Yep
I've shot them. They are interesting. I find the round kinda underwhelming really. It didn't seem very loud. They accomplish what they were designed for, but not too much more (which is good engineering).
They are very fun to shoot
I am not advocating not buying one, just don't expect it to be some magical fantastic pistol. There are no magic bullets.
Again
If you plan on shooting at armored personel, the FiveSeven is your best bet.
If you don't plan on shooting at armored personel, then why is 5.7x28 better than a 9mm/45acp/40SW/10mm/...?
I could see it as a small game/varmint cartridge.
Do you know anything about its performance?
Do you? How many people have you shot with it? I've probably read all the same crap you have. It's nice discussing stuff on a forum with people who will agree with everything you say. If I go to the Chevy forum, chevys are the best cars ever. If I go to the Ford forum well. For every positive article I've read, I've read a negative.
BTW the FN rep is a sales guy, so I'd probably take whatever he says with a grain of salt or two. "Hey guess what, you can't buy the super duper military stuff, but here buy this instead it's better anyways"
This is why the US Secret service, FBI HRT, nearly a hundred SWAT teams, and numerous local law enforcement agencies deploy it regularly
That's because they recognize the possibility of engaging armored targets. If they didn't plan on encountering armored personel, why would they bother with it?
Ammo is expensive, so that kinda rules out plinking (which I admit they'd be great for but...)
Uhh. Two mitigating words in one phrase.