NAA .380 or .32NAA??

[Buck Nekkid]

Howdy, I very seriously considering a NAA Guardian and am a little confused about what caliber to get. I'm aware of the limitations on the .380ACP, so what about the .32 NAA (or even the .25NAA?).

What I've read indicates that these proprietary calibers are very fast and the Cor-Bon loadings are exceptional. I'd like to hear what these little guys are like. Do they make sense, or is the .32NAA and .25NAA just a bunch of hype?

Thanks compadres!

 

[nelson133]

Gun Tests had an accuracy problem with the .380 they tested, and the bullets were striking the target sideways. The ones I looked at had a totally unacceptable trigger pull and I don't have a problem with the Kel-Tec P11.

 

[defjon]

Personally I like getting guns in calibers that are common place and easy to find at any store that sells ammo. .380 is fairly common place considering the other choices you listed. It is also less expensive, and most big chain stores will also carry it if you need some ammo and are in a bind. For me, since I already had a Bersa thunder .380, the chocie was obvious.

I like my NAA .380. I just can't part with it. I like all steel guns, and I like being able to carry 18 rounds in tiny little mags completely unobtrusively! If 18 rounds of 380 can't save my hide, I doubt anything else really would! My guardian is an up close and personal gun, a "belly" gun. I wouldn't trust accuracy much past a few yards for me.

To each their own. I like my guardian. It is a damn sexy gun. Only mechanical problems is I HATE disassembly, and after firing all six shots, sometimes the last casing gets caught. Not a big deal....I already sent 6 rounds down range. If I have the time to reload, I have time to clear the side

Great BUG or holdout gun, made of good stuff ( Kahr makes the slides) that will last the years. Screw those plastic kel tec buggers. NAA has great customer service, great mags, great products!

I recommend the common round of 380 in the NAA model. Also, I would go with it ballistic wise. 102 graind golden sabers are nothing to scoff at. Methinks internet ninjas often deride the round unfairly. Do some testing on your own. 1 Test= 1,000,000,000 internet opinions. I watched .380 rounds shred through a steel car door, and do a lot of other impressive things. The round really isn't the slouch everyone claims. America is locked into this bigger-badder-better deal, but .380s were used extensively in other theaters to good effect.

Go online and find where someone shot their attackers a few times with .380s and were found to be insufficient! I bet you wouldn't find much.

 

[MICHAEL T]

380 can be found almost any place The others good luck.
Now why a pocket pistol that weights as much as a snub 38 spl. If you want to carry something that heavy get a 38.
Small and light in 380 and less felt recoil than a Guardian Get a KT 1/2 the weight and I have 3 all dependable a carried ,and all now past 500 trouble free rounds.
You choice but if I was going to carry that much weight I go for a snub 38
If you don't mind the weight want a auto and don't want a Kel Tec. Then try thr Bersa CC Its made for carry a tad bigger than Guardian 8+1 DA/SA and a lot more accurate anlong with easy takedown. Still cost less than guardian

With DPX ammo a good SD pistol.

 

[johndoe1027]

I had a Guardian 32 and liked it. It is MUCH smaller than a 38 snubbie with two more rounds capacity. That might be why Buck is considering it. The 32 ACP isn't THAT hard to find either. I can't remember not being able to find it at any place I went to.... That said, all of the gun shops and pawn shops around here seem to do pretty well with ammo selection. The only pawn shop in my little town stocks 50AE Gold Dots . I would say stick with the 32 (less recoil than 380) but don't do the 25ACP. I understand that the 25ACP is about the least powerful round out there.
I assume you have at least dry fired one of these bad boys. The trigger isn't for everyone. And they do stove pipe on the last round. I didn't like it at first but then I realized that it's a blessing in disguise. At least you know it time to reload. If I find time this evening I'll post a pic of my first target at 7 yards with the guardian. About a 3" group IIRC. Very well made little guns.

 

[loplop]

johndoe: the 32ACP guardian is the smaller frame. 380 and 32NAA are on the larger frame.

Personally, I like the small frame, but I agree with Michael T, might as well carry a snubnose revolver if you go ~18 oz.

As to the NAA necked-down calibers... I like the idea of them, alot. However, the current Corbon factory ammo isn't performing that well in gelatin (if you put stock in jelly tests). Too little penetration. The idea of the caliber is a great one, but it needs some work.

I'd prefer the readily available 32ACP or 380 at this point.