The nearest place to shoot a Byrna before buying it is an hour and twenty south — and for a lot of Newark families it is worth exactly one trip.
Route 1 south from the toll road all the way to the Milton exit, then west on Route 5 to Pettyjohn Road. Seventy-five miles, effectively one road with a coffee stop in the middle.
Buying a self-defense tool for someone who has never fired one is how you end up with an expensive object in a drawer. Bring her, put her on the range, let her pick the one she can actually work the safety on. That is the whole reason the range exists.
Newark is a university town and that changes the questions we get. Parents of University of Delaware students ask us about less-lethal more than almost any other group — a daughter walking back to off-campus housing on Main Street at night, a firearm being both illegal on campus and not something the family wants anywhere near a dorm.
A Byrna is a genuinely different category: not a firearm, no permit, legal in all 50 states, effective at 60 feet with kinetic or pepper rounds. What we will not tell you is that it is permitted on campus — university policy is separate from state law and is the university’s to set. Read UD’s policy before anything goes onto university property, and ask us about everything else.
You can buy a Byrna online in ninety seconds. What you can't do online is find out whether it fits your hand, whether you can reach the safety, or whether you'd actually hit anything under pressure.
Our outdoor range is open to anyone from Newark considering a launcher. Fire every pistol we carry back to back, feel the difference in size and recoil, and see your groups on paper. No obligation to buy anything.
About the range →Grips, optics, laser sights and skin wraps — fitted and zeroed in the shop while you wait, not mailed to you in a bag. You can shoot it before you drive home.
What we customize →Owning a launcher and being able to use one are different things. We run familiarization on every purchase, and tactical training is available on request for individuals and small groups.
Training options →Everything below is on the shelf in Milton — no shipping wait, no carrier restrictions, no minimum order.
Every pistol we sell is on the range and available to shoot before you buy it.
Live rounds, pepper and Pro-Training projectiles in .61 and .68, plus CO₂.
NIJ-rated Level IIIA and III+ plates and backpack armor.
Belly band carry and concealed carry handbags with a locking compartment.
That is the university’s policy to set, not ours and not the state’s, and we are not going to guess at it. Byrna launchers are legal in all 50 states and are not classified as firearms by the ATF — but check UD’s own policy before taking anything onto university property.
About seventy-five miles, an hour and twenty minutes down Route 1 to Milton. We are at 17049 Pettyjohn Road — call (302) 339-9129 before you set off and we will have the range clear when you get here.
Yes, and that is the point of the place. Our outdoor range is open to anyone considering a launcher — fire every pistol we carry back to back, see your groups on paper, and there is no obligation to buy anything at the end of it. Call ahead on (302) 339-9129 and we will have the range clear when you arrive.
No. Byrna launchers are legal in all 50 states, are not classified as firearms by the ATF, and require no permit and no background check. You must be 18 or older to purchase. Note that in Delaware — along with Idaho, Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island — convicted felons are prohibited from owning one even though it is not a firearm.
We honor every Byrna.com sale — same price, no shipping wait. Active and retired military and law enforcement take 10% off with ID, though that one cannot be combined with a sale or any other promotion.
17049 Pettyjohn Road, Milton DE. Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm — other times by appointment. Call ahead and we'll have the range clear when you arrive.
