I lucked upon this particular gun a few years back. It was taken into consignment at the local gun shop, and they were putting it on the shelf as I walked in to reserve a lane at the range. It wasn't in the case for more than 30 seconds before I was putting down a deposit...
It came with a case and a really neat extra, a folding grip:
Here's the grip in the folded position:
The only drawback to this grip is that it's not 100% tight - the gun moves around quite a bit when the trigger is pulled, which as you might imagine has a detrimental effect on accuracy. Now, a .22LR fired out of a gun with a 1 1/8" barrel isn't going to be terribly accurate to start with (well, the gun is fairly accurate, but with that teeny sight radius it's extremely difficult to shoot). A grip that shifts makes it that much harder - this is best served as a last-ditch, contact-distance last resort defensive arm. Or a handy little back-up gun...
Either way, it beats a poke in the eye with a pointy stick.
That is all.
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My Grandfather has the NA in .22 Mag, it's a sweet little gun. I like the folding grip, that's pretty cool.
That is a cool little gun.
red,
One of the very first guns I'm going to buy when I move out of MA is going to be a brand-new NAA Mini-Mag .22Mag with 1 5/8" barrel.
With the .22LR conversion cylinder.
New, in a free state, they run somewhere around $225.
In MA, used, when you can find them, they're selling for $500 or so.
Tell me again how it's about making sure only safe guns are sold...
And yeah, the grip is neat, but realistically it's horribly impractical - you have to practice both taking it out of your pocket *and* opening it up. Pulling the P3AT from it's pocket holster is both faster and provides more firepower of a more potent nature.
And the difference in weight is only like 3 ounces...
dr mac,
Y'know, doubletrouble has one. In fact, it was the first post I made at Toys in the Attic when I got this gun that got his attention.
We should get together and have a micro-22LR shoot... :)
It's the sort of firearm we used to call a "belly gun" when I was a youngster, because it was for when you were up close to someone and just fired it into the torso as a last resort.
wowzer.
like those teeny guns!
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