vanfunk
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Hi all!
So a couple of weeks ago on a lark I bought a Smith and Wesson M&P 5.7. I had been intrigued by the caliber for a number of years and had recently seen good reviews of the S&W versus the FN, Ruger and PSA offerings. My LGS was hosting a S&W rep and they were offering some tasty discounts on in-stock guns so I took the plunge.
My first foray to the range wasn’t entirely positive as the gun was printing about 5” low at 25 yards. No matter, I was sure someone was making shorter front sights and I wanted to put a dot on it anyway. Other impressions were positive; I really like the “tempo” gas system and the fact that it’s hammer-fired. And for a hot .22, the recoil is very mild. American Eagle 40 grain was running 1625 fps and FN 40 grain was a hair over 1700 fps.
A few days ago I received my Holosun 507k green dot and threw it on there. Note: the included screws aren’t long enough so I picked up some longer ones at the hardware store.
I’m still getting used to the grip as it’s necessarily “long” between the backstrap and the trigger guard to accommodate the long 5.7x28 round. The trigger is good, about 4lbs; I’d like it to be a bit lighter but it is a nice single action pull after some takeup. The 22 round mags make for an engaging time at the range! Here’s 32 rounds (last of my supply) rapid fire at 25 yards.
I really like shooting it at 50 yards at the 12” steel silhouette. The little bullet gets out there so fast that it’s a “BA-DING” every time. I just received some of the FN 27 grain lead-free ammo and I’m anxious to see how that does; should be about 2000-2100 fps. I kinda want to see if it’s up to the task of groundhog and rabbit control in my vegetable garden once that gets going in a couple of months. It’s 40 yards from my elevated deck to the garden so I can hang out there and see what I can do.
So a couple of weeks ago on a lark I bought a Smith and Wesson M&P 5.7. I had been intrigued by the caliber for a number of years and had recently seen good reviews of the S&W versus the FN, Ruger and PSA offerings. My LGS was hosting a S&W rep and they were offering some tasty discounts on in-stock guns so I took the plunge.
My first foray to the range wasn’t entirely positive as the gun was printing about 5” low at 25 yards. No matter, I was sure someone was making shorter front sights and I wanted to put a dot on it anyway. Other impressions were positive; I really like the “tempo” gas system and the fact that it’s hammer-fired. And for a hot .22, the recoil is very mild. American Eagle 40 grain was running 1625 fps and FN 40 grain was a hair over 1700 fps.
A few days ago I received my Holosun 507k green dot and threw it on there. Note: the included screws aren’t long enough so I picked up some longer ones at the hardware store.
I’m still getting used to the grip as it’s necessarily “long” between the backstrap and the trigger guard to accommodate the long 5.7x28 round. The trigger is good, about 4lbs; I’d like it to be a bit lighter but it is a nice single action pull after some takeup. The 22 round mags make for an engaging time at the range! Here’s 32 rounds (last of my supply) rapid fire at 25 yards.
I really like shooting it at 50 yards at the 12” steel silhouette. The little bullet gets out there so fast that it’s a “BA-DING” every time. I just received some of the FN 27 grain lead-free ammo and I’m anxious to see how that does; should be about 2000-2100 fps. I kinda want to see if it’s up to the task of groundhog and rabbit control in my vegetable garden once that gets going in a couple of months. It’s 40 yards from my elevated deck to the garden so I can hang out there and see what I can do.