I placed an order for the LE 4 days ago, luckily it didn't ship out yet so I was able to cancel and order a Salt Supply s2 instead! :)

Outstanding demonstration between Byrna's LE and Salt Supply's new S2. I had the very same experience with my LE, so I also purchased the S2 during the Shot Show 2024. S2 extremely consistent output between 15-20 joules. With the exception of the LE's first shot, the S2 blows it away. I still own the HDXL and SD. They are both consistent at around 10 joules. I like the SD because it's easily concealable to carry, especially at S.O.B. (small-of-back.) Whoever designs a launcher the size of an SD (or smaller,) that shoots consistently between 15-20 joules will dominate this market. Your excellent demonstrate is proof positive!!

Feels like I’ve been screwed buying a good holster for the LE got $$ tied up in them. sad …. but thx for the heads up great videos . 👍🏻👊🏼

I'm so glad they don't sell them here in the UK. HDR 68 all the way for me.

Wow!! That is what I call," the proof is in the pudding"!! I'd like to know if you've heard from anybody from Byrna and what they had to say about this video. I'm glad I seen this because I was about to purchase a Byrna!! Thank you Sir for this video!

Outstanding test as always. I do rely like my S2. I wish I could have done a comparison video. But both my Byrnas broke a long time ago and I can’t bring myself to give Byrna any more money until they get their act together. Thanks for the great video. And I hope you enjoy the S2 as well.

Well done...

Really consistent first 8 shots! Thank you for posting this and how many shots you get before running out of CO2. They (Salt Supply) seem to have figured out optimizing the power. Prior to the repair were the two launchers comparable for the first 8 shots?

I won’t address the power of the Byrna, but long story short, I have had reliability problems with the LE, and the SD. It’s been frustrating sending these models back for repairs. Byrna’s customer service has been good, I will say that. But my confidence is shaky right now. Hopefully this latest repair will hold. The bad guy could be carrying a firearm, so consistency is crucial. Crucial.

Byrna is going down as a company. Better and cheaper options out there.

Thank you for the test you did on the BYRNA vs SALT. I thought it was very methodical and the way testing should be done. I bought a BYRNA LE a couple of months ago and am very happy with it. However I don't have the Chronographs to do what you did. Because of your test I bought a SALT and anxiously waiting for it. There is one thing I haven't found anyone has done, and that is test Kinetic rounds. For example, You have the BYRNA rounds that measure .6845" which has about .006" clearance in the bore of the BYRNA. Amazon has a very nice Kinetic round that measures .6785". My curiosity is, does the smaller Amazon round affect the FPS a lot or a little or at all. Having more clearance in the bore theoretically should lessen the FPS. But no one knows how much or how little. Would you consider testing these two rounds? The cost difference between the BYRNA and Amazon are quite significant! Thank you in advance for your answer!

I truly hate that I bought the Byrna and wasted all that money on it and then wasted more money to make it look normal...I'll wait a little longer to see how salt supply customer service is compared to Byrna which I'm sure is much better and I'm buying a Salt S2

Just wanted to double check, but are the rounds for the Salt a .68 caliber like the Bryna? I was just going to buy a Byrna before I saw this video. I was going to at least get the Byrna pepper balls since I just gave them my O.C permit from CA or else I wouldn't be able to buy those..... But I think I might just buy the Salt now.

Excellent comparison video! For Byrna to be charging $479 for a “professional” launcher that gives subpar numbers is ridiculous! Sounds like that high markup is really going to pay for their advertising. There are only 2 things I like about the Byrna, and that’s the “point and shoot” technology, and it’s a little more compact. The pushing the button on the bottom may not always be ideal when carrying outside the home. That is where the Byrna has a huge advantage. However, in the home I see the Salt Supply along with a modified HDR and HDP 50 being my “go to” launchers.

Just got the LE to replace the Tippman TipX which is very large but never fails, and has the same pull the trigger to activate mechanism. Wish I saw your channel before purchasing. Right out of the box it wont fire unless you press the mag in while shooting. They said they will repair it but now sounds like this is a serious quality control or engineering problem, or both. Very disappointed, they lost my business and wonder if is worth trying to fix it myself.

Recheck your math… the Byrna never shot under 280, yet the 12-shot avg says 265. Excel says it’s 298.5 avg 12-shot for Byrna. Salt still wins with those first shots being so consistent at 326.66 (12 shot avg)

It’s a physically larger launcher. That certainly plays a part in the power differential. And they have taken the appropriate time to tune it optimally. The results speak for themselves. Great job as always.

Ive contacted byrna letting them know my LE gets consistent 10-12 joules average. I feel ripped off. My LE performs like what they advertise for an SD.

My byrna never dropped that far. Never. Dude you got a lemon for an le

The EP shoots about what the le is doing, but I've seen some les work good too, I think the EP is best, it does like 3 mags before it's out, but around 10-12 joules before gas gets low!

Wish I'd seen this video before I bought my LE, it does have problems. I don't think I could really be safe with the Byrna LE. I got the s1. I should've known Salt would come out with a better one.

How do you chamber a round for the 5 +1??

Proofs in the puddin’ as they say. Sorry i didn’t include your channel in my latest video regarding the Salt S2 but i had already completed the filming. Great comparison if you want to call it that. Salt just walked all over the Byrna and then some using underbore sized projectiles even.

I had ordered an LE but saw your videos and just canceled it. Trigger problems no thank you.

well the problem not to sound like i’m on there side but the le is not ment to be shot that often as in i was told it best to have one u shoot and one u don’t

My Byrna LE is very consistent.

Which one has the best trigger pull over all?

Does the salt also fire kinetic rounds?

More proof that all Byrna wants is your money. When people can't admit the truth they just walk away. Yours is another great video proving the S2 trumps Byrna and that they are falling down to the bottom of the list.

I bought the Umer X for $100 it look just like that gun you’re showing as the salt too and it leaked like a sieve every cartridge I put in leaked you said not to use Crossman why do they make these guns so crappy that they leak so. I just bought a byrna LE I’m not gonna take it apart I’m not gonna shoot different balls out of it I’m gonna use byrna 12 g CO2‘s with the oilers. Hopefully they’ll be no problems or I’ll send that back to and that’ll be the end of my pepper gun experience 🤷🏻‍♂️

Get yourself a Grimburg and save yourself a headache !!!

Where is your S2 made? The SaltSupply website says "Made in the USA" but the S2 they send me clearly says on the gun "Made in Taiwan". I tried to contact them about this but no reply. I think they need to clear that up.

Is S2 same length as HDP 50?

Holy shit i guess you werent kidding

The Byrna is very consistent (ly low) after the 1st shot. ;-[

I've been posting this for over a year, I don't do Byrna because they don't like disabled people

Accuracy is more important that f/s.

The Salt makes a nice sound! ;-]

Wow, thank you very much. Berna performance was pathetic , I bought the EP and I am very disappointed

Byrna is more focused on clout and that bald guy meeting gun bunnies at shot show. HDR .68 and S2 is the way to go.

I bought a byrna LE and first round good second round good third round the barrel came out and had a catastrophic failure. I wasn't able to shoot even a whole magazine . Wawwwe Wawwwe waaaa 😮 If such a product fails when you need it it could be matter of life and death .From now on I will depend 💯 on my hand gun,pray and hope to naver use it at least I won't be holding my cock in my hand if and when I need to protect me and my loved ones.

I gotta give it to you for this well preformed and accurate video. No movie magic here Byrna! 👀

GRIMBURG GAVLE 👍

Salt sucks because of the power set up, from concealed carry the salt is snag prone and the reload system sucks love the power but just like the Grim they have the same bad nub in the butt that's my friend snag problem! I've used my Byrna 2 ( twice) against individual male aggressors, 6-7 ft range placed my shots collar bone head areas worked fantastic able to get to my car and away ! All of you dudes test unrealistically not as in real situations

I have the hds 68 and hdr 50 that I keep in my vehicle for self protection and I feel comfortable and confident using those platforms. Byrna, unless you have over 20k followers won’t give a darn about what you have to say. It’s really disappointing and disrespectful to the average consumer. This new S2 seems like an economic and reliable platform for one to defend themselves.

I have a Byrna SD and the Byrna TCR,... I like the way the Salt Supply S2 feels in the hand and the position of the C02/magazine. Although i do not own a chronograph... other peoples videos have shown me enough. Im glad I waited and did not purchase an overpriced, underperforming LE.

Byrna's customer service has always sucked bought mine6 years ago had go through a bunch of crap and posting on all their videos to get it fixed.

Salt S2. vs Byrna. He used repaired models for both. We need unprepared units for a reliable results.

the you had to do all that makes the bryna the winner , not trying to kill .

The Byrna seems like the true winner to me. It was still shooting consistently and strong after 10 shots on the one CO2 bottle. The S2 was dying after the nineth shot on it's CO2. I would like to seen how many more shots and the power the Byrna had left on that CO2.

@byrna You dropping the ball