NAA Guardian .32 ACP
Model: NAA-32
NAA Guardian .32 ACP
Model: NAA-32
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The NAA Guardian is a six-shot double-action-only .32 ACP built for pocket carry. North American Arms still makes it. Frame and slide are both stainless steel, which is why a pistol with a 2.19-inch barrel weighs 15.6 oz.
NAA's manual says it has no manual safety lever and no grip safety, and that it is fired like a double-action revolver by firmly and deliberately pulling the trigger. That trigger is given as 10 lbs on average. The sights are fixed blades and nothing on the pistol adjusts.
If you're cross-shopping, a Kel-Tec P32 has an MSRP of $350, holds seven rounds, measures 0.75 inch across and runs a 5 lb trigger on an aluminum frame. A Seecamp LWS-32 has an MSRP of $579, holds six like the Guardian, weighs 11.5 oz and gives up its sights entirely to save 4.1 oz. The Guardian is all steel, has sights, and sits in the middle on trigger weight.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Frame and slide are both stainless, so there is no finish anywhere on the gun to wear off or touch up.
- At 2.19 inches the barrel is the shortest of these three, which is most of why the pistol is as small as it is.
- It is a true double action with no cocking step, so it is carried with a round chambered and nothing standing back.
- A 10 lb average trigger is twice a Kel-Tec P32's, which is a lot of pull on a pistol with this little distance between the sights.
- The sights are fixed blades, so a load that prints off-center has to be swapped for another one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does NAA build the Guardian on more than one frame?
Yes. The Guardian manual covers two frame sizes, and the .32 ACP is the small one, shared with NAA's .25 chambering.
What is the rifling?
1 in 15, right hand, with six grooves, as NAA states in the Guardian manual.
What are the grips made of?
Hard rubber panels. They give the hand something to hold on a small pistol without the aggressive texture that wears out a pocket.
