So, keeping my shooting distance to 7 yards and under, every group averaged around 2.
NAA Guardian .32 ACP – first shots
This is more than accurate enough for belly-to-belly confrontations and out to 7 yards. Compared to polymer-framed pistols, the weight of the Guardians is also helpful with recoil. However, I can see how the polymer finger hooks on the magazines could come in handy for many folks. I was surprised to discover that the. Of course, I should have recognized that both cartridges have similar velocities, but the. The recoil was most noticeable when shooting from the bench, but who practices defensive shooting from the bench? When shots were fired off-hand, the three pistols seemed to have the same recoil.
When you carry your Guardian or any other handgun in a pants pocket, use a holster. Also, always keep your keys and such out of that designated carry pocket.
And a word to the wise: Stainless steel still rusts, just slower. I have seen the results of sweat accumulating without regular maintenance. For those who carry a single handgun or two or three pistols, the NAA Guardian pistols are excellent choices. They are designed well with true DAO capabilities and simple operating procedures. Bullet weight measured in grains, velocity in fps by chronograph and accuracy in inches for best five-shot groups at 7 yards. NAA Guardians Guardian pistols use fixed barrels integral to the frame and simple blowback operating systems.
NAA Guardians All three of the Guardians are easy to carry in a pocket holster, as the author demonstrated on the range with a rig in his support-side pocket. The Donnybrook Knife from Bark River Real World Survivor iSurvived Special: Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Loading the Pistol Check to insure that the pistol is not already loaded, or contains any other obstruction in the barrel or chamber. Eject a round, if one exists, by pulling the slide sharply rearward to the limit of its travel. The Guardian does not have a magazine interconnect to prevent it from being fired when the magazine is removed; with a round in the chamber and a firm pull on the trigger, a bullet will be discharged, even without the magazines being inserted.
It is possible that a live round may remain in the chamber when the magazine has been removed or inserted.
Any round in the chamber will be discharged upon pulling the trigger regardless of whether the magazine is inserted or removed. Therefore, never leave the pistol unattended, even if the magazine is removed, and exercise extreme caution after removing the magazine.
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You must personally verify that the chamber is empty before field-stripping the firearm for cleaning or any other reason. Never place your finger on or near the trigger when operating the slide. The NAA Guardian has no external manual safety lever and no grip safety. It is fired like a double action revolver by firmly and deliberately pulling the trigger. Always keep the firearm unloaded until you are ready to shoot. When the firearm is loaded, do not touch the trigger unless you intend to fire!
When you are ready to fire the pistol, insert the loaded magazine, bullets facing forward toward the muzzle , firmly and fully into the magazine well of the pistol until the magazine catch engages "clicks" and the magazine is locked in place. Confirm by applying slight removal pressure to the exposed portion of the magazine butt plate. Firing the Pistol With your finger outside of the trigger guard and pointing the muzzle in a safe direction, firmly grasp the slide at the serrations and pull the slide rearwards to the limit of its travel.
Release the slide completely, enabling the slide to spring forward sharply; this strips a round from the magazine and seats it in the chamber of the barrel, making the pistol ready to fire the chambered round will be visible through the viewing port between the barrel and the top of the slide.
The gun can now be fired by pulling the trigger. Grip the pistol firmly in anticipation of its recoil.
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The Guardian is double-action-only, and contains no external, manual safeties. This means that the trigger pull will be deliberately firm and uniform for each round fired. Subsequent to a firm trigger pull, a bullet is discharged, the spent case ejected, and a fresh round chambered to the extent one is available in the magazine.
Dry firing can cause breakage of the firing pin. This may result in an unintentional discharge, or prohibit an intended discharge. To safely practice trigger pull, insert a spent fired case or a commercially available snap-cap into the chamber to cushion the impact of the firing pin. Unloading the Pistol While keeping your finger outside of the trigger guard, and pointing the muzzle in a safe direction, depress the magazine release and remove the magazine.
Visually check to ensure that no round remains in the chamber. See instructions for "Loading the Pistol" Firmly grasp the slide at the serrations and briskly pull the slide rearwards to the limit of its travel to eject any round or spent cartridge, in the event that one still remains in the chamber. Unloading the Magazine Unfired bullets can be removed from the magazine by gently applying force to the rim rear of the cartridge with your finger; gently move the cartridge forward until it springs free from the retaining lips of the magazine.
Disassembly Check to ensure that the pistol is not already loaded. But when I was out in Kerrville, TX last weekend with some extended family, one of them took me to a pawn shop. My interest in guns started with personal defense, and that remains my primary motivator. Sure, my first purchase was a small gun, a Springfield XD-9 Subcompact. Well, it was a mistake purchase because small guns are hard to shoot and shoot well, which really works against someone learning how to shoot, build competence, and gain confidence. They are NOT a first choice, and probably not even a second or third choice, but sometimes they are the right tool for the job.
Sometimes, small is what you need. I made do with what I had, but still wished for something smaller. And now, perhaps I have it. Plus why this particular gun? So small that most people can only get 1 finger on the grip, with your ring and pinky fingers dangling off. This particular gun seems to be on the older side. But long-short made relevant here? Is it still great performance? Nope; I still consider it sub-optimal.
Yeah, it was dirty, and I could also tell… old. Still, I cleaned what I could, oiled it up well, and put it back together. There were numerous malfunctions, mostly failures to feed.
NAA ACP Guardian Owner's Manual
Sometimes the last round would stovepipe in the magazine, sometimes it might start feeding then the slide closed and things munged up. If it continues to malfunction after that, then it becomes a conversation piece. Certainly at this point I do not trust the gun for personal protection. But regardless of bullet shape — and they were all different — all either fed or malfunctioned the same. Would I want to do a round weekend class with it? Probably not and not just because felt recoil. Will have to see how that pans out in reality in terms of quick drawing.
Everything was from the ready position. Some stuff was slow fire.