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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: BKMFR on March 06, 2013, 12:42:14 PM

Title: FN Five Seven
Post by: BKMFR on March 06, 2013, 12:42:14 PM: Does anyone have any thoughts on the FN Five Seven? Positive or Negative?
Looking at getting one, reviews read pretty good about them.
Thanks for the input.
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: h2ofowlr on March 06, 2013, 12:48:33 PM: They can be difficult to find right now. Priced very high as well. Ammo is almost non-existent and expensive. Overall a great round, if you can get around the other hurdles.
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 06, 2013, 12:55:00 PM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,101742.msg1323235.html#msg1323235 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,101742.msg1323235.html#msg1323235)
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: BKMFR on March 06, 2013, 01:21:11 PM: Great Info. Thank you!!
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 06, 2013, 05:36:54 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 06, 2013, 07:08:23 PM: Check out www.fivesevenforum.com (http://www.fivesevenforum.com)
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: jjhunter on March 06, 2013, 07:21:03 PM: My buddy has a couple of pistols and an AR. We broke in the AR last month and it was one slick little rig.
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: savage.270 on March 06, 2013, 11:29:44 PM: Extremely fun pistol to shoot. Its like you never run out of ammo. Quite accurate too.
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 07, 2013, 12:10:50 AM: Quote from: jjhunter on March 06, 2013, 07:21:03 PM
My buddy has a couple of pistols and an AR. We broke in the AR last month and it was one slick little rig.
I killed a praire dog at close to 100 yards on the ranch last year with my FiveseveN. ;)
Title: FN Five Seven
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 07, 2013, 12:53:16 AM: There is one on Gunbroker for $2,500 and they list them at Cabelas at $1,400, WTH????
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: MtnMuley on March 07, 2013, 01:00:06 AM: Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 07, 2013, 12:53:16 AM
There is one on Gunbroker for $2,500 and they list them at Cabelas at $1,400, WTH????

Let me know when Cabelas gets them, lol ;)
Title: FN Five Seven
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 07, 2013, 01:02:23 AM: Quote from: MtnMuley on March 07, 2013, 01:00:06 AM
Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 07, 2013, 12:53:16 AM
There is one on Gunbroker for $2,500 and they list them at Cabelas at $1,400, WTH????

Let me know when Cabelas gets them, lol ;)

Call them, they check every store in the nation in ship it to the closest to you!
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: CementFinisher on March 07, 2013, 01:58:06 AM: The ammo that makes this gun a defensive or offensive gun is not available to us citizens. good gun have handled a few and shot one. Fun accurate little gun, just to pricey for not having access for its meant ammunition
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 07, 2013, 09:41:02 AM: Quote from: CementFinisher on March 07, 2013, 01:58:06 AM
The ammo that makes this gun a defensive or offensive gun is not available to us citizens. good gun have handled a few and shot one. Fun accurate little gun, just to pricey for not having access for its meant ammunition
The armor piercing ammo is the only ammo you can't get legally, there is still plenty of ammo available that will work just fine for self defense, not to mention plenty of "defense" rounds that you can reload yourself. It uses a .224 caliber bullet, use your imagination.
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: CementFinisher on March 07, 2013, 02:36:34 PM: I did not think of reloading since its something I've yet to get into. Still i understand that its just the armor piercing rounds, but what makes them armor piercing is its speed 2250 fps. The speed also helps the light bullet to tumble increasing its lethality. The ammo you can buy travels at 1600 fps in the common 40 grain bullet, this has been shown in ballistic gelatin to greatly reduce its tumbling there for reducing its lethality. Neither have over penetration problems it does deliver all its energy which is minimal. The .22 Remington Jet pushes a 40 grain bullet out of a S&W m53 at 2100fps making it more powerful. The 22wmr has very similar muzzle energy's and slightly higher kentic energy's at impact when compared to the 57 SS197SR. The fn five seven has all kinds of cool points and is a great flat shooting target gun and varmint getter i just don't believe in its civilian offerings it would make a good personal protection gun. just my :twocents: though. yes i know the standard magazine holds 20 rounds. just believe you need more umpf behind the bunch
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on March 07, 2013, 02:45:44 PM: Quote from: CementFinisher on March 07, 2013, 02:36:34 PM
I did not think of reloading since its something I've yet to get into. Still i understand that its just the armor piercing rounds, but what makes them armor piercing is its speed 2250 fps. The speed also helps the light bullet to tumble increasing its lethality. The ammo you can buy travels at 1600 fps in the common 40 grain bullet, this has been shown in ballistic gelatin to greatly reduce its tumbling there for reducing its lethality. Neither have over penetration problems it does deliver all its energy which is minimal. The .22 Remington Jet pushes a 40 grain bullet out of a S&W m53 at 2100fps making it more powerful. The 22wmr has very similar muzzle energy's and slightly higher kentic energy's at impact when compared to the 57 SS197SR. The fn five seven has all kinds of cool points and is a great flat shooting target gun and varmint getter i just don't believe in its civilian offerings it would make a good personal protection gun. just my :twocents: though. yes i know the standard magazine holds 20 rounds. just believe you need more umpf behind the bunch
I think you need to do a little more research CF. ;)
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: CementFinisher on March 08, 2013, 12:22:45 PM: But as a use for non defensive id highly recomend it. nice lil gun
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: mountainman on March 08, 2013, 08:03:46 PM: When you get into the segmented rounds, it becomes a whole nuther beast! Will penetrate a laminate windshield with zero deflection, yet will segment into 3 projectile when encountering soft body mass. Know several trainers for the state patrol that carry this gun for personal defnse while bowhunting, without a doubt that it will provide more than eb\nough protection against bear and couger. Just ask Joel Tuirner what he carries!
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: JohnVH on March 08, 2013, 08:53:36 PM: my wife wants one in a bad way!!! they are just so damn spendy
Title: Re: FN Five Seven
Post by: huntnphool on April 06, 2013, 10:51:34 AM: Looks like the prices are coming down a little, seeing them going for $1700 on gunbroker now.