No, the BOTTOM gun is something else entirely. Over a decade old, that's not an NAA - it's a Freedom Arms minirevolver, 1.5" barrel, 22Magnum - FOUR shot cylinder, not five. Frame mounted firing pin. Marked "Casull's Improvement", designed by Dick Casull who's also the father of the NAA design.
FA's minis had the same small one-finger grip regardless of 22LR or 22Magnum. So yes, trying to hang onto that sick little critter takes practice - then again, you know Dick is a recoil psycho
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NAA's 22Magnums (and of course convertables) have a TWO finger grip at minimum, unless you run a larger rubber grip as standard on BWs and MMs and optional on the rest.
The Magnums are therefore easier to control even with the extra power of the magnum loads. If you buy a 1 and 1/8th or 1 and 5/8th barrel Magnum Mini, and you find that the small wood grips aren't giving you enough control, there is a larger size wood grip available, or the yet-larger rubber grips that you can customize as desired. I used an X-acto knife for the rough work and a barrel sander dremel bit for the fine polishing. The NAA rubber grips don't have a hard plastic or metal internal core like on Hogue or Pakmeyer rubber grips, so the NAA grips can be altered to whatever you want.
I still recommend the Black Widow, double caliber and fixed sights (same as on my MiniMaster pictured) as the single best starting point. From there, paint the sights as desired, shave the rubber grips or replace with small or intermediate woods (see the accessories page at
www.naaminis.com), a pocket holster (or make your own) and you're good to go.
I bought the MiniMaster because I already had the FA mini for the front-pocket role. I've been considering having the MM chopped to 3" and the front sight replaced with Tritium at the same time
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