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Contrast! The NAA Mini, in .22LR or .22 mag
GunLink:
I saw that Colleene from Keeping the Piece got one of these for Christmas. Maybe she'll write up a review and let us know about how the muzzle flash and noise levels are.
pioneer:
I bought one of these little blasters a few months ago, after years of debating whether I wanted what I thought was a novelty gun. As soon as I got my hands on it, I was very impressed with the craftsmanship of the revolver. Make no mistake, despite it's diminutive size, these are serious, quality firearms.
About the time I bought mine, ammo makers began cranking out .22 magnum self defense ammo, making them in my opinion, viable self defense tools. I bought and tested (unscientifically) three brands; Federal TNT, Speer Gold Dot and Hornady Critical Defense. In my back-yard water jug tests, all three produced impressive results for penetration and expansion. The one which really grabbed my attention was the Critical Defense. The bullet impact was most impressive, with penetration over 15 inches. Bullet expansion was out to about 9mm, which IMO makes the lowly NAA Mini Revolver .22 mag a serious back-up, or as my neighbor likes to call them a "taking the trash out gun."
jpfowebman:
pioneer.
Your experience is almost typical! So many folks saw these guns as toys and novelty pieces - far from it of course. I haven't explored special SD ammo but have found my CCI "Max-Mags" pretty OK.
As I have mentioned elsewhere - the MV of the .22 Mag out of this lil' puppy is close to std .22LR out of a rifle - maybe 1200 fps tho I haven't as yet clocked mine. For sure tho - despite the diminutive size, this is still for me a best option for a mouse gun. main concern is - hoping not to have to reload in a hurry!!
pioneer:
--- Quote from: jpfowebman on January 26, 2012, 09:33:53 PM --- I haven't explored special SD ammo but have found my CCI "Max-Mags" pretty OK.
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The bullet technology is quite impressive. Instead of a typical .22 cal. bullet lump-o-lead, these bullets have the same engineering as their larger caliber cousins. Copper jackets with internal serrations to control expansion, and in the case of the Hornady stuff, a polymer tip to enhance expansion through virtually any barrier.
Here's a couple of photos from my testing, but sad to say I forgot my camera when I shot the Hornady CD, which was very impressive.
jpfowebman:
Thx for pics. The Fed premium looks rather like the Maxi-mags after expansion. The other (can't recognize the logo) .... looks amazingly effective!! Bullet length looks greater so maybe a heavier pill.
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