This is a flaw that should have never gotten past the factory and the barrel needed to be recrowned evenly before I took the pistol for its next session. While the 1 1/8-inch barrel doesn’t offer much stability to begin with, this makes things worse. This vents gas unevenly as the bullet leaves the barrel causing bullets to tumble in space. Keyholing is something you don’t want, retarding any meaningful penetration that you will need in a defensive firearm, especially one this small and low-powered to begin with.Īfter a brief inspection of the muzzle, I found that the crown favored to one side of the bore. I got close to target and found at distances beyond three yards, that ammunition was keyholing while the CB Shorts were hitting straight on. With the new ammo loaded and at that same distance, four out of every five rounds of this ammunition keyholed-hitting the target sideways. I used the cylinder pin to punch out my empty cases and reversed the process to load back up with this new ammunition. I pressed the cylinder pin detent and drew the pin out, put the gun’s hammer on half-cock and rolled the cylinder out. That was good accuracy by any measure, but I decided to switch ammunition from CCI’s 29 grain CB Short rounds to the same brand of high velocity Shorts, which used a 27 grain hollow-point. I fired my last four rounds and was pleased with a group that was just over palm sized. The pistol jumped up in my hand and I lowered it to see a hole just high in my target.
I raised my thumb, cocked the hammer, and put the blade over the center of my target. My thumb over the grip and my index finger over the grip was about the best grip I could get on the gun. I could easily forgot about it being in the fifth pocket in one of my pairs of jeans on my walk to test fire the pistol at the range. North American Arms Mini Revolver On The Range Reloading the North American Arms Mini Revolver : The NAA 22 Short loads and unloads slowly, with the cylinder pin being used to punch out empty cases. Today, the 22 Short is probably best used as a low-noise option for pest control out of a rifle with the NAA Mini being the only 22 Short pistol in current production. While not very powerful, it could be chambered in small handguns-and was-starting with its introduction with the Smith & Wesson No. The 22 Short uses a tiny rimfire case and was originally loaded with black powder and a 29 grain lead bullet. This little stainless-steel monstrosity is reminiscent of many pocket revolvers produced until the turn of the 20th century and its tiny 22 Short chambering was the classic choice for such guns. It can only be loaded and unloaded by pulling out the cylinder pin that rests under the barrel, which allows the cylinder to pop out when the hammer is in its half-cock position. The cylinder is fixed in place with no loading gate. The gun can only be fired by a pull of the little spur trigger. Operationally, the Mini is a single-action revolver that requires the little knurled hammer to be cocked for each shot with the only safety being milled hammer rests in between the chambers of the cylinder. 22 Short Ammunition vs 22 LR Ammo : The 22 Short (left) is dwarfed by the diminutive but popular 22 LR (right). The small bird’s head grip-frame is paneled with relatively plain rosewood grips. The barrel is 1 1/8 of an inch with a fixed half-moon front sight blade. The five-shot fluted cylinder is half the length of the 22 Magnum version I once owned. The pistol is less than five inches in length. The North American Arms Mini Revolver itself was laughably small when I first opened the box. When I first got the NAA Mini Revolver, it came in a padded steel lockbox-a smart thought and something that should be included in every pistol purchase instead of a silly cable lock and a plastic tub. North American Arms Mini Revolver Features, or a Lack Thereof I stocked up on three hundred rounds of 22 Short ammunition and set out for the range. The 22 LR and 22 Magnum versions are far more common, so why can’t the 22 Short get some love? I was reasonably confident in the gun, given that the 22 Short is the only rimfire round designed for use in a pistol. When I first received the 22 Short, my urge to review it kicked in.
North American Arms Mini Revolver in 22 ShortĪlthough I have long touted the Mini as being anything but a novelty, I decided to lay down the $200 just for the novelty factor of having the “tiniest of the tiny” handguns.
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