The Switch Gun Mini Revolver : Pocket Rocket! 

This is like, 5 times better than the Lifecard.

I’ve been searching for a handgun for deeper carry. The Switch-Gun seemed to be a viable weapon for me. Despite months of deciding to spend the exorbitant price for this .22 magnum pistol, I finally took the plunge and purchased the Switch-Gun. Pros: Very compact and extremely light. Easily hidden until you need it. The .22 mag round is very deadly if you need it in a life or death situation. It’s a fun weapon to shoot! Despite not having sights, simply pointing the weapon was accurate for me. My first round was wide left, but after that, all my rounds were pretty much center mass. This little pistol packs a punch. Cons: To deploy the Switch-Pistol, the release button must be pushed down. This goes against the natural inclination or “muscle memory” to push the switch up to open the gun like one would a switchblade knife. In a stressful situation this could be deadly. In an effort to get familiar with the weapon, I practiced opening, cocking, decocking, and closing the weapon numerous times. Less than 24 hours of having this gun, it would no longer cock. I sent it back for “repairs”. I believe the cylinder was stripped due to cocking or decocking because the pistol had a “new” cylinder when returned from repair a week or so later. After firing it at the range, I continued to cock and decock the weapon. And sometimes the cylinder “hesitates” a little to turn. Keeping my eye on that. As I continued to practice (no dry firing), opening and closing the weapon, I had yet another mechanical issue. The “screw” connecting the polymer grip to the steel pistol, began to become loose. I constantly had to retighten the screw to keep it from coming out. Loctite may fixed the issue. In life or death situation a product needs to function. As a police officer, carrying the Switch-Gun as an off duty backup to my “primary backup”, would not have gone well for me if these function issues occurred in the field. For the almost $500.00 paid for the my Switch-Gun, it’s way overpriced for a poorly made (poor quality and durability) weapon. My hope is that Standard Manufacturing will make modifications to this extraordinary concept by making the Switch-Gun a viable defense weapon. For now, I am not totally confident with this weapon. Until I do, it’s just an expensive paperweight. For that, I give Three stars Michael Yates

been watching you for years! I can always rely on a well made no frills thorough great music honest review from you Sootch00! Thank you always for what you do!

Got one,second gen,works flawlessly. To my knowledge, this is the most concealable handgun you can buy.The 22mag has good penetration.

I have the North American arms version with the large flip out grip that has a pocket clip like a knife that keeps it at the ready. Hornady critical duty 22mag blow big holes in a 2x4 at 8 feet. Lot more power than people give it credit.

Sootch, you were right when you said, "This IS the golden age of firearms"!

Clean, small, easy to assemble/disassemble, very easy to use I want 1

I love knowing my switch gun is so easy to cancel carry anywhere. Great little gun.

I've got the naa with folding grip I really like it alot It has a lifetime warranty and great customer service. I called them for a catalog and a human answered the phone.

The late Bill Jordan and Massad Ayoob thought the .22 magnum made a fine backup revolver cartridge, producing very effective wounds.

Awesome! Now add a knife, tweezers and a toothpick and impress the hell out of us.

I'm from the UK and I am so jealous it hurts. One benefit we have is we can have a fight between willing participants and no one has to press charges. Fist fighting is pretty much a weekend sport where I come from

The size of the grip would certainly provide needed stability, but it still disappears into a pocket. The one-handed deployment is a big plus, as your other hand may be deflecting during your draw. I like it.👍

The notches are to thread the barrel in. The barrel can also be replaced with a longer one with or without the barrel lug.

Thanks for the video. Very detailed and thorough. Easily got my thumbs up!

This is insane and I want one yesterday

Another great video. I sure do like your calm well explaining style. I think this revolver is a great idea. Like you said up close and personal. I agree with your assessment of the front sight. Cost is high but a trip to the hospital or a funeral is even higher. The quick deployment and hand filling grip certainly sets it apart. Thank you so much for your videos. Have a great day 😀.

I use to carry a Bauer .25 pistol as a back up weapon. TINY sights on it , although the slide had a raised grooved ridge on it. I painted the front sight and half of the ridge red, and all of a sudden, that gun was easier to shoot, and much quicker to aim. Just point the red stripe at the target and go bang. bang, bang.

The 3 things I want in a gun is small size(to carry), undercover(to be a surprise), and as much power as you can fit in a small weapon. In which this thing gives me 2 & 1/2 of those things. For it's extremely small & compact, it's a secret weapon, and since it's a revolver(even as a 22) shouldn't it still produce some degree of good power. But anyway I like this better than a cellphone gun, and a credit card gun.

Love this, I must get one!

This has made me nostalgic. I may have to pick up another NAA in 22 mag with an alternate 22lr cylinder. I've had several over the years but always let them get away from me for some reason, Lol.

Love the reviews. Always focused on the qualities of the Firearms 👍

That's a sick little gun , definitely easy to conceal!

Awesome! Enjoy your reviews

Fantastic little gun, "get off me gun" needs to be a sales category

That’s pretty neat, be a great little back up gun, exactly for those “get off me” situations, when pulling a concealed glock ain’t manageable.

Love this pocket gun

Gives the meaning to. "Is that a gun in your pocket?" " Or are you just happy to see me?" Life!

I love these mini weapons videos man keep 'em coming! :)

Very good review. I love my tiny weird firepower, and have several NAA Mini Revolvers, an array of .25s, vintage and antique small frame .22 and .32 revolvers, and derringers. I'm particularly fond of the High Standard Derringer in .22 Magnum and the .32 caliber S&W New Departure 2" Bicycle Model. A truly small and slender top break revolver. This is exactly the sort of thing I like. Unfortunately .22 Magnum really suffers in very short revolver barrels, often gaining only a little on the .22 LR. A conversion cylinder for this would be just the thing. What I'd really like to see is a gun of this type in .32 ACP. And it's already been done. A resurrection of the very rare Braverman underbarrel .32 folding grip revolver would be excellent as far as I'm concerned. I'd have two! 😀 This company seems like just the outfit to do it. Scaling this design up to .32 ACP or possibly the new .30 Super Carry cartridge would also be perfect.

Very good! Single action! Small! I loved it!

Love this. So very, very handy.

Really like the power blade action/ release on the Switch-Gun. Sootch, it would be great if you could do a straight up comparison of one of the North American Arms Holster Grips / Folders (NAA-22LLR-HG / NAA-22LR-HG / NAA-22MS-HG / NAA-22M-HG) against this thing since the msrp on the North American arms runs $269 - $280.

Don't know that this is any better or more convenient than a pocket 380, but I dig it! Thanks👍!

I seriously need this in my life frfr

👏👏👏 excellent information, Thanks from Brazil!

Agree, with such a short barrel 22Mag makes little sense. Half of the powder burns outside. Making it 22lr and adding a tad more barrel would make a better product.

Standard manufacturing should have used a green sight cuz green would catch more light than that red does but who needs a sight for a belly gun thanks scooch for the video

Incredible

Love this

The build quality looks worth looking into. Thanks.

Very interesting concept. I’d like one even if just for fun. But I could also see it being good backup gun too

I love it!

😲"whoa'...that is awesome!"

Love it! But that price...

This is perfect for all the car jackings, ATM robberies, etc. Everyone should have it.

This looks so cool.

Great little gun, that's all anyone really needs if they know what to do in a tight spot.

Looks like it's really well made. I think this would make a great backup gun to your primary. That said, I'd have no problem carrying this as a deep carry or summer gun. I like it! (That said, I like firearms period) LOL! Great review as usual. Stay safe and healthy. Peace

Its cute! but .380's are smaller with more rounds

Just ordered mines can't wait

Awww that’s so cute I love it 🤣🤣🤣

Never bring a knife to a gu....... oh, nvm. Proceed sir!

Excellent review. I think all too often people overlook the utility of these little guns. I own a NAA Scofield breakfront style .22 WMR 5 shot revolver and I’ve added their folding handle which is an excellent improvement. Nevertheless, I agree with you that competition is good and will improve what’s available. The NAA folding handle is good but it doesn’t “flip” like this one …and indeed that’s an important improvement/innovation. I will be keeping my NAA but if they add a switchblade style handle I will totally snatch one up. Thanks again for what you do.

Very cool Gotta get one 👍🏻

Love it I want one

It would be nice to have the release button on the right side for lefty's.

They should think about making that cylinder rod captive so that you can do quick reloads with pre-loaded spare cylinders

Macho big guys having fun with this little gun. I like its zippy easy way it snaps together.useful revolver.

That's a piece of art

It looks really good. Hope they sell a ton.

It's cool but not $449 cool. Also, a size comparison with Ruger LCP Max would be very useful here.

I love this

this is beautiful

A way they could have added value to this would have been having the cylinder the same as naa revolvers, that way you could swap mag, lr or blackpowder. If they sell replaceable barrels so you can choose barrel length, that would be better yet.

Hey Sootch, Your sterling review of the Switch Gun was so good that I had to run out and buy one. I actually communicated this to Standard Manufacturing when I contacted them regarding the slight bit of play in the gun when it's in the locked open position. They responded promptly and stated, "Yes, it'll have a little bit of play. That's so if there's any debris in there it'll open still. Shouldn't be that much however." Figured I would share it with you. Thanks, Sootch.

Old school…me likey! Reminds me of my Dad’s old .22!

got one love it

I may add this to my collection. I have all three of the Ruger 380 ACP's and the new Max is terrific with larger clip. However, there Switch-Gun designs are interesting. I love and carry everyday the North American Arms, mini-mag, 22 lR, as it has the extended grip (most needed with big hands) and the fast fold out from pocket to firing is only one second. I have perhaps twelve mini's of three calibers, but for sure wearing shorts, etc. the American Arms at a little over 6 oz. is just fine and know one ever knows it is there. I think the pocket clip on the NAA is perfect holding the gun in place, but ready for fast pull.

😎That thing is as Kool as it is tiny! Worth having 4 Collectors 🤙🇺🇸

Love it 👍❤

I like it,that's pretty cool and .22 magnum is overlooked but will work.

I would like to see some company come up with a 4 barrel pepper box new in stainless

what a perfect weapon to conceal for holding up the local liquor store!.. way to go Standard Mfg Co.! another fine tool in the betterment of the human race

Amazing

I like its simplicity amazing pop out action

So it’s a updated grip to the NAA mini revolver. It’s cute and all but I’ll stick to my Beretta 950bs

Nice I want one. Just make sure you don't accidentally carry it into the airport or any government facilities. You're done if you do.

While I don't have one in my hands right now, I do know a few things about machining, assemblies, and guns. My educated guess is that the barrel is threaded into the frame, and those notches are for the tool that applies torque during assembly.

Dayummm that's beautiful

Nice revue of a neat toy. Looks like a solution looking for a problem however.

I like that knock off Smith and Wesson logo..

Great Review,appreciate it

I love it

I’d also be interested in a two shot version with a rectangular cylinder chambered in .380 or 9mm. Hopefully the manufacturer is reading these comments.

It would make a great little tackle box gun with some snake shot.

This is the perfect gun for me

Great review

06:04 I think the notches are there to screw the barrel in. The barrel is probably machined separately with higher tolerance/accuracy.

Pretty cool mini pistol, I got a question regarding the hammer though: -Can the hammer be cocked while it is folded or is there a security measure against that -Can it be folded while the hammer is cocked Both would regard if it can be carried "hot" or the possibility of the hammer getting caught while taking it out of your pocket.

Muy buena, para salir de apuros 😎

Wow!! Nice 😎👊

Very 😎

Classic belly gun As a NAA owner I think this is one I'll get for collection

i may have giggled when he said "it's real easy to pull out" lol

Oh my... I want one ... Now!!!!

I have the NAA 22mag with the folding grip which is very similar, it’s awesome, great quality, but you need two hands to deploy it.

I'd be interested to see the chronograph if they shortened the cylinder and lengthen the barrel while chambered in 22lr

Great job on video 👍

Wow like it