Would you sell a pistol you "can't really afford to shoot"? Five Seven.

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B!ngo, I'll be needing new transportation in the relatively near future and extra funds for the downpayment and taxes would be more helpful. I did sell a scope, a Shield, and an M-44 that was an extra and not as good as the one I am keeping.

Those funds will help me finance a new carry gun that I'm interested in trying out, the XDs 4.0 9mm.

Thanks for asking. :)
 
I mostly just shoot paper and reactive targets which doesn't require anything too exotic. After satisfying my curiosity with a plethera of different guns and cartridges over the years and faced with climbing ammo prices I made the choice to stick with the most cost effective cartridges to squeeze the most out of my shooting dollars and sell off most others. These days the vast majority of my shooting is now done with .22lr, .38 Special, 9mm, .223 & 12 gauge. For the shooting interests and opportunities I have those chamberings and the guns I have for them make the most sense both practically and economically.

I still have a couple guns for other chamberings that I hold onto for now as I may have use for them in the future, but all others and the ammo for them was sold off with no regret. I've only so many resources I can devote to this interest of mine, and the more that I tie up in non-useful safe queens, the less I have to actually use for shooting. For me the choice is easy. YMMV
 
5.7x28 isn't exactly an easy round to reload. If you throw the brass in a tumbler, it's ruined as its coated to aid in feeding.
 
I would NOT sell it. Just keep it in the safe. If I were you I would buy a few hundred rounds and store it away for a rainy day. Their is nothing worse then sellers remorse. I would know I sold my first handgun an XD-40 and have regretted it everyday. I thought at the time 40sw ammo was so much more expensive than 9mm ammo I should scrap the 40 and get a 9mm. Trust me just keep it.
 
Keep It!!! It's a cool weapon, even if the efficacy of the caliber is debatable. Besides, the sci-fi aspect is valuable to nerds... :evil: (hint: you might BE a nerd if you know where this came from)
 

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Sell it

Buy reloading set up

Buy another pistol that you will shoot more and is easy to reload.

Save the extra money
 
Blackshirt said:
Why do you detest the Yankee Marshal?
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I don't like his demeanor and his failed attempt at sarcasm for humors sake. His comparisons of gun vs gun are usually skewed. While I agree with some of the substance in his videos, I can't stomach too much of James Yeager for the same reasons. I mean, the one guy has a video called "Why Glocks Suck", and the latter has one called "All guns must be Glocks". Case in point.

For "reviews", general shooting, entertainment, or firearm related videos with not just substance, but comedy, I watch Colion Noir, hickok 45, Nutnfancy, and TNoutdoors, and sootch00.

I tried Yankees channel. I unsubscribed as easily as I did the opposite.
 
I think this thread has played out well enough for me.

Sold it. Using the funds to update my new CZ P-09 [which I like a LOT more] and have money left over for extra 9mm ammo and still save the extra towards a car downpayment [after I sell the SS197SR ammo I have].
 
I hope you don't regret selling it. That is one cool gun. Reloading 5.7 might have solved your ammo problem.
 
For some, but I got to where I really didn't care for it. I much prefer the recoil impulse of my CZ 9mm pistols. Last night, I did a first attempt on an 8" paper plate at 25 yards and had a fairly good grouping with my CZ P-09. That was just standing. No bench.

I do appreciate the comments. :)
 
It appealed to me for a while. Guess I got over it. Now, I'm more interested in my 9mm pistol. MAY get trigger upgrades for the P-09 from Cajun Gun Works. Supposed to lighten the DA and give the SA a crisp break rather than the OEM "spongy" feel.

Oh, also, . . . . +2 baseplate, . . . 20 in the magazine! :evil:
 
FWIW, FNH Five-seven, +10 baseplate ... 30 in the magazine (personally I think this figure makes the PS90's "mere" 50 round capacity look bad, since it's like 5X the size of the pistol). Also gotta factor the weight of a full-size 9mm hi-cap vs. the FNH (I'll go out on a limb and guess it's not particularly close) which is in reality the main selling point --that's why it has the fancy ammo in the first place (light weight, AP characteristics)

I'm not particularly enamored with 5.7 beyond it's factual flat-ballistics/high capacity properties, but I think the reason so many lose their passion for it is because, at the end of the day, it isn't that much different from 9mm-class service rounds, but does require some extra trouble (and $) the others don't. I think many folks who buy the gun expect the round performance to be something special, but it really isn't all that exceptional; it's the size and trajectory of the round that set it apart. But I don't think a lot of folks really needed a full size, 20-round, flat-bodied, flat-shooting, double-stack pistol with unique controls when the ponied up for the gun. I thought all those things were the best part of the gun when I bought it --forget what the round does (just so long as it does it)-- so I don't see how I'll become disillusioned with it unless FNH up and gives us the middle finger by shuttering everything for no reason. Which is a risk from any maker.

Speaking of ammo you can't afford to shoot; anyone got an MP7? :p

TCB
 
If you are a young person, keep it. Your life stretches ahead of you; who knows what the future will bring. Five-Seven ammo may get less expensive; you may luck into someone's cache of ammo at a reasonable price. The gun might hold increased future value as a rarity. If you sell it, you'll probably wish you had it back many times over the years.

If you are an old person, sell it. You've been there, done that. Your future is much shorter and little or none of the above applies to you.
 
I don't think you'll miss it. As to the CZs I took a shortcut to modifying mine and just bought a Tactical Sport.
 
You made the right choice! It's coolness and usefulness are over rated at best and if you can not afford to shoot it what is the point in owning it unless you are a collector?

I know how you feel about your CZ! I own a CZ 75B and I am looking at the P09 as a addition to my collection.
 
Thanks guys. Yeah, the CZ P-09 may be heavier than the Five Seven [and in a way, I like that better since lighter weight guns can be harder to actually shoot well], . . . but I definitely get more joy out of shooting it over the Five Seven. The Cajun Gun Works upgrades will just increase that enjoyment. The "mushy" trigger works and I can hit with it, but I think it would be even better with a crisper pull.
 
It's also a bad time to sell right now, New 5.7's are going as low as a grand on slick guns lately. you need to hold on until the swing back up, which they will, maybe soon with the Iraq thing going on and these shooting sprees continuing to make people nervous for new gun legislation.
 
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Me personally, and I fully admit, I am not the average Joe. But I would keep the pistol, build up your supply of ammo slowly a little here and there as you can afford to do so. Once I had close to 1K set aside, I would then purchase maybe another 500 factory rounds or if I could find them the cases and start loading for it. From then on out I would simply shoot and then work on those cases replacing them with factory if needed or extra new cases.



I have several handguns which ammo cost are far and above what you listed and I load for them all. If I didn't there would be no shooting as I'm not paying 25-45 dollars for 20 or 25 rounds, and they simply don't sell decent 10mm, 41magnum, or 454 factory loads in boxes of 50ea. If they did I probably couldn't afford them anyway.
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I don't think I could second that advice. Are you aware of the issues involved in reloading that round. It's not exactly like loading 38special or 45 ACP.
 
5.7

Here's my perspective on having a FiveseveN pistol, I bought mine 6+ years ago at a more reasonable price ($800.00) as they are now selling for around $1200 or more. I bought lots of ammo when it was $18 a box of 50 ct. also now going for $30 or more a box of 50 ct. I've also learned to reload for it, and it is not hard to do. It is just more time consuming because you are loading this round like most rifle rounds with case trimming and more preperation time is involved, which is not so much the case with many pistol rounds. Otherwise its not expensive to reload for, I generally buy any 35 to 45 grain bullets like Hornady V-max or Sierra bullets which usually run under $20 per 100 ct. The only negitive I can give this round is that there is no new brass available to buy, but for me at least, there are a few guys around here that don't reload and I get their brass, when they leave it on the ground of the gun clubs range. Even with these things in my favor, I don't shoot mine much, but for me it's a keeper. Do what works best for you. LM
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This ^^^^^.
I started reloading for this cartridge well before load data was available (gun was about $750 at the time)....lots of careful experimenting.
The problem with lubing the cases.....there is no problem lubing the cases. Imperial Die Wax works just fine.
The problem with the cases and coatings is different issue. The cases are coated with a clear proprietary polymer coating which is part of the delayed blowback system.
The coating starts to wear off after a few reloading cycles and cannot be replaced.
More important to the reloader is the amount of shoulder movement....the most on any cartridge that I have worked with. Resetting that requires attention, of course; the serious effect of that movement to the reloader is that the brass around the shoulder gets fatigued and case separation at the neck may occur. Normally, one would anneal the case necks to siolve this problem but the polymer coating prevents this.

I agree that the price per box is not out of line compared to other cartridges. If, however, you are not going to use it.....sell it and buy something that you will use.
Pete
 
If you don't want to spend for the ammo, you've got a "collectible" or "safe queen."

Unless you expect that unused gun to grow in value -- and given the certainty of inflation, few guns really do -- you would be better served by selling it and buying something you'll shoot, or spending the money gained on ammo for the guns you DO shoot.
 
Walt, that is what I'm doing. Selling the gun and ammo. Part of the money will be dedicated to buying ammo, the rest will go towards a future car purchase.

As far as I'm concerned, this thread can be over, . . . . unless others want to add to the conversation. I consider the decision final. :)
 
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