Newbie Here

valvestem · July-28-17 18:07

Hello there everyone, I bought a NAA 22LR 1-1/8 BBL just a few days after an old friend showed me his 22Mag/22LR NAA Mini. Now I want another, just like was said, they are like potato chips.
Thanks for having me. I live in Maine, and go to a small 22 only indoor range which is nice to have available.

OLD and GRUMPY · July-28-17 20:07

Welcome. There will be more minis.

Pictures. Old farts like pictures. Take advantage of the other topics. It's not all guns. Did I say pictures?

RogueTS1 · July-28-17 20:07

Welcome, never heard of a .22 only range............... interesting.

top dog · July-29-17 06:07

Valvestem,
First off,welcome to the forum,nice bunch of folks here.

OK,so when are you getting your next mini?? Like you said,they are like potatoe chips!!!

Where in Maine? I go up to Jackman each September.

Top Dog

mainstreet · July-29-17 07:07

Welcome to our forum, Valvestem! I have tried several different grips for my 22 LR 1 1/8 Mini, and for me, I prefer the rubber slip on grip. To me, it has the best feel and stability.

Ruger · July-29-17 09:07

Hey, VALVESTEM! Welcome to the Forum. Pull up a chair anytime and join in. We are a great bunch with similar interest. Do't be a lurker - we need your opinions and stories!

valvestem · July-29-17 17:07

Quote from: RogueTS1 on July-28-17 20:07
Welcome, never heard of a .22 only range............... interesting.

Yup, me either until last winter. It has been in existence since the mid 1940s, set up for men and kids to shoot targets. $50 a year for membership, I love it.

Rick_Jorgenson · July-29-17 21:07

Welcome Valvestem!

Yep, there will be more. The first one looks cool you show your friends, they say how cool it is.

Then..... you see a different model, "what the heck is that?" You tell yourself how cool THAT one is then you figure out a good reason to buy it too.

Then, you realize "Hey! lots of those folks on the NAA Forum have more than one, I can have more to!"

Next thing you know, you got 2 of them. Then 3 and so on....

Welcome again, the first bunch of posts are a pain for you (the verification code thingy) so we understand if you put up some weak comments (example, "looks good", "great photo", "nice gun" "Does Uncle_Lee really keep his HUGE collection of mini's in shoe boxes?") to get through the trial period (I think it is 15 posts.)

Uncle_Lee · July-30-17 03:07

Good Morning Mr. Stem,
You have only one NAA Mini??
Quit, get off this forum, stick that mini in a shoe box.
If you don't, you will buy more and more and more and more.
Your need can not and will not be satisfied.
You will see one that you don't have and the urge to have it will overcome you.
You will start sneaking out to go to the gun shop.
The minis are small you can hide a lot from the world.
I feel you may be lost already.
Pity, Pity, it is.

Welcome to the forum.

top dog · July-30-17 05:07

Uncle Lee,
What is it with you and the shoebox???

Why don't you just break down and get a vault like everyone else?

It is bad enough that Valvestem is trying not to get the NAA addiction,then for you to have him get the shoebox thing!!!

Top Dog

Texduk3 · July-30-17 06:07

welcome to the forum Mr Stem
Yes, they are hard to live with only one !!

they like to live among their piers

Kevin55 · July-30-17 09:07

Quote from: mainstreet on July-29-17 07:07
Welcome to our forum, Valvestem! I have tried several different grips for my 22 LR 1 1/8 Mini, and for me, I prefer the rubber slip on grip. To me, it has the best feel and stability.

Is that the Hogue slip on grip from NAA? The standard grips are way too small.

bleak_window · July-30-17 10:07

Quote from: RogueTS1 on July-28-17 20:07
Welcome, never heard of a .22 only range............... interesting.

Some people call it a basement.

lefty dude · July-30-17 11:07

When you buy a Cap & Ball Mini, you are well on your way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is that RANGER II

??

OLD and GRUMPY · July-30-17 12:07

Quote from: lefty dude on July-30-17 11:07
When you buy a Cap & Ball Mini, you are well on your way !

The "Dirty Girls" are fun. and no FFL. NAA will ship to your door. "Once you go black you won't go back!"

I want the Super Companion color case hardened.

Bigbird48 · July-30-17 15:07

I search for nice cigar boxs to store my guns in, they work well and look good if you find nice ones.

Quote from: top dog on July-30-17 05:07
Uncle Lee,
What is it with you and the shoebox???

Why don't you just break down and get a vault like everyone else?

It is bad enough that Valvestem is trying not to get the NAA addiction,then for you to have him get the shoebox thing!!!

Top Dog

Uncle_Lee · July-31-17 03:07

Quote from: top dog on July-30-17 05:07
Uncle Lee,
What is it with you and the shoebox???

Why don't you just break down and get a vault like everyone else?

It is bad enough that Valvestem is trying not to get the NAA addiction,then for you to have him get the shoebox thing!!!

Top Dog

The shoe box is my thing. It is what I write about.
There is not enough room here for a gun safe or I would have kept all three of mine when we moved to town.
So I talk about shoe boxes for my minis.

mainstreet · July-31-17 03:07

Yes, Kevin55, that is the Hogue slip on grip from NAA. They come in 2 different sizes, for either the 22LR frame, or the Magnum frame.

Gog · July-31-17 05:07

Welcome to the nUt hOuSe!
It is amazing what changing grips do to the look and feel of these little beauties!

valvestem · July-31-17 05:07

A couple days ago I came by 4 old metal cased eyeglass holders, which I understand can make a great mini-holder for some peeps.

top dog · July-31-17 06:07

Uncle Lee,
Shoebox is a good thing!! Cigar boxes too!!

Top Dog

RogueTS1 · July-31-17 12:07

Quote from: bleak_window on July-30-17 10:07
Quote from: RogueTS1 on July-28-17 20:07
Welcome, never heard of a .22 only range............... interesting.

Some people call it a basement.

Oh I see now...................... it is a word thing......................... Basement...................or cellar. I was just confused.

OV-1D · July-31-17 13:07

More so than not its the 40-50 year olds bedroom nowadays . Catch my drift .

Shovel-ready project · July-31-17 16:07

I expect yours will be the loudest piece in a .22 only indoor range. Might startle a few folks. What distance is the range?

valvestem · July-31-17 19:07

Quote from: Shovel-ready project on July-31-17 16:07
I expect yours will be the loudest piece in a .22 only indoor range. Might startle a few folks. What distance is the range?

The range is 50 feet long, and you are right, its loud, I left my muffs home and went with orange disposable earplugs, they let a lot of the pop-snap-crackle through to my old ear bones. Haha.