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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Byrna
Technologies initial offering , Byrna has since expanded its product range significantly . John elaborates : “ Our products are all designed in Massachusetts by our internal research and development team . These designs are then manufactured in our factory in Ft Wayne , Indiana . We currently have two pistol models , the LE and SD , and two rifle models , the Mission 4 and TCR . We also design and manufacture our own ammunition to complement the launchers .
“ The ammunition falls within two categories , training and defense . Training ammo helps the user to improve shot placement and acquisition timing . There are three types of training ammo we provide . Eco-Kinetic rounds are the only truly environmentally friendly . 68-caliber rounds available on the market today . Kinetic projectiles are a ( reusable ) hard , solid plastic projectile that can be used for self-defense and practice . Thirdly , there ’ s Pro-Training Projectiles , which were developed to help law enforcement and civilians understand how our chemical irritant rounds can be used by simulating ballistic performance and cloud formation .
“ As well as the Kinetic ammo which can also be used for defense , we have Pepper rounds , which are a two-piece frangible shell
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