I know the caliber had been around a while, but it's only recently come to my attention since a firearm I'm researching features it. So I go to look up information on the round itself and... Wow, what a mess. I've got the basics of what the round is designed to do, but the question of effectiveness remains rather large with anecdotal evidence being thrown all over the place.
I think I've got the gist, however-- A high velocity round designed to tumble upon penetration to create the wound channel. It loses energy relatively quickly, making it ideal for CQC. Beyond that, it gets real muddy so I'm hoping some real world experience will come into play here. Offhand it sounds like a great varmint round and something ideal in lead hoses, as the secret service is often cited in the examples I've read. If there's more to it than that, it's getting lost in the back and forth debates, along with whether the civilian version of the round matches the hype. (oh, and body armor)
What's the real story here?
For my purposes, I would need effectiveness against a two legged predator out to a minimum of 100 yards. The 5.7 would be in direct competition with 9mm and .45acp* for this role. My only request through this is that we all agree that shot placement is king and acknowledge it's a conversational dead end.
The floor is yours
*I'm leaning toward 45acp. In spite of the rainbow trajectory, I'm a big fan of mass and physics.
I think I've got the gist, however-- A high velocity round designed to tumble upon penetration to create the wound channel. It loses energy relatively quickly, making it ideal for CQC. Beyond that, it gets real muddy so I'm hoping some real world experience will come into play here. Offhand it sounds like a great varmint round and something ideal in lead hoses, as the secret service is often cited in the examples I've read. If there's more to it than that, it's getting lost in the back and forth debates, along with whether the civilian version of the round matches the hype. (oh, and body armor)
What's the real story here?
For my purposes, I would need effectiveness against a two legged predator out to a minimum of 100 yards. The 5.7 would be in direct competition with 9mm and .45acp* for this role. My only request through this is that we all agree that shot placement is king and acknowledge it's a conversational dead end.
The floor is yours
*I'm leaning toward 45acp. In spite of the rainbow trajectory, I'm a big fan of mass and physics.
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