It's Elite Ammunition. They hand load for the 5.7. I've also seen a few online retailers sell the slightly higher loaded "military & LE only" load, but it's just the higher powered load, *NOT* the AP load.Dave2 wrote:Sure you can, just not from FN. I forget their name, but at least one other company makes "full fat" 5.7x28 ammo.C-dub wrote:I thought I'd read that it is under performing because us mere civilians cannot get the full powered ammo for it.
I got a Five-Seven for my wife as she has nerve damage in her wrist and therefore is very recoil sensitive. She was carrying a .380, but I wanted her to have something with more of a punch to it, especially with people wearing thick jackets in the winter.
The 5.7 recoil is nothing, it's like a .22LR. You could literally one-hand the gun easily, and it's a really sweet shooter. I'm seriously thinking of getting me one as a truck gun just for the high ammo count.
As somebody said earlier, none of my distributers ever have it in stock, or if they do, they're all promised to somebody else. So they seem to be reserved for the higher end guys. There's one gun on Gunbroker in particular that seems to have a never ending supply of them!