MachIVshooter
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I like how some people say "5.7 is too small", but swear by the m-4. 5.56,
If you can't understand the difference, we can't help you. putting the 5.7 on the same level as the .223 is like saying a 134 HP Toyota mini truck can haul as much weight as my 134 HP turbodiesel 6x6; There are many unaccounted for numbers that are absolutely critical.
the stopping power I am thinking of in CNS
If you're counting on a CNS shot in a defensive situation, you need to go back to class. Ignoring for the moment that the head is a very small and very mobile target that will be very difficult to hit in a defensive situation, even a head shot is not gauranteed CNS damage; bullets deflect off of skulls all the time.
And the ammunition capacity argument is not a valid one; I can get 21 round magazines for my Witness 10mm that barely hang below the mag well. There are 20, 25, 27, 30 and 33 round magazines available for most 9mm's. Despite this, few of us are carrying duty-sized, high capacity pistols concealed for defense because they are too bulky; The Five-seveN is even larger than most full-size handguns.
If you like the Five-seveN and choose to carry it, great. But stop trying to convince the rest of us that it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, or that your decision is a sound one. It's an expensive novelty handgun that fires a round with poor terminal ballistics.