NAA 22 revolver

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I have carried/shot a NAA .22 mag for about 7 years now. No problems and no issues. Yes, there's bigger and badder guns out there and I usually have a Glock 21 on me, but like an earlier post stated, the NAA is ALWAYS in my pocket. My rule.......It beats a sharp stick any day!
 

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I had one and it was pretty nice. They feel surprisingly well made.

It takes a lot of practice to be able to hit anything with them, although I think filing down the front sight would have helped.

I ended up selling mine and switching to a Kel Tec 32, which I find to be much easier to shoot. It is not as small though.
 

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I would feel better armed with a sharp stick.

Sorry, but a tiny single action .22 that you have to hold with one finger is not a self defense gun.

And yeah, I do have an NAA, it's a .22 short, very neat little guilty pleasure gun but I would not consider it or any NAA as a CCW.
 

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I would feel better armed with a sharp stick.

Sorry, but a tiny single action .22 that you have to hold with one finger is not a self defense gun.

And yeah, I do have an NAA, it's a .22 short, very neat little guilty pleasure gun but I would not consider it or any NAA as a CCW.

I always see someone post something like this everytime these little revo's are brought up...

But remember, not every CCW is for the sole purpose of shooting the crazy, druged-up psychopath...this little gun could DETER and event if it came to that point (I believe that in some cases just HAVING a gun could save a life) and I would rather have it than a "sharp stick" if a rabid dog came up on my at the park while I was jogging...


Just a little perspective VS a silly statement.
 

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Picked up one from a fellow forum member last nite and can't wait to take it to the range. It has both cylinders so I can plink away with 22LR and switch to 22 mag when I carry it. I bought this gun so I would have no excuse not to carry. And it's on my right now.

Will it be a primary weapon? No.
 

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maybe so... but .22 mag is not a .22LR
in terms of ft lbs energy, it's closer to .380
no way I'd want to get hit with a .22 mag

don't get me wrong... would not consider a .22 mag NAA as a main CCW... but it's not possible to CCW my normal 340PD in some clothes.

for those times... my NAA .22 mag is a valid option

My post was NOT a silly statement. First, a .22 is not an acceptable self defense round, second, a minuscule SA revolver is not an acceptable CCW.
 

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There are several problems with relying on one for self-defense (in any situation).

First off, .22lr and .22 mag are rimfire cartridges. I've had numerous good strikes on the rim and no bang from even the venerable CCI Maxi-Mags or other good .22 mag ammo - it doesn't have a primer and the igniting powder is poured in via mass-production.

True, you can have a failed primer in a center-fire cartridge, but the design is such that its much less likely.

Doesn't matter if you're facing a bad guy, a bad dog, or a snake, a click instead of a boom when you least expect it rarely leads to good things.

Secondly, the gun is tiny - the model with the folding grip is a step up, but aside from that, you cannot possibly hold the gun with a proper grip to ensure that you have control over it.

Third, its a single-action revolver. The wild-west movies made them look very glamorous, but in reality, having to cock and pull a trigger isn't a good thing when considering the time that normal draw (especially from a pocket) takes - add pressure to that, and then ensure that all that time isn't combined with a failure to both cock and then pull the trigger properly (and then you're relying on rimfire ammo to do its part).

Lastly, the open trigger guard scares the crap out of me. No way I'd carry that thing in my pocket without a very good holster - and even then, I'd be leary.

Granted, its hammer is stiff, but there's no need for a transfer-bar safety in the gun, because the trigger is easier to accidentally pull than the hammer is to become accidentally cocked.

Plus, in order to carry the gun in "safe" mode, you cock the hammer and then while holding the hammer, you pull the trigger and let it down into one of the safety slots - that is another dangerous thing to do around people, etc...

A J-frame in the pocket with dress slacks is impossible to see and I'd ankle-carry a J-frame before I carried an NAA just due to the risks involved (and I don't ankle carry anymore).

Its a neat gun and if in the right holster (and hammer-down in the safety-slot), I guess its a viable BUG, but I'd feel very uncomfortable with having to rely on one.

I'm sure this post will be followed with a bunch of "I've never had a problem" posts, but that doesn't change the fact that all the above risks are valid (and given the risk-level of most of them, I'd say that if you've never experienced any of them, you haven't shot the gun that much).

Plus, .22Mag is expensive as hell for the good stuff.
 

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