NAA Mini Revolver .22 Magnum
Model: NAA-22MS
NAA Mini Revolver .22 Magnum
Model: NAA-22MS
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The NAA Mini Revolver is a five-shot single-action .22 Magnum built for pocket carry. North American Arms still makes it. It weighs 6.2 oz and measures 4.63 inches end to end over a 1.13-inch barrel, which is small enough to ride in a watch pocket and be forgotten there.
Nothing on it adjusts. There is one half-moon sight to line up, and the grips are rosewood in a bird's head shape that curls the butt down under the hand. The cylinder is fixed in the frame, and NAA lists the Sidewinder separately as its swing-out cylinder model, so on this gun the cylinder comes out to be loaded and to have the empties pushed clear. Being single action, the hammer is thumbed back for every shot.
If you're cross-shopping, the NAA Pug has a 1-inch barrel, weighs 6.4 oz and carries an XS tritium dot in place of the half-moon, which can be picked up in the dark. The NAA Sidewinder weighs 6.7 oz on a 1.5-inch barrel and its cylinder swings out, so reloading does not mean taking a part off the gun. All three hold five rounds, and the decision between them comes down to the sight, the barrel length and how the cylinder opens.
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Strengths & Limitations
- At 4.63 inches overall it is 0.37 inch shorter than the NAA Sidewinder, which is the gap between a watch pocket and a trouser pocket.
- It is stainless steel with no coating over it, so a scratch comes out the same color as the rest of the gun.
- There is no magazine and no slide, so there is nothing for a pocketful of lint to work its way into.
- The cylinder has to leave the frame to be loaded, so a reload means handling two pieces of the gun at once.
- The sight cannot be moved, so point of impact is whatever the gun left the factory with.
- A 1.13-inch barrel gives .22 Magnum almost no room to burn its powder, so the muzzle blast is heavy and much of the velocity advantage over .22 LR goes with it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does NAA mean by a safety cylinder?
North American Arms fits its mini-revolvers with what it calls a safety cylinder and credits it with protection against an accidental discharge. It is part of the cylinder itself, not a lever on the frame to be switched.
What holds the cylinder in?
A cylinder pin running through the frame and the cylinder. Pulling the pin releases the cylinder into your hand.
Can the grip be made bigger?
NAA's other mini-revolvers come with different grips, so a hand that cannot get hold of this one has options in the same family. The NAA Pug uses a slip-on pebbled rubber grip in place of the rosewood.
