What does your NAA Guardian look like?

[RogueTS1]

Anybody have anything different when it comes to their Guardians? Custom sights, grips, checkering, engraving or serrations?

We spend a lot of time with the Minis; too often at the expense of their bigger brothers.

I want to get my .380 Guardian customized: Big Dot night sights, 25-30 lpi checkering on the front and back straps, matching front slide serrations and quite possibly some Crimson Trace laser sight rubber grips. Thought this may be a way to get some new ideas on what it may or could look like as well as possibly some new ideas to add to the list.

[bud]

I put wood grips and Novak sights on my .380 Guardian, and replaced it with a .380 Diamondback. LOL   

[Uncle_Lee]

Here is what mine looks like.

[jw1128]

i would like to see uncle_lee's entire collection, I bet he has them all...

[heyjoe]

nice collection Uncle Lee!

how does the 25 NAA shoot? recoil compared to 32 acp?

[mouselvr]

I too would like to see uncle lee's complete NAA collection!  I would really like to own one of the .32acp Guardians.  I like the .32acp round.

[Maccab]

I dislike the .32acp most adamantly, on paper it's putrid, eeeeew, yuk.

The .25Naa is far better, if not in relation to cost.

I know Uncle Lee is a fan because he owns ten million .32acp empty cases or something...

[Maccab]

The .380 Guardian is substantially larger isn't it, hmmm...

.32 H&R mini! 

[Maccab]

Mind you I've never fired one, all you lucky people with your guns he he.

[Uncle_Lee]

I can't answer on how they shoot...
I just collect.
But I DO have a few hundred rounds for each. So they are not just chucks of metal.

I don't have them all. I sold my Sidewinders and Blackjacks.
I don't have the Talo sets.

[RogueTS1]

Very nice.

[jw1128]

I can't answer on how they shoot...
I just collect.
But I DO have a few hundred rounds for each. So they are not just chucks of metal.

I don't have them all. I sold my Sidewinders and Blackjacks.
I don't have the Talo sets.

Still a nice NAA collection.  I hope to run accross a Blackjack someday, I know the sidewinders will be easier to get soon enough.  What is good/not good is I hardly ever see a mini in a used case in the shops.  Good for the products, but bad for those of us trying to build the collection...

[bill_deshivs]

Here's mine:

[ikoiko]

Very nice engraving. Is that your work Bill?

[Uncle_Lee]

Very good!
A BBQ Guardian.

[bill_deshivs]

Yes, I engraved it. Thank you.

[Maccab]

I've heard folk can engrave things with a laser, how do you do it without one. A sort of dentists drill say, a Dremel even or wee chisels and a toffee hammer etc. How did you do yours Bill? It's very nice.

[mouselvr]

I always like seeing Bill's guns with his engraving work.  That is a great looking Guard, Bill!

[theysayimnotme]

Wish i knew how to post pictures. My first .32 Guardian is stock. I wanted the meltdown but the shipping costs made it prohibative. Then I found one on consignment that not only was already melted but the price was just about what the shipping & machine work would total. It even has stippling on the front of the grip.
I saw the picture of the woman's drivers license & I have to wonder if she sold her husband's gun out of spite or if the gun shop told her the value had been ruined by being melted.

[TeeJay37]

Wish i knew how to post pictures.

I like photobucket. Here's a guide.

http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php/page/index.html/_/featured-articles/how-to-post-pics-on-the-forum-r387

[Teddydogno1]

My Guardian .32 ACP looks like a catalog photo.  Bone stock, that is.  I've carried it in a pocket holster on and off for some time.  Last time I took it out too shoot, though, the magazine kept popping out during firing.  I do have the finger rest installed.  I think I read that there was supposed to be a change to the mag catch spring when those are installed, but I can't recall whether or not I did that.  I have a vague recollection of being unable to remove the mag catch and having left the factory spring.

I would like to send my Guardian in to NAA to get the carry/melt package done.  Anyone else done that?  Happy with it?

Rob

[RogueTS1]

Wish i knew how to post pictures. My first .32 Guardian is stock. I wanted the meltdown but the shipping costs made it prohibative. Then I found one on consignment that not only was already melted but the price was just about what the shipping & machine work would total. It even has stippling on the front of the grip.
I saw the picture of the woman's drivers license & I have to wonder if she sold her husband's gun out of spite or if the gun shop told her the value had been ruined by being melted.

Punch Reply rather than Quick Reply; post your post and then punch "Attachments and other options." Browse for your photo and punch the Post tab. That should do it for you.

[markstar]

Here's mine:

Beautiful work, Bill.

(markksr from Bladeforums)

[theysayimnotme]

Problem one: Once logged in you will be taken to your album page. Near the top of the page is where you will upload your pic. Make sure you have saved the picture you want to post to your computer in a place you can find it. Hit the browse button and find the pic on your computer.
How do I get the picture to the %$#* computor?

[ikoiko]

Assuming you have a digital camera.

Connect camera to computer and download pictures (camera will likely appear as a "drive")
Or
Take memory card out of camera and put into card reader and download to computer.

Now, if this sounds like more gibberish, then you need someone familiar with computers to give you a hand.

[TwoGunJayne]

If I could stand next to you and say "click here... click here... now click here," you'd say "OH! Is that all?"

It's much harder to filter it into my words and filter my words into your computer mouse.

One trick on your Photobucket (or other photo hosting web site) is to right click on the big version of the picture and select "view image." Copy and paste the entire web address at the very top.

See the formatting buttons at the top of the posting window? Below the "B" (for bold) is a little picture. Click on that and you see the words (img) (/img) appear in the post window except it's in square brackets. Paste your picture address link in between those two things. This should now work unless your pictures have been set to "private" on your photo hosting site.

As far as getting the pictures onto your computer, if you're using a digital camera, the easiest way is to pull out the memory card (its a little postage stamp plastic thin thing) and plug it into a "card reader" on your computer if you currently have one. If not they are cheap and you can get one that plugs into your USB port. They're like $20 bux. Once plugged in, it shows up under "Windows Explorer," (I'm assuming you have Windows) and from there it's clicking into some folders on the card.

By industry standard, pictures are usually stored in a folder called DCIM on the camera memory card. There may or may not be 1 or more folders in this folder. Your pictures are in there somewhere.

Don't give up!

If all of this sounds like a lot, I suggest going to your favorite search engine and typing in "getting started with digital cameras" and there's tons of help out there for you. ...with more pictures!

Hang in there guys!