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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1218456" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>There are several problems with relying on one for self-defense (in any situation).</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>True, you can have a failed primer in a center-fire cartridge, but the design is such that its much less likely.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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...</p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>Plus, .22Mag is expensive as hell for the good stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1218456, member: 229"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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