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WHAT IS ASTM?
ASTM International is an internationally recognized voluntary consensus standards organization that develops and publishes technical standards for a wide range of products, materials, and industries. Over 12,000 ASTM standards are used all over the world to improve product quality, enhance health and safety, strengthen market access and trade, and to let users know they can count on products.
ASTM AND
NON-LETHAL
With the growing usage and popularity of non-lethal options, ASTM recently released a new test method to measure projectile accuracy of non-lethal systems. This method creates a testing protocol for use by independent laboratories and creates a uniform test for comparison by users.
It is important to recognize that this is not a pass/fail metric. The purpose of this is to provide a test method for the evaluation of less lethal impact rounds used by law enforcement, corrections, and other public safety officers.
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- This test method is used to measure velocity and determine precision and impact energy for a round.
- The test is a precision test of projectiles with a desired outcome of a 90% hit probability within a 6-inch circle
- The testing manufacturer defines the distance –the farther away the better the result
ASTM AND
NON-LETHAL
With the growing usage and popularity of non-lethal options, ASTM recently released a new test method to measure projectile accuracy of non-lethal systems. This method creates a testing protocol for use by independent laboratories and creates a uniform test for comparison by users.
It is important to recognize that this is not a pass/fail metric. The purpose of this is to provide a test method for the evaluation of less lethal impact rounds used by law enforcement, corrections, and other public safety officers.
- This test method is used to measure velocity and determine precision and impact energy for a round.
- The test is a precision test of projectiles with a desired outcome of a 90% hit probability within a 6-inch circle
- The testing manufacturer defines the distance –the farther away the better the result
HOW IS ASTM RELEVANT TO PEPPERBALL?
- The testing determined that using PepperBall launchers and round projectiles, the distance to which the system passed the 90% probability guide was 10 meters.
- These independent testing lab results demonstrate that PepperBall projectiles are 3X more accurate than the competition.
- It also provides a demonstrable standard by which agencies and their administrations can measure compliance; potentially reducing liability.
HOW IS ASTM RELEVANT TO PEPPERBALL?
- The testing determined that using PepperBall launchers and round projectiles, the distance to which the system passed the 90% probability guide was 10 meters.
- These independent testing lab results demonstrate that PepperBall projectiles are 3X more accurate than the competition.
- It also provides a demonstrable standard by which agencies and their administrations can measure compliance; potentially reducing liability.
- Additionally, it provides a measurement that can be written into specs and tenders; effectively defining PepperBall projectiles as the desired product.
HOW DOES PEPPERBALL COMPARE?
Competitive projectiles are wildly variable on initial mass and velocity ranges.
Test to right is at 8 Meters in PPC under same conditions as standard passing for Pepperball. The competitor had to move range up to 4 meters (12 feet) to get competitor projectiles to barely pass.
PEPPERBALL
COMPETITOR
HOW IS ASTM RELEVANT TO PEPPERBALL?
- The testing determined that using PepperBall launchers and round projectiles, the distance to which the system passed the 90% probability guide was 10 meters.
- These independent testing lab results demonstrate that PepperBall projectiles are 3X more accurate than the competition.
- It also provides a demonstrable standard by which agencies and their administrations can measure compliance; potentially reducing liability.
- Additionally, it provides a measurement that can be written into specs and tenders; effectively defining PepperBall projectiles as the desired product.
HOW DOES PEPPERBALL COMPARE?
Competitive projectiles are wildly variable on initial mass and velocity ranges.
Test to right is at 8 Meters in PPC under same conditions as standard passing for Pepperball. The competitor had to move range up to 4 meters (12 feet) to get competitor projectiles to barely pass.
PEPPERBALL
COMPETITOR
WHEN ACCURACY MATTERS
So, while not every situation in daily patrol, crowd control or correctional use calls for accuracy - when it matters - count on PepperBall to deliver.
WHEN ACCURACY MATTERS
So, while not every situation in daily patrol, crowd control or correctional use calls for accuracy - when it matters - count on PepperBall to deliver.