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NAA Min-Revolver as Back-Up?

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#1 ·
Anyone use these? I am buying a sidewinder 2.5" bbl. Seems like a BUG for a person like me whose back can take little weight.

Anyone out there??
MG
 
#2 · (Edited)
I have the NAA in 22 Mag.
Keep it loaded with 3 shot and 2 HP.
I just use it as something to stick in my pocket for snakes when I'm walking around the place.

It was some time back that I heard of a man jumped and knocked down by thugs. As I recall the man couldn't get his larger carry gun out but managed to shoot one of the thugs with the 22, stopping the attack.

I'm pretty sure a 22 Mag HP in me would bring me to a stop.

I make my pocket holsters out of my old worn out boots. :)

 
#7 ·
I have the NAA in 22 Mag.
Keep it loaded with 3 shot and 2 HP.
I just use it as something to stick in my pocket for snakes when I'm walking around the place.

It was some time back that I heard of a man jumped and knocked down by thugs. As I recall the man couldn't get his larger carry gun out but managed to shoot one of the thugs with the 22, stopping the attack.

I'm pretty sure a 22 Mag HP in me would bring me to a stop.

I make my pocket holsters out of my old worn out boots. :)

The .22Mag is the one I have also. Its whole purpose is a headshot at arms length. It's fun to shoot them at a greater distance to see how accurate you can be but for self-defense the whole point is a headshot as close to that head as possible. As that kind of a BUG, truly a last ditch effort, I think it fits the niche.
 
#3 ·
I'm a bit skeptical about the sidewinder version. Perhaps after much practice, it would be usable. To me, they seemed more expensive and nearly as slow to reload. If it were me, I'd grab a 22LR version with the standard cylinder and call it a day. Perhaps a 22LR/Magnum convertible if the right price was offered.

As to the NAAs in general? I'm a huge revolver fan. I'll probably end up with one as a novelty. My LCP fits my current need for really a small, light firearm that packs a decent punch.
 
#4 ·
I've concidered a mini revolver for a long time.
Also small derringers.
Although not all that practical.
A deep cover, last chance, BUG seemed like a fine excuse to have something like that.
Too many Westerns growing up I guess - LOL!
Finally tried out a Ruger LCP second gen stainless .380.
At ~9 oz and about the size of a deck of cards - it's my modern hybrid derringer.
Shoots easy and accurate with Hornady XTPs.
That acually expand and penetrate to something like FBI standards.

It's really worth concidering.
If you're looking for the smallest, lightest, posible gun to protect yourself with.
 
#5 · (Edited)
I own the standard version with both the LR and Mag cylinder. I love the detail and craftsmanship on that gun and wouldn't mind carrying it as a get-off-me gun but I have that stupid behavior that I keep playing with this thing by pulling the hammer and releasing it slowly every time I hold it. I'd probably end up shooting my balls off within a day or two while playing pocket billiard.

I like odd balls I guess :D
 
#6 ·
It's not easy to rest the hammer inside a safety notch between chambers,
the concealable little grip is very hard to aim accurately,
and hitting a face-sized target much behind arms reach is a challenge.
 
#10 ·
Mine doesn't see any serious use. These little revolvers have a cool factor that pegs the needle, but they are not very practical for self defense. I'd rather have it than nothing, but there are many other options that are so much better.

 
#11 ·
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I have the North American Arms Mini .22 Magnum with a Boot Grip on it for concealment.
Have had this five shot for years and it works just fine for a close encounter.
It was also my backup weapon when I was a Deputy.
I also have the mini NAA five shot revolver in .22 SHORT for almost forty years.
The NAA company urged the users to "shoot for the face" so that the bullet would enter an eye socket or nose or mouth cavity and the lead would circle inside the skull and make purre' out of the brain.
The small revolvers are very deadly and better than a KNIFE.
~WDT~
 
#12 ·
I packed one for years. Had the stock whittled so my middle finger could lay in a groove during a shot or five. I may still have it around here. Together my wife and I had three or so. A few times I would have it in my hand and no one was closely aware that I could put a 22 mag in their ear, eye, or between their front teeth. It was comforting. And I never wanted to shoot more distance than across the hood of my Jeep! We gave em up when the P32 KelTec/s came out.
 
#17 ·
I would not rely on mine for primary carry gun but i used it once when my primary ran dry. It worked.

I disagree with the folks that insist they are worthless.

I like having it in my weak side pocket.

I killed a doe whitetail that had been struck by a car. She was flailing around in the road, trying to get up on broken legs.
My BIL said, "i saw you point your finger at her, heard a bang and down she went!"
 
#18 ·
I carry the NAA Wasp version with 1.62'' barrel, I bought it not for stopping power, but for it's coolness. As a back-up it would suffice, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of five .22's at close range.

I have tested the penetration with solids and it will easily shoot thru a 2'' pine board. I carry it in a kydex neck holster loaded with .22 lr 40 grain solids.

 
#24 · (Edited)
I bought one in 22 mag several years ago when I wanted a very lightweight, highly concealable, reliable weapon suitable for pocket carry in formal wear or a business suit. The small 32/25/22 autos failed the reliability requirement. I found that the NAA revolvers are much more shootable with oversize grips. FWIW, I'm not a fan of knives and screwdrivers for self-defense.
 
#25 ·
While certainly not the first gun you'd want in a gunfight, I disagree with those that scoff at them as a novelty item. I have the Pug in .22 magnum, and I promise you it is quite the sinus blaster. In a desperate situation a few rounds to the face, eye area is going to end the scuffle I can assure you of that.

Trooper Mark Coates got in a scuffle with a driver he had pulled and shot the guy center mass 5 times with a .357 magnum. The bad guy got off a shot with a North American Arms .22 and killed the trooper. The dirt bag lived.

 
#26 ·
I have said it before many times, and many folks on this site have disagreed with me however I would rather have a 4" locking folding knife as a weapon than a Mini revolver in .22

So many reasons why but the main ones are the velocity loss from such a short barrel, the slowness of follow up shots, and the inability to reload without disassembling the gun.

I carry a BUG everyday on duty. Off duty I carry a revolver and a 4" Benchmade.

That being said the mini revolvers are fun to tinker with. They always bring a smile to my face shooting them.
 
#35 ·
I have said it before many times, and many folks on this site have disagreed with me however I would rather have a 4" locking folding knife as a weapon than a Mini revolver in .22

So many reasons why but the main ones are the velocity loss from such a short barrel, the slowness of follow up shots, and the inability to reload without disassembling the gun.

I carry a BUG everyday on duty. Off duty I carry a revolver and a 4" Benchmade.

That being said the mini revolvers are fun to tinker with. They always bring a smile to my face shooting them.
Some valid points worth considering.

Having invested all of my adult life in pursuit of studying martial arts (since I turned 18 in '71), I have some experience with the dangers that can be presented from blades. People are commonly inherently afraid of getting cut, stabbed or slashed with a blade, too. In that vein, it's also not uncommon for most folks to have a visceral abhorrence to the thought of someone using a knife on someone. In some respects, knives were once considered the province of thugs and murderers, and some early laws in some places actually put more of a punishment on concealing dirks/daggers than concealing firearms. A leftover from less civilized times?

Hey, I also carry folding lockblades, and have since those early years of adulthood. It started with the ubiquitous Buck 110, and then for a long time I carried one of the early Gerber FSII's, until I had to replace it with one of the Kershaw Rogue folders that carried rather well in a leather pocket sheath. To this day I have an ever-growing collection of folding lockblades, too. ;)
 
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