GregGry
Member
(((((and the DA would probably burn you for defending yourself with a gun that was specifically designed to penetrate body armor.)))))
Not this again. The fact you used a 5.7 round or a 500 smith in a shoot can't be used to determine if you were justified in your actions in a court. Everyone should feel free to use odd calibers such as the 5.7 without fear of being found guilty by caliber choice.
My take on the five seven:
The good:
Low recoil
Shoots nice
accurate
Handles nice
The bad:
Expensive
Very questionable performance
Loud rapport for its size
Its not very compact (Might be a good thing because a shoter barrel would mean even worse ballistics performance)
Overall I like the pistol, however there are way too many issues with it for me to own one. The ss190 ammo is near impossible to find (an questionable when it comes to legality when using it in a handgun), not to mention expensive. The 195 rounds would be the way to go (out of the avaliable ammo), however I have yet to see a ballistics test that show anything better then a mediocre result. Brassfetcher did a test with the pistol and the p90, and for some strange reason the p90 only pulled around 100fps more and little to no penetration increase. I don't doubt that the 5.7 round could be leathal, however every shread of evidence I have seen on the rounds performance don't put it in the .45/40/9mm league.
You will get your money back with the pistol. Even if you take a 50 to 100$ hit to sell it fast, you have to ask yourself is it worth it to have money in the hand or nothing at all?
Not this again. The fact you used a 5.7 round or a 500 smith in a shoot can't be used to determine if you were justified in your actions in a court. Everyone should feel free to use odd calibers such as the 5.7 without fear of being found guilty by caliber choice.
My take on the five seven:
The good:
Low recoil
Shoots nice
accurate
Handles nice
The bad:
Expensive
Very questionable performance
Loud rapport for its size
Its not very compact (Might be a good thing because a shoter barrel would mean even worse ballistics performance)
Overall I like the pistol, however there are way too many issues with it for me to own one. The ss190 ammo is near impossible to find (an questionable when it comes to legality when using it in a handgun), not to mention expensive. The 195 rounds would be the way to go (out of the avaliable ammo), however I have yet to see a ballistics test that show anything better then a mediocre result. Brassfetcher did a test with the pistol and the p90, and for some strange reason the p90 only pulled around 100fps more and little to no penetration increase. I don't doubt that the 5.7 round could be leathal, however every shread of evidence I have seen on the rounds performance don't put it in the .45/40/9mm league.
You will get your money back with the pistol. Even if you take a 50 to 100$ hit to sell it fast, you have to ask yourself is it worth it to have money in the hand or nothing at all?