Pyrotechnic Deterrents

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Bangers, scare cartridges and shell crackers all contain a fuse. These fused projectiles travel 50-200 feet before exploding.

Bangers

MACE Canada

Pencil Type

Pistol Type

Shell Crackers

12 Gauge Type

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ScreamersScreamers, whistlers & whistle crackers make a continuous high-pitched noise. These projectiles may emit a bright light or explode with a loud bang at the end of their flight, approximately 250 to 300 feet away.

12 Gauge Whistle Crackers

Not Recommended

MACE Canada

Pencil TypeScreamer B

EAR

WIS

EPistol Type

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Muzzle Cup Adapter

Launchers

12-g

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Pencil Pyrotechnics

BEARWISE

Limitations • Single shot models are slow to reload. • Replacement cartridges are

expensive.

Pencil launchers are: • lightweight and easy to carry.• simple to load and operate.

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Rim FireCenter Fire

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45 0

BEARWISE

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NEVER AIM DIRECTLY AT A BEAR

Direction you want bear to move

RecommendedFiring Lane

Don’tShoot

App

rox.

Ran

ge o

f Ban

ger =

125

feet

( 4

2 ya

rds)

App

rox.

Ran

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f Scr

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150

feet

(50

yar

ds)

Proper aiming of pencil type deterrent cartridges.

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Pencil Type Bangers

Rim Fire

CenterFire

Remember “Banger” cartridges are not all the same.9

Effective Range of Pencil Style Banger Cartridge

App

rox.

Ran

ge o

f Ban

ger =

130

feet

(4

1 ya

rds)

Sound travels out equallyin all directions

Noise level at bears positionis the same as at theshooters position.

BEARWISE

Effective range of “pencil type banger”

260 feet (86 yards ) plus

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Considerations

No “banger” or any other pyrotechnical device should ever be shot directly at a bear.

Always alert the bear of your location prior to firing a banger.

Never shoot from inside a vehicle, whether stationary or moving.

Bangers can be fire hazard.

Bears can become habituated to loud noises.

ScreamersScreamers, whistlers & whistle crackers make a continuous high-pitched noise. These projectiles may emit a bright light or explode with a loud bang at the end of their flight, approximately 83 to 100 yards away.

12 Gauge Whistle Crackers

Not Recommended

MACE Canada

Pencil TypeScreamer B

EAR

WIS

E

Pistol Type

Always alert the bear of your location prior to firing.

Always aim off to the side of the bear no matter the deterrents range.

Never shoot from inside a vehicle.

Screamers can be a fire hazard if used improperly.

Bears can become habituated to loud noises.

Screamer Considerations

Pistol Type Launchers

BEARWISE

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Primers

15mm Deterrents

BEARWISE

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Pistol type launchers are effective, practical, inexpensive and easy-to-use.

A pistol launcher can be pre-loaded with primers and safely carried.

Advanced planning is required to get the primers and deterrent cartridges into remote sites.

Revolver Type Launcher

6 mm Revolver Launcher

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BEARWISE

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.22 caliber blanks

Screamer

Banger

Sparkler

Clip Type Launcher

BEARWISE

10 shot clip magazine

.22 caliber blanks

Sparkler

Banger

Screamer

Eject

Safe

Fire

Launcher Comparison Launcher Type

Revolver Clip

Cleaning Swing out chambered cylinder makes cleaning easy; all critical components are visible.

The more complicated firing mechanism makes cleaning difficult and some disassembly is required.

Capacity Five to seven shots. Six to ten shots.

Reloading Slow to reload using loose primers.

Faster to reload using spare preloaded clips.

Determining if loaded.

Swing out cylinder makes it easy to check if loaded,

An unloaded clip launcher looks identical to a loaded one. Determination requires that the clip be fully ejected.

Pistol Type Pyrotechnics

Screamer Banger

Insert this end into pistol.

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Effective Range of Pistol Style Banger Cartridge

ppro

x. R

ange

of B

ange

r = 1

25 fe

et

(4

2 ya

rds)

Sound travels equallyin all directions

Noise level at any point along green circle is the same as at the shooters position.

BEARWISE

Bear 84 yards from shooter.

Proper aiming of pistol type deterrent cartridges.

App

rox.

Ran

ge o

f Ban

ger =

125

feet

(4

1yar

ds)

App

rox.

Ran

ge o

f Scr

eam

er =

300

feet

(1

00 y

ards

)

Direction you want the bear to move.

RecommendedFiring Lane

Don’tShoot

NEVER AIM DIRECTLYAT A BEAR

Black or powder end into muzzle cup

BEARWISE

Point 45 degrees up.

Banger Considerations

No “banger” or any other pyrotechnical device should ever be shot directly at a bear.

Always alert the bear of your location prior to firing a banger.

Bangers can be a fire hazard. Never shoot from inside a vehicle, whether

stationary or moving. Bears can become habituated to loud noises.

Screamers

Makes a continuous loud screeching noise from the launcher muzzle out to approximately 83 to 100 yards.

The looping flight path makes it difficult to predict where the projectile will end up.

Wind can change the range or direction of the projectile.

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Hollow end into muzzle cup

BEARWISE

Screamer Considerations

Always alert the bear of your location prior to firing a screamer. When firing screamers the shooter needs to compensate for the less-than predictable flight path. Screamers can be a fire hazard Never shoot from inside a vehicle, whether stationary or moving.

12 Gauge Shotgun Launcher

12-gauge pump action shotgun

12-gauge break action double barrel shotgun

The 12-gauge shotgun is the most versatile deterrent launcher.

Shotguns used for bear deterrence must have the following features:

3” chamber (s) smooth bore barrel(s) open or cylinder choke (no narrowing of the

barrel at the muzzle

12-gauge pump action shotgun

Limitations

In order to use a shotgun successfully bear responders must complete firearm safety training and have a valid firearms licence.

The presence of a firearm can give people a false sense of security.

12-gauge pump action shotgun

Break-action Shotgun

The break-action is the safest of all action types.The shooter can easily and safely check for barrel obstructions.The break-action shotgun is one of the easiest firearms to clean.

Safety

Action Release

Armed Back-up

When the 12-gauge break-action is used to fire eterrent rounds the shooter should be backed-up y a person with a firearm loaded with lethal ounds.

Pump-action Shotgun

The pump-action is the fastest manually operated action and the easiest to operate from the shoulder. The alignment of the action and the barrel makes it difficult to check for potential obstructions in the barrel.

Fore-end Stockor Slide

TubularMagazine

Fully load the magazine with lead slugs so that the shotgun is ready if the bear attacks .

Loading Port

Magazine

BEARWISE

ONLY……Place deterrent rounds directly into the chamber of the shotgun, not into the magazine.

Chamber

Ejection PortBEARWISE

Follow-up Deterrent Rounds

Only used when pump-action shotgun is being used for firing deterrent and lethal rounds.

Shell Latch

Never empty the magazine by cycling the action.

• Fused projectile travels approx. 66 to 86 yards (200 to 260 feet) before exploding.

• Produces noise level of approximately 160 decibels.

12 Gauge Shell Crackers

• Effective range of noise greater than projectiles range

Capabilities

• Long range deterrent

• One year shelf life.

• Subject to dangerous goods shipping regulations.

• Potential fire hazard.

12 Gauge Shell Crackers

Limitations

Shell Cracker Considerations

• Shotgun be pointed up at an angle of forty-five degrees.

• Best achieved by firing from the hip position.

NEVER AIM DIRECTLYAT A BEAR

Don’tShoot

Approx.RangeofShellCracker=86yards

(260feet)

RecommendedFiring Lane

RecommendedFiring Lane

Shell Cracker ConsiderationsAlways alert the bear to your location prior to firing.

Can be a fire hazard.

Bears can become habit ated to lo d noises

Special Considerations

• BATF compliance.

• KNOW your AMMO

CoverFlapOpenPosition

BEARWISE

CoverFlapRelease

Special Consideration

Special Consideration

Chest Rig

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