FN Five-Seven pistol: Long Range Firepower, Part 4

PART 4 of 4:
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

*** Big thanks goes to ImpactGuns.com for hosting this review. Thanks guys.

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[CD318]

Wow, do you ever shoot the gun??

4 parts of conversation, but no shooting on video?

[nutnfancy]

@CD318 That's why they call it a "table top review". =)  -- Veri

[Bloodyvains71]

I fucking hate it how people are trying to get it banned, due to it's rounds. They say terrorists might use it. Fuck that, terrorists also use AKs, M4s, you might as well ban guns. How many desert monkey terrorists are gonna get a 1000 dollar gun anyway. This is the perfect gun, and with everything else that is perfect, a bunch of upper middle class pussy soccer mom housewives with nothing to do have to complain because they think it will somehow effect there stupid little children.

[Detheroc420]

20 layers of kevlar and a 1/4 inch titanium plate at 100m is what this round out of this gun can penetrate. Pretty substantial for a handgun.

[chaff5]

Hey Nutn, are you ever going to come back to this and re-review it? A friend of mine is seriously considering buying one of these. All I can find online are a bunch of armchair-generals who just either say it's really awesome or their 9mm could beat it. I'd prefer a full on review from you though.

[SneakaSeeka]

getting 1 very soon !!! awesome awesome pistol !!

[Arata414]

I hope nutnfacy actually has time to go out and shoot the five seven. I'm actually thinking about owning a five-seven, even if people hate it for its caliber.

[a2js2]

so now that it is 2012 could you do a update one the 5.7x 28 plz im looking at geting one and i would love to see what you think about it being out for 6 years now

[hyska47]

lol alright, so i just finished all 4 of the 5-7 reviews. i gotta say i love how detailed nutnfancy is. however i am a young handgun owner. (obtained at 19, be 20 in February). i own a Glock 19 passed through my family and i gotta say i love it, but almost done upgrading it. but i have a delema. im interested in buying a new pistol when im 21 and i plan on getting my ccw. the options i have are, FN 5-7, H&K Usp .45(compact or full, cant choose), or possibly the HK.45.

[hyska47]

ive always loved H&K but im falling for this FN. im now watching nutns review on the usp to the glock 23 so ill repost this on there as well. thank you

[jmyersv1]

@Bloodyvains71 they are trying to disregard and stop the historical arms race in small arms. We need improvements in one system to show flaws in another, to therefore make improvements in armor and new pistols. I dont imagine it will stop until peaceful jedi with lightsabers all perfectly protect us all with the force.

[peterd1234567890]

@LOKIUNCIA and naw 2 more words modern warfare 3