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Nutnfancy's table-top review of this excellent FN sidearm. All indicators point to the innovative FN Five-Seven pistol being an outstanding design. It's the companion pistol to the FN PS/P90 carbine and serves many of its special purpose functions. While more of a rifle caliber than a pistol one, it's advantageous to compare the design against a known and respected standard. Against the Glock 17, the 5-7 stacks up very well indeed. Essentially it has the same incredible light weight, equal firepower, good trigger, good sights (adjustable too!), ruggedness, simplicity, reliability, accuracy, ergonomics, and it's quality-built. But it uses the proprietary FN 5.7x28mm round which brings both good and bad news. The good is it provides laser-like trajectories out to 100 yards, Kevlar penetrating capabilities, amazing velocities (1700 fps for commercial loads), less recoil, and higher magazine capacities due to its small size. The bad news is the ammo is hard to find, it's expensive (compared to pistol ammo), current brass doesn't reload well, and few other guns besides FNs use it. While I don't have trigger time behind either of them at this point, my anecdotal study shows the 5.7x28mm to be a decent manstopper (surprisingly). But other downsides of the 57 is its high cost, wide grip, and limited accessories available at this time. It all others ways I think the design is a hit and would serve well as both a special purpose and all-around full sized defensive (or offensive) handgun. But honestly the jury is still in many ways on both the round and this design. It will have to be proven over time, like the Glock, preferably by adoption by LE and military units for it to gain world acceptance and respect. And for this design to survive, the 5.7x28mm load will have to become more common and popular with other manufacturers chambering for it as well. Sadly, I feel that without that type of support the round is doomed to a marketing failure. . Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 7 out of 10
Yeah...
Uh, I lost interest in your comment after I read the phrase "some plastic piece of crap." If you were going for neutral ground, then you failed.
I am a fan of old weapons like the 1911, but it is downright ignorant to say that old, dated weapons are better than the so called "plastic pieces of crap" like Glock and this Five-SeveN.
I think its like an Old men vs. young guys thing. Grew up and/or used metal ones all their life then here comes some young whippersnappers with some plastic piece of crap. The same way some old pilots prefer a bunch of mechanical gauges and look down on glass cockpits... It'll all go away eventually, for the most part...
By nano404 [Affiliate User] 1228292256 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIm sorry but I think thats bashing a whole class of useful and very reliable pistols. Glocks are renowned for being nigh indestructible with normal use and ive seen sigs run over by a HMMV repeatedly then buried in mud and it still shot great after a quick rinse. With no signs of damage in the "plastic" frame. Its weight that the designers are going for, yet they still deliver reliablilty and strength. Personally Id choose a polymer frame over all metal every time. Just my .02
By YllwFvrPB [Affiliate User] 1228127774 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove10mm is just an elongated .40cal round. most it used to be standard for FBI but as far as pistol goes, that is a common round.
By snugglylovemuffin [Affiliate User] 1228026502 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removesrry but i have no use for a gun that mixes plastic or w/e it is, with metal
By c2c2p1 [Affiliate User] 1227713081 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei haven't seen the 10mm in a while but it was used in the mp5 and i think the beretta
By DaOneAndOnly3 [Affiliate User] 1226765474 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveF**k that get a thump gun or use the floggin' radio!
By chiburui6 [Affiliate User] 1226615545 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove10mm is a common round? Huh, whut?
By diqster [Affiliate User] 1226466110 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removelong range and pistol dont go in the same sentence! lol get a carbine or a SMG
By broksguy784 [Affiliate User] 1225420633 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveLOL HOW U DOING ! lol
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