New Bug Out Box from NAA and Talo

by Richard Johnson

Published: June 26th, 2017

NAA Bug Out Box

North American Arms and Talo Distributors teamed up for a new mini revolver kit called the Bug Out Box. As I understand it, the kit is supposed to be suitable for keeping as part of an emergency kit in your car, home or outdoor gear.

The kit consists of two parts: a gun and a box (well – two boxes – see below.) The gun is a .22 LR revolver similar to the company’s other mini wheel guns. It is fitted with a stepped barrel and an orange colored Hogue Slip-On Grip. For this model, NAA installed XS Sights on the gun. The cylinder holds five rounds.

The box is pretty standard: a clear polymer box with water resistant gaskets. The box is lockable at two points with padlocks. NAA states the kit also comes with an empty ammo box. The photos provided by the company show a Federal American Eagle ammunition box, same as the empty ones you might throw away at the range.

The MSRP is $278. According to the information from Talo, this is a run limited at 1,500 units. So, if this is something you like, buy early.

Bug Out Box

In general, I like the idea of having a .22 LR gun as part of a survival kit. In rifle or larger handgun, a .22 can be used to take small game for food or to ward off larger predators. I just don’t know that this specific gun would be on my short list of guns to pack. In exchange for a bit more room in my pack, I would rather have a Henry A7. What do you think – does the NAA/Talo kit make sense for your needs?

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Richard Johnson

An advocate of gun proliferation zones, Richard is a long time shooter, former cop and internet entrepreneur. Among the many places he calls home is http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/.

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9911kelly on Jul 01, 2017

Why an orange grip, making it harder to hide if you need to?

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- 2ThinkN_Do2 on Jul 02, 2017
  
  @9911kelly It's a emergency weapon, in emergency orange. Also, if you live somewhere with deciduous trees, then fall colors would have orange tones . . . at the same time, it makes it easier to find if you happen to drop it by accident . . .
  
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- 9911kelly on Jul 02, 2017
  
  @2ThinkN_Do2 If It's mine and I need it, I'm going to have it stashed where I can find it if needed. An orange grip isn't going to help make that easier,because I'm going to know it's location. And if it's not a glow-in-the-dark grip, it'snot going to help in darkness.
  The leaves are orange-ish for a VERY short period of time. So it's usefulness as camouflage is extremely limited at best. Even in the fall, a darker green is better, as not all trees/bushes change colors, and green is a way more common and way more natural color. And even though leaves eventually change colors, the leave are green longer than any other color. Or, if on the ground, brown.
  Why choose a very limited, mostly unnatural, and more noticeable color as camouflage? I guarantee no experts would.
  Making it easier to find if I drop it could be a viable use, although my experience shows that's not likely to happen, as I keep track of all weapons, and insure that I have control of all weapons in one form or another.
  However, if it makes it easier for me to find, it also makes it easier for a potential enemy to find. And that could lead to the end my life.
  
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- 2ThinkN_Do2 on Jul 02, 2017
  
  @9911kelly It is so small, you could conceal the thing within you hand and no one would even see the grip . . . not to mention you could probably hide the entire firearm by just flipping your hand over, palm facing down.
  
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- 9911kelly on Jul 02, 2017
  
  @2ThinkN_Do2 True, but since the conversation went from grip color to size, it's also so small that it has very, very limited usefulness. It's inherent inaccuracy due to the really short barrel makes it good only for very close range self defense, and also weak enough that you might would have to empty the cylinder AND not miss at all.
  And if that doesn't do the trick and you have no time for reloading, then what?
  You mentioned the grip making it easier to find, but it's also so small that the size could make it harder to find, even more so in a situation where the grip is covered up. Try feeling for one in a deep, thick pile of leaves.
  I like small handguns, but although this one is indeed easier to hide because of it's size, it's just too small to be of good, all-around usefulness. Although .22LR can be useful, if I'm trying to survive, more barrel is needed to increase the effectiveness.
  I'm thinking along the lines of the Charter Arms Pathfinder, Taurus Tracker 992 (which can also shoot .22 Magnum, increasing it's versatility), and the .22LR, 8 shot version of the Ruger SP101.
  
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2ThinkN_Do2 on Jul 02, 2017

I think the point of the ammo box, is to show you it can hold a box of 50 in the case with the firearm.

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