At bimart out here in Oregon they had 50 rounds (i can’t remember the brand) for $18. My cousin has tried to use his 9mm but can’t hit anything moving past 15 yards. On the tractor I’ve had them walking 20 yards away. My friend says they are a very flat shooting pistol round. I’m just curiousReasonably cheap. Where are ya. It's way north of 1 a round.
I’ve also been looking at the keltec. I already have a Henry 22wmr so I wouldn’t need new ammo. I might have to look closer into that. Price wise for the guns, I can get a keltec pmr 30 for $449 or a ruger 57 for $678. How loud is it compared to a 9mm?Not an interest of mine, if it were me I would look into the following:
Walther WMP, 22mag
Keltec PMR 30, 22mag
Just know, like the 5.7x28 these will be loud without muffs, but if you are in a tractor seat maybe you are already running ear pro.
And if you have a suppressor that can handle 22mag, the Walther is milled for a reflex sight can be bought with a threaded barrel to knock down the noise at the shooter. Or if no suppressor a forward blast diverter would do wonders on it, as far as the shooters noise level is concerned, but it might obscure the sights if not using a red dot on it.
I’ve also been looking at the keltec. I already have a Henry 22wmr so I wouldn’t need new ammo. I might have to look closer into that. Price wise for the guns, I can get a keltec pmr 30 for $449 or a ruger 57 for $678. How loud is it compared to a 9mm?
https://www.wikiarms.com/group/5.7x28Reasonably cheap. Where are ya. It's way north of 1 a round.
Myth Busting: .22 Magnum vs. 5.7x28mm https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/11/23/myth-busting-22-magnum-vs-5-7x28mm/This interested me until I compared it to the .22 WMR I already have. A lot of money for very little more if any performance improvement. The WMR doesn't come with AP bullets is the main difference.
Can’t hit anything moving past 15 yards with 9mm? Sounds like he just needs practice, not a new caliber. Even with a 9mm handgun, bullet drop doesn't become noticeable until you get well past 50 yards.At bimart out here in Oregon they had 50 rounds (i can’t remember the brand) for $18. My cousin has tried to use his 9mm but can’t hit anything moving past 15 yards. On the tractor I’ve had them walking 20 yards away. My friend says they are a very flat shooting pistol round. I’m just curious
Changing caliber won't fix that. "It aint the arrow, it's the Indian".....My cousin has tried to use his 9mm but can’t hit anything moving past 15 yards....
Other sources list the velocity of the 5.7x28mm 40 gr round considerably less. around 1600 FPS. I agree that the 5.7x28mm is more powerful. But using advertisements rather than test results is not valid in my book. Also my 22 Mag has a much longer barrel 6.5 inches Velocity is 1400 fps according to Chuckhawk. Still the 5.7 is more powerful. I also have a 22 mag rifle so it makes more sense to me. But then I have better defense pistols than either. It would make sense though to others and because it is reloadable it is attractive.Myth Busting: .22 Magnum vs. 5.7x28mm https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/11/23/myth-busting-22-magnum-vs-5-7x28mm/
Yea he got a 2.5” barrel, I can’t hit much past 15-20 yards with my sr22, maybe a coyote since it’s bigger but I’ve missed every squirrel I’ve shot at at that distance. I know that’s not 9mm but I personally think any gun with a barrel length less than 4” is kind of pointless. It looks like most 5.7s are between 5-7.5”. Thought maybe the much flatter shooting would help. I could be dead wrong though just trying to learn more I guess.Changing caliber won't fix that. "It aint the arrow, it's the Indian".
I was wrong it’s a Taurus g2c so 3.2”Yea he got a 2.5” barrel, I can’t hit much past 15-20 yards with my sr22, maybe a coyote since it’s bigger but I’ve missed every squirrel I’ve shot at at that distance. I know that’s not 9mm but I personally think any gun with a barrel length less than 4” is kind of pointless. It looks like most 5.7s are between 5-7.5”. Thought maybe the much flatter shooting would help. I could be dead wrong though just trying to learn more I guess.
Yes this is an interest too, but I have a ruger pc already that’s good 80-100 yards. We have houses about 200-400 yards around so I try to use shorter range guns as much as possible. We’ve already got complaints from them that they can hear bird shot bbs on their roof( the one at 200 yards the others never complain) but we never aim near any house and bird shot ain’t going 200 yards so I’m not sure what they heard. We just try to be very carefulThe only 5.7 that has my interest is the Ruger LC carbine. Handy little package, with a barrel long enough to get the most out of the cartridge.