.22 mag Switch Gun - cool gadget or?

That is a pretty cool looking little shooter. I wish he would have fired it in the video. With a .88” barrel I am sure there’s a lot of flash and noise. :D

I wonder what the divot is on the barrel. You can see it in the link.
 
The barrel is drilled way off center - it's clearly visible on the 0:25 mark. Not to mention that with such a short barrel .22 WMR has the same performance as .22 LR, only reaching deeper in your pockets... I'll pass that one.

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The gun from the link looks awful once you zoom the pictures - dings, full of specks that look like a surface rust, very crude muzzle and crown... That divot on the barrel might be for a quick and dirty torquing the barrel to the frame - judging by the overall appearance of that revolver, such low tech approach would not surprise me at all.
 
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Standard Manufacturing was having a lot of trouble making functional barrels for their interesting though probably mostly useless S333 “Thunderstruck”. A .22mag revolver might have its uses, even a small single action one which deploys like a switchblade but honestly if it can’t throw a bullet without it keyholing then what’s the point?

And why does it seem like companies are so afraid to make very small double action revolvers? We want cap gun sized double action guns and we’ve been saying it for years, so what’s the sticking point?
 
That hammer is a problem. For a deep conceal gun that hammer is going to snag, and get snagged. I would hate to be the poor SOB reaching for his keys and accidentally flipping the hammer just enough to set off a cartridge. For that reason alone it’s a hard pass, but it’s a really neat concept. I’m hoping for better production than this. The video seems like a pre-sale gig trying to dredge up enough money to cover expenses of getting it into production… which I would say is doubtful because NAA could do the same thing tomorrow and be a better gun.
 
Another answer to another question nobody asked.

No interest on my part whatsoever. A single action is not my idea of an ideal SD gun when there are similar sized semi autos.
 
I think this would be "better" received if it were double action, with a modern rebounding hammer. As neat as it is, it's really just meh.
 
WestKentucky said:
That hammer is a problem. For a deep conceal gun that hammer is going to snag, and get snagged. I would hate to be the poor SOB reaching for his keys and accidentally flipping the hammer just enough to set off a cartridge. For that reason alone it’s a hard pass, but it’s a really neat concept. I’m hoping for better production than this. The video seems like a pre-sale gig trying to dredge up enough money to cover expenses of getting it into production… which I would say is doubtful because NAA could do the same thing tomorrow and be a better gun.
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That is what I wondered. It seems there is no notch to let the hammer down between two chambers, so it is potentially dangerous, unless it has a block to prevent a hammer bump misfire.

Just saw one at the local gun shop. Really a neat toy. The one I saw seemed pretty solidly built. The cylinder is pretty small diameter and there is not a whole lot of metal beyond the chambers, but seemed it should be adequate for .22LR. I was tempted but they wanted $493 and I see the MSRP is around $450. Still a bit price when the NAA in .22LR is about $250.
 
Old thread, cool these made it out and folks are seeing them on the shelf.
Price is way too high. You can find freedom arms minis for less, I'm confident you won't find anything made goofy on one of those.
I don't want a spring loaded gun.
 
It would be interesting to see muzzle velocity figures from that vestige of a barrel with available .22wmr ammo. Probably disappointing.

I'd suspect a .22 short pepper box the same overall breech to muzzle length would produce better ballistics with hv ammo.

There maybe use for that thing. European countries that severely restricted civilian handuns allowed "alarm guns" - blank guns or tear gas guns - for defensive use. The gun-like appearance or the muzzle blast could chase off an attacker or at least draw the attention of the police. I will bet the muzzle blast of that 0.88 inch barrel is very alarming.
 
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Carl N. Brown said:
This is the Standard Manufacturing Co. that produces the Thunderstruck?
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The Thunderstruck makes no sense. Eight rounds of .22WMR, two at a time? Four shots total. I see no advantage over a J-frame for 5 shots of .38 Special.
Nope, not that, not the switch gun, really not even the NAA. They are all toys IMO, but the NAA at least is a decent little gun at a great price. If the switch gun were, say $300 I might consider it but not at $450.
 
Mizar said:
Even loaded with blank ammo, that abomination will still be considered a firearm.
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The Switch-gun is a firearm, unloaded or loaded, under federal law.
Locally, whether loaded with blanks or unloaded, it would be legal for defense use only under the same conditions that would justify use of a firearm with live ammunition: defense against a "reasonable person" perception of imminent threat of death or grievous bodily harm.

Locally (Upper East Tennessee) imported European pistols capable of firing only blanks or tear gas cartridges were sold n the 1960s and I suspect defensive use of anything appearing to be a firearm would subject to the same same laws as using a lethal weapon.
 
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