FN Five Seven

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Who needs an AR, Mini-14 or AK?   Just buy one of these.

Got my hands on one today   -------------  my daughter bought one as a Christmas gift for her boyfriend.  The thing comes with THREE 20-round magazines!!!
The gun is light --- super light.   The gun is big --- not something I would want to carry concealed.    Even as big as it is, the grip shape and size felt good in my hand, and I could probably shoot those $1.50 a shot rounds pretty well. The gun AND the ammo are stupid expensive!   I'm not sure who would want to try and reload those tiny terror mighty mites.   You'd need a microscope and tweezers!

It DOES have the best trigger pull I have ever felt on any plastic gun.   I really like all aspects of the trigger action.
The sights are very good, and the rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation.    There's a pickaninny rail underneath for folks who want to make a bulky gun even bulkier by hanging shit off the front of it.
I do NOT like the stupid location of the safety lever .......... on the frame in front of and above the trigger.   That's totally unnatural to anyone who has spent any amount of time around semiauto handguns, and it could get you killed in an emergency unless you train, train, train, and train some more, or keep the safety OFF at all times.

If you want something that can put 60 rounds downrange as fast as an AR, get one.  Buy a few more extra mags, and you can really do some spraying and praying!!

I don't like the caliber, and I wouldn't want one, but it IS well made, a quality firearm, and would do OK as an open carry sidearm for those who like a small caliber gun.  The stupid safety location is a reason NOT to use it for self-defense.

I'll give it a thumbs up for folks who have the money and want something different to shoot on the range or for handgun hunting (where the caliber is legal).

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2,100 fps. Nasty round designed to defeat a Kevlar vest.
It's what the Fort Hood POS used.

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Nov 6, 2017 22:38:25 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

2,100 fps. Nasty round designed to defeat a Kevlar vest.
It's what the Fort Hood POS used.

Yeah, it's OK for people who want it, I suppose.

I saw a video of Hickok 45 shooting one at a cinder block.  I lost count of how many tiny bullets it took to finally bust the block.  That was less than impressive.

The gun itself is pretty neat, but too expensive, at least for me.  But I was mistaken on the ammo.  It isn't all THAT expensive.

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Nov 7, 2017 0:11:50 GMT -5 @muttthemaster said:

Nov 6, 2017 22:38:25 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

2,100 fps. Nasty round designed to defeat a Kevlar vest.
It's what the Fort Hood POS used.

Yeah, it's OK for people who want it, I suppose.

I saw a video of Hickok 45 shooting one at a cinder block.  I lost count of how many tiny bullets it took to finally bust the block.  That was less than impressive.

The gun itself is pretty neat, but too expensive, at least for me.  But I was mistaken on the ammo.  It isn't all THAT expensive.

Never had an interest in that round myself.

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Nov 7, 2017 0:23:32 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

Nov 7, 2017 0:11:50 GMT -5 @muttthemaster said:

Yeah, it's OK for people who want it, I suppose.

I saw a video of Hickok 45 shooting one at a cinder block.  I lost count of how many tiny bullets it took to finally bust the block.  That was less than impressive.

The gun itself is pretty neat, but too expensive, at least for me.  But I was mistaken on the ammo.  It isn't all THAT expensive.

Never had an interest in that round myself.

Ne meither.

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I have much more interest in the SIG 357 round but what's the point? I already have too many different calibers resting at the bottom of two lakes as it is.

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Nov 7, 2017 9:38:34 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

I have much more interest in the SIG 357 round but what's the point? I already have too many different calibers resting at the bottom of two lakes as it is.

I have tried to limit that problem.
My handguns are .45 Colt, .45 ACP, .38 Special, 9MM, and .22 LR.  They are all common and proven rounds, available in just about any brick and mortar store that sells ammo.  They are all easily reloadable with components that are easy to find too (except .22 LR, of course).
My rifles are .22 rimfire, .45 Colt, .303 British, and 5.56/.223 --- again all common rounds.   I can't remember how many YEARS it has been since I shot the .303.  I'll never shoot up the ammo I already have in stock for it.

All of my guns and ammo are high and dry.