NAA Pug .22 Magnum
Model: NAA-PUG-T
NAA Pug .22 Magnum
Model: NAA-PUG-T
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Pug is the NAA mini revolver with a tritium front sight. At 6.4 oz with a 1" barrel and 4.56" overall length, it is essentially the same size as the standard NAA Mini Revolver with two real changes: an XS Tritium Dot front sight instead of a half-moon bead, and a pebbled slip-on rubber grip instead of bird's head rosewood. The combination targets the deep-concealment carrier who wants the smallest possible .22 Magnum that's still usable in low light.
The tritium front is the surprising strength here. Almost nothing in the deep-concealment category offers night sights — the entire NAA Mini Revolver line uses a half-moon bead front that disappears in poor light, and the larger NAA Black Widow uses fixed Marble Arms posts that aren't lit. A tritium dot on a gun this small is a meaningful practical upgrade because the realistic use case for a 6.4 oz pocket revolver is a low-light, close-range emergency where index speed matters more than precision. The pebbled rubber grip helps secure the gun in damp hands without adding the bulk of the Black Widow's oversized grip. The trade is the 1" barrel — even shorter than the standard Mini's 1-1/8" — which gives up some of the marginal velocity .22 Magnum needs from a snub. The Pug exists for buyers who want a Mini Revolver with the one upgrade that matters most for its actual use case.
Best For
Strengths & Limitations
- XS Tritium front sight is the only night sight option in the NAA mini revolver line. A genuinely useful upgrade for a gun whose realistic use case is low-light close-range defense.
- Slip-on pebbled rubber grip provides better hand purchase than the bird's head wood grip on the standard Mini Revolver without the bulk increase of the Black Widow's oversized grip.
- At 6.4 oz and 4.56" long, still small enough for genuine deep-concealment carry — watch pocket, belt buckle, ankle, or jacket pouch.
- The 1" barrel is the shortest in the NAA line and gives up roughly 50-100 fps over the standard 1-1/8" Mini Revolver. Defensive .22 Magnum loads generally won't expand from this short of a barrel.
- Same multi-minute reload procedure as every NAA mini — cylinder pin out, eject cases one at a time, reload, reassemble.
- Tritium vials lose brightness over roughly 12 years (standard tritium half-life). On a gun that may sit unused for years between range trips, the night sight may degrade before getting heavy use.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the tritium front sight worth the premium over the standard Mini Revolver?
For deep-concealment carry purposes, yes. The Pug carries a meaningful premium over the standard Mini Revolver — roughly in line with what an aftermarket XS tritium front sight plus installation would cost on its own. The realistic use case for any NAA Mini is a close-range, low-light, unexpected emergency where you don't have time to find a sight picture. Tritium addresses exactly that scenario. For a daytime-only backup or a novelty piece, the price premium is harder to justify.
Does the 1" barrel matter for accuracy compared to the longer NAA variants?
Less than the sights matter. Mechanical accuracy is fine for the platform's realistic engagement distance (contact to a few yards). Past that, the limiting factor is the shooter's ability to align the sight picture on a tiny grip, not the barrel length. The Pug's tritium front actually helps practical accuracy more in low light than the Black Widow's longer barrel would, which is why owners pick the Pug specifically when night-sight indexing matters more than maximum velocity.