FN Five SeveN (sic)

[A4sForever]

ALOHA:

Anyone have any PERSONAL experience w/ one of these ... ??? Pro's, con's, what do you think about the ammo ... all the usual suspects ... yada, yada, yada ... ???

Thanks in advance.

 

[C420sailor]

Never fired one, but saw one in action at a ballistic shock plate demonstration. Chewed through the NYPD's standard issue vest like candy. Very impressed.

 

[A4sForever]

Never fired one, but saw one in action at a ballistic shock plate demonstration. Chewed through the NYPD's standard issue vest like candy. Very impressed.

Yeah, but, yeah, but, yeah, but ... I don't know what class of protection the NYPD's standard vest is ... but the super-impressive SS190 cartridge is not available to civilians ... at least not "legally".

 

[Junkball]

A4's, you're going to end up with a P90 eventually!

 

[A4sForever]

A4's, you're going to end up with a P90 eventually!

STOP SAYING THAT!!!

THE PS90 IS THE UGLIEST F'IN' CARBINE I'VE EVER SEEN!!!


But you are probably right ....

 

[utak]

You could try going for an AR-15 style upper that is made for the 5.7mm round.

The craptastic performance of 5.7mm but in an AR-style rifle.

 

[A4sForever]

You could try going for an AR-15 style upper that is made for the 5.7mm round

Yeah ... I've thought about that ... love that 50 (?) round magazine ...

 

[Mumbles]

That P90 is shiteous.

 

[Junkball]

Especially the civilian model, with the "legal" barrel. That AR is amazing. I didn't know there was such a conversion.

 

[A4sForever]

Especially the civilian model, with the "legal" barrel. That AR is amazing. I didn't know there was such a conversion.

Yeah, it's out there ... one example: AR Five Seven

But back to the pistol ... ???

Anyone?? Anyone ?? Buehler??

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

How much does a Five-Seven run for anyways?

 

[NozeMan]

Why bother with a carbine in 5.7mm when you can get the only true semi-auto carbine.....

The .30 carbine has more than twice the energy of the 5.7mm and a longer effective range. But I was just playing with the following

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30_Carbine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.7x28mm






And the M1 is just prettier!

 

[helmet91]

colleague of mine has one... it's great fun, like shooting a .22 with just a tad more kick. he carries it off duty too, somehow it's easier to conceal than the issued P2000.

 

[insanebikerboy]

I've never fired that pistol but the plus side of having a bottle-necked cartridge is that you're likely to have very few, if any, feeding errors while shooting.

 

[A4sForever]

How much does a Five-Seven run for anyways?

@ $940 +/- for a NIB w/ 3 magazines on several auction websites ... most dealers are OUT right now and the ones who have them are usually asking > $1100 for them ... the ammo is @ $20/box for 50 rounds.

That's a lot of money if you consider the Five-seveN to be a hyped-up .22 ... so don't consider it as such ....