Sandy's Soapbox

April 2009

As hesitant as I am to talk prematurely about our product development efforts, I did want to share with you a project that has been in progress for several months.  Late last year, we were fortunate enough to attract the attention/interest of Larry and Aaron Moore, the principals of LaserLyte http://laserlyte.com/ .  As Larry's background indicates, he has been a major force in the design and development of innovative laser sighting devices  (LSDs) for the firearms industry and he was willing to tackle the challenge of creating a product specific to the NAA minirevolver line.  As his first YouTube video illustrates http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-CP4oSshE , Larry has made considerable progress in the past several months.  There is a second video which Larry created http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8OPweSXUU&feature=channel and, while the results of his shooting are not perfectly clear, it can't be beaten for its production value.

Many of you will be familiar with my enthusiasm for LSDs, particularly for our guns, for the several reasons which I outlined in our press release for the Crimson Trace Guardian grips; the same arguments/features/benefits hold true for LSDs on our minirevolvers.  This combination is not simply a novelty but a very practical, effective tool for personal protection http://www.naaminis.com/sandy110107.html.  We're very aware of the shortcomings of our present "sighting system" and, while we will never suggest that our minis are capable of target grade accuracy, we are very confident that when mini and LSD are matched (calibrated), many (like Larry) will be pleasantly surprised with the consistency of shot placement these guns can deliver.

We're told that these LSDs can be mounted on the S/LR/M series of minirevolvers but not (yet) for the vented-barrel Pug/BW/MM series.

We've been advised that the LaserLyte/NAA LSDs will start to ship within 90 days.  Given the extraordinary pace at which the development effort has progressed, we're confident that this schedule can be met.  Indications are that the MSRP on this device is (slightly) less than $100.