NAA Mini Revolver Question

[Weylan]

I have a 1 7/8" .22 mag mini revolver I've carried often in a pocket holster. Now I'm thinking of getting the Black Widow (2" barrel), or, possibly the Mini Master (4" barrel).

Question--Does the Mini Master fit in a front pocket, or should pocket carriers steer toward the Black Widow? Thanks for any input.

 

[Jim March]

It's a REALLY close thing. To get a MiniMaster to live in a front pocket, you need to modify the rubber grip into a "homebrew bird's-head" or buy wood bird's-head grips (about $20).

Even then, I hope those are big pockets.



On that MM in the middle, the entire grip frame backstrap is exposed. The factory rubber grip was trimmed with an X-acto knife and then polished with a dremel sanding bit. I'm very pleased with the functionality of the result .

 

[segpiledriver]

Jim,

is the small revolver at the bottom a freedom arms? if so, do you have any other pics you can post/send me? i have never seen one before. how does the cylinder release? thanks,
stephen

 

[SDC]

Jim,
is the small revolver at the bottom a freedom arms? if so, do you have any other pics you can post/send me? i have never seen one before. how does the cylinder release? thanks,
stephen
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Hi, Stephen. The cylinder on the NAA (and Freedom Arms) Minis are held in by a solid cylinder pin, so you need to take the pin out and then take the whole cylinder out to reload them; they were designed so that you use the cylinder pin as an ejector rod, reload your 5 shots, then re-assemble the whole thing (hoping you don't need to use them right away). The newest versions have a spring-loaded stud at the front you press in to release the rod, but some of the earliest ones were threaded in, I believe. HTH

 

[Jim March]

Ya, that's a Freedom Arms with a temporary "custom" front sight. It's a 4-shot 22Magnum marked "Casull's Improvement". It has a frame-mounted firing pin and a grip about the size of an NAA 22LR frame.

Tiny, potent little beastie .

To pull the firing pin, you push it inwards and spin it 180 degrees, then pull it out. Insert it the same way - in, spin, out a bit and it's good.

As to the NAA MiniMaster: the pic shows the relative length between that and a typical J-class 38snubbie.

 

[gino]

I bought a Mini-Master a couple of years ago. Sure do wish I'd gotten the Black Widow! The Mini-Master is pretty long, way too long for a regular pocket. Go with the BW if you want to carry it. I'd also recommend the fixed sights.

BTW, the newer BWs come with a smaller grip, half way between the big rubber grip and the little bird's head grips.

 

[Jim March]

I've pondered having my MM cut down to 3". It really wouldn't be all that hard, and might produce "the ultimate" . There's enough meat on top of the barrel to have another dovetail cut and a Tritium front put on.

 

[Bonker]

"I'd also recommend the fixed sights."

AMEN to that! Fixed don't hurt near as much, nor do they rip clothes.

I clip mine on my underwear waistband in a little clip holster I got from NAA a long time ago. It points right towards Mr. Happy so I never carry with a round in the chamber under the hammer

Mine is the really short barreled 22LR version.

I don't care for 22 mags. The ammo is too expensive for rimfire

 

[22luvr]

Keep what you have........

I have the 1 1/8" barrel .22mag mini revolver and I recently ordered the oversized rubber boot grips from NAA's website. It is part # GMM-M and I am astonished what a world of difference this grip has meant in terms of accuracy, handling, and security. The gun now nestles in an Uncle Mike's size 1 pocket holster like it was specifically made for the mini-revolver. Perfect carry combo that is totally undetectable and goes everwhere.

With the larger grip, I can now cock-and-fire the single action much faster and with greater security. My groups with the larger grip have tightened up measurably. The stock bird's-head grips are in the box forever.

Just a thought. You don't need a larger mini like the Black Widow or Mini-master; check out the oversized custom grips and keep what you have.

Best wishes..................

 

[Weylan]

Thanks, all, for the advice!

 

[segpiledriver]

"Ya, that's a Freedom Arms with a temporary "custom" front sight. It's a 4-shot 22Magnum marked "Casull's Improvement". It has a frame-mounted firing pin and a grip about the size of an NAA 22LR frame.

Tiny, potent little beastie .

To pull the firing pin, you push it inwards and spin it 180 degrees, then pull it out. Insert it the same way - in, spin, out a bit and it's good.

As to the NAA MiniMaster: the pic shows the relative length between that and a typical J-class 38snubbie."

Jim, do you mean cylinder yoke when you are saying firing pin? The firing pin strikes the rim of the cartridge. I know that yoke refers to the part of a revolver that swings out and that the cylinder revolves around, so it my not be a yoke in the strictest sense. I know how a cylinder is removed from a NAA mini-revolver. I was curious if the small gun in the pic was a FA (which you answered, thanks) and how the cylinder is removed. Sorry for any confusion.
Stephen

 

[Jim March]

:banghead:

Brainfart on my part!

Ya, I meant "cylinder pin", or what Ruger calls a "base pin", versus "firing pin".

Sigh. I DO know the difference, honest .