Have you ever shot a North American Arms mini-revolver? Neither have I, but when I strolled past their booth the other day I saw something I frankly haven’t seen from their designs before: elegance. They call it “The Earl” . . .
Like all NAA mini-revolvers, the Earl is a single-action rimfire with a spur trigger and a hammer notch safety. Unlike most NAAs, the Earl has a sight radius that’s longer than a Bic lighter. It’s available in barrel lengths from 2.5″ to 6″, and it has a lovely wooden grip that you can actually hold with an average-sized hand.
Can you say “snake gun?” It only holds five shots, but with a loaded extra cylinder in your pocket you can do a Josey Wales-style speedload in less than ten seconds. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms.
MSRP for this tiny Remington 1858 seedling is in the low $300s complete with .22lr and .22 Magnum cylinders. Street prices are as low as the $260s.
Maybe you guys at TTAG could do a head-to-head between this and a pair of AR pistols with Sig SB15 braces!
I feel like this should have run under a “Deepest Depths of Uselessness” headline.
Support mental illness or I’ll kill you!
“The name is Wong… James Wong.”
“John, when we said you need to clean up your act, this isn’t exactly what we had in mind…”
“Home defense is critical, even in million dollar Manhattan apartments.”
Any variations on the camo pattern/choice?
For me it is the history, engineering, and design. How tactics influenced design and design influenced tactics.
I also actively compete in service rifle target shooting competition with a different distance, course, and targets every week.
As you can gather by my handle I’m from the great land down-under and in the 25 years I’ve been involved in shooting sports, the local situation is getting worse every year. Licenses are harder to get. Requirements more stringent. More hurdles to jump for acquiring.
I only hope my son can join me when is old enough to start shooting in just over 6 years.
So don’t lose the fight in the USA. It will only get worse for everyone else.
After reading the excellent review on the M&P 15, & all of the great comments i decided I’d get one for myself. So i went to my local gun shop & traded a shotgun
& a SCCY CPX 2 plus $200 cash & went home with my new carbine. Tomorrow
my buddy & i are heading to the hills & we’re going to try out the new toy. This is my first AR & i can’t fool anyone — i’m excited. Let y’all know how i do.
Who’s Harvey Weinstein?
I have yet to see a product from North American Arms that wasn’t worth having. I love each and everyone of them save the auto’s (since I can’t have them in CA and never got a chance to try one out). On CA’s Safety List NAA only shows two revolvers good for CA. Both 1 1/8″ barrels and one in 22LR and the other in 22 magnum. I have the magnum version but I put the oversize rubber grips on it to better control the gun during recoil. The grips don’t really take anything away from its concealability at all. Being the same grips as the Black Widow (except the markings) it’s more of a ball than a Large grip. Easy to hang onto and covers all of the metal surfaces. I have the very same shaped grip made of faux ivory, awaiting receipt of my next NAA, a 4″ barreled Earl. Now this gun is not on CA’s list, but is exempt being a single action with a barrel longer than 3.5 inches. I could also get the Earl Hogleg or their Black Widow time and money pending. I’m sticking with the magnum chambering since it’s an ok, in your face defensive weapon with ammo going about the same as 38 reloads. Also I’ve not had a problem finding 22 magnum (actually easier than 22LR to find). I’d also have given my eye teeth for a chance (even at $500.00 for their short run top breaks), but that darn CA list got in the way again. Wheelguns should not be subject to the provisions of the California Safety Requirements at all and should all be exempt. Smithy.