Reviews on NAA .22 Magnum Revolver?

Here is a quote about the 25 Auto straight out of the latest Hornady handbook: "It's power is similar to, but slightly less than that of the .22 Rimfire. It's ability to protect ladies or gentlemen from unpleasant elements isn't guaranteed."

Notice how they said ".22 Rimfire" and NOT .22 Magnum Rimfire".

So you can go ahead and think what you want. I guess Hornady and myself are both wrong........
 
If we keep arguing to carry something bigger in 50 or 60 posts the poor lady is going to have a pair of Kimber 45s in her purse.
To answer the original post and add my 2 cents if you practice with the NAA revolver you can get pretty good with one at 10 feet or less, and they do conceal in the pocket of a pair of mens pants easily, in the style of pants my wife wears, not so much.
 
I'll take the rock over the 22 lr, 22mag, and 25 acp

David made pretty good use if it
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Originally Posted By: RustydustHave done much homework over the years, thank you. Perhaps it is time for you to do yours. According to Gunblast.com, the speeds of a Federal 50 grain HP out of a 1 1/8" barrel are 722 fps.

In a 22 MAGNUM??

I'm really not sure how you are figuring your numbers, but a 22 magnum in said barrel can achieve 950fps with a 50gr bullet, good for about 159 ft lbs. of energy. A 25 Auto, even out of a "full size" (longer) barrel with a 50gr bullet is around 760 fps, good for 64 ft lbs of energy. That means the 22 mag has 2.5X the amount of energy as the 25 Auto. You were definitely right when you said "no contest".....
 
Originally Posted By: 2muchgun So you can go ahead and think what you want. I guess Hornady and myself are both wrong........

Yes, you are. Good of you to admit it I must say.

And of course, I am not saying that the .25 is any kind of fight stopper as it is not. It sucks as a matter of fact. The point that I was making, and what you seem to have missed, was that 8 quick shots from a .25 auto are better than 5 slow ones from a 1 inch barrelled .22 Mag.

I used to be able to ring an 18" gong at 100 yards with my Beretta .25 auto 3 or 4 shots out of its 7 round magazine. A target pistol it was not, but it was satisfying to be able to do that with such a small but handy automatic.
 
Originally Posted By: 2muchgunOriginally Posted By: RustydustHave done much homework over the years, thank you. Perhaps it is time for you to do yours. According to Gunblast.com, the speeds of a Federal 50 grain HP out of a 1 1/8" barrel are 722 fps.

In a 22 MAGNUM??

I'm really not sure how you are figuring your numbers,.


As I pointed out but you seem to have missed, this was data taken from Gunblast.com website. That is where the data came from. Perhaps it would do you good to look it up and see for yourself.

And as far as that goes, Glaser makes a 34 grain Safety Slug for the little .25 that is supposed to clock around 1100 fps. Still not any kind of manstopper but certainly not anything that I would want to pass through my gizzard.
 
Yes, and they make 34gr 22 mag rounds that clock 2120 fps out of my rifles. Granted it won't do that out of a pistol, but it will sure go a heck of a lot faster than 1100 fps.

Post a link to the GB article, I'd like to see it. I did a quick search and could not find it, but I didn't try too hard. The article I did find said 907 fps out of a snub nosed 22 mag revolver with a 50gr bullet. That will still produce around 2X the energy of a 25 Auto.........
 
The .22 bounces all through the body lots of times.It is really a bad round to be shot with because death occurs about three days after the fact so many times.When shot with .22 no telling where the bullet will wind up.In a head shot at close range it may bounce of the skull.If placed really close the head many times it will enter the skull and bounce around making 3 or more trips through the brain. I am not guessing,I have seen this myself.
 
Originally Posted By: crowpopperWell for all the naysayers out there. Step up and be a test subject for such an impotent round! My guess is you wont wanna bd hit with it at all. I carry a 22 lr for self defence all the time and practice all the time i fill sand bags with flour and swing em from a tree. Shoot em like a person running at me. I can get 6 outt 10 rounds on target 99% of the time!!!

I just came across this video and I thought I would post it here in support of crowpopper. I do not,at this time,advocate for carrying a .22 lr for concealed carry but I am going to do some research. I just might be looking for one soon.

http://patriotupdate.com/videos/22-caliber-handguns-are-good-for-personal-protection
 
A .22 can be deadly,no doubt.But to say it compares with a .45 is nonsense.What you are looking for is the fastest stop of attacker.Just to much history over the last 100 years documented to even have this discussion.When I was young a man shot another man over a woman 10 times with a .22 rifle,killed him in an hour or so.The shots were in the chest and could be covered with a silver dollar.Another time a man shot another man one time in approximately the same location in the chest one time with a .45.He was dead before he fell.
 
I didn't see anyone say that the .22 is comparable to .45? Or that the .22 would be someones first choice even?

But, the NAA .22 mag, it a highly conceable piece, and is capable of the doing job.

I often carry either a 40sw or a 45, they are my first choices for a variety of reasons. But non the less, I do own and carry a NAA .22 mag as well, as said before, I would rather have something than nothing.
 
Tn, my issue is that the fellow's assertion that it was 'hard to miss using a shotgun, making the shotgun the number one' (or to that effect) was something that eliminated this fellow from credibility for me. The bad part is that he was correct in that placing followup shots with a 22 is easier, but if you can shoot worth a dang the single shot from the .45 is a better fight stopper than 3 or 4 shots from a .22 when considering that you have no control over where your attacker will be or what he may be wearing when you attempt to defend yourself. I have first hand knowledge that a .45 in the chest beats a .22 in the chest. Also, aiming a .22 at someone's head is pretty good to demonstrate intent to kill, when a .45 to center of mass is not the same demonstration of intent. Ask an attorney, if you doubt me. I would rather select the weapon that I know for sure will do the job, even if the guy is wearing a coat or is behind a board.

Now, as far as the 22 mag goes, having only fired them at squirrels (and vaporizing them, literally) I have no thought that there is more power to them relative to the .22 LR. I also have to agree that the gun you carry is infinitely more powerful than the one you do not. Also, I must state that from personal experience, looking at a pistol or revolver from the business end makes caliber selection psychologically moot if you are not prepared for the experience. Your brain says "I am about to get shot" and your instincts tell you that you do not want to experience that. As most crooks bail when confronted with a gun, it is somewhat academic what gun you have, provided that you actually have it WITH you! So if the .22 is the one you have with you, it is the one you have, so is better than nothing. However, when shooting someone with such a small diameter bullet, even at .22 Mag velocities, keep in mind that if you could carry a .45 as well, the .45 is going to be a lot more effective at stopping the fight physiologically RIGHT NOW, than the .22 that does not stop it yet kills the guy three days from now. You are still dead, even if he dies later. The point is to keep you from getting dead NOW. The .45 wins again. Just sayin' is all...
 
By the way, the chances of getting enough shots off with the .22 to overshadow the destruction I can implant with shots of a .45 into the center of mass of a person within the same time frame are danged unlikely. To beat the damage, you would have to be shooting from farther than self defense is warranted in most cases. One could say that the attacker was closing from a distance, but then the argument for the .22 gets even weaker for ballistics performance reasons, as well as because of the lack of adjustable sights on any concealment .22 I have ever seen. I again take the larger framed autoloader in .45 ACP. I just cannot see how the .22, ANY .22, is going to be a better stopper than the .45 in the 21 feet or less that represents normal self defense activities. You might get a few more shots off with the .22 (like perhaps 5 shots in total) before the guy reaches you by hand, but the .45 with a pair or three shots would be potentially lethal at that range, and the fight would be over (where the .22 impacted fellow is not even necessarily aware he was hit!).
 
The thing with the 22 or anything else for that matter is having to much confidence that it will stop the attack in its tracks.It can.but what if it don't,then what?Anything can happen in a fight,and I think it is a disservice to a person to make them believe that firing a shot will end the fight and they will be safe.I think all options should be on the table,shoot fight kick bite run,live till tomorrow.
 
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