contained in the defense spray, not the
pungency or effectiveness of the product
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Q.
How long will most products last? A.
All
aerosol products will eventually lose pressure over
time. Most defense sprays last for only two years
from their manufacture date. Because all SABRE
products use only the best available components and
formulation ingredients, all SABRE products have a
three year shelf life!
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Q.
How far do most products fire?
A.
Depending upon the wind, most defense sprays
using a stream spray pattern fire 8 to 12 feet. Defense sprays using
a cone/mist spray fire from 6 to 10 feet.
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Q.
What sort of testing has been done on your
products?
A.
Dermal
Irritation
Eye
Irritation
OC Pungency
(HPLC)
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Q.
Flammability?
A.
Numerous tests are performed on every defense spray canister that we produce. For example, a crimp, weight, pressure, and temperature test is performed on every SABRE canister.
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Q.
What are Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)?
A.
Scoville Heat Units are another
method used to measure the pungency of defense sprays. The Habanero
is the hottest chili pepper, measuring 325,000 SHUs. The raw pepper
used in SABRE and SABRE Red measures 2,000,000 SHU’s which is over
six times hotter than a habanero.
The most effective means of determining a
defense sprays pungency is to consider each of the
following:
Capsaicin
Percentage
Percentage of Major
Capsaicinoids
Scoville Heat
Units
Oleoresin Capsicum
Percentage
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