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by RECIT
Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:12 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: FN Herstal 5.7 Pistol
Replies: 36
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Re: FN Herstal 5.7 Pistol

LowGrainHighPain wrote:
CC Italian wrote:Fully loaded you could tell it weighed more then my brothers Glock 17 fully loaded!
Incorrect.

The Glock 17 empty w/ magazine: 25 ounces

The Five-seveN full (20 rds) w/ magazine: 26 ounces

And the gap keeps widening as you start to fill the G17 with ammo. One round of 9mm weighs twice as much as one round of 5.7x28mm.

CC Italian wrote:It was very accurate and fun but for the cost and it's size I would rather have 15+1 of my 10mm. :mrgreen: I am pretty sure it could over penetrate like crazy to.
Incorrect.

5.7x28mm ammunition was designed specifically NOT to overpenetrate. The bullet tumbles when entering soft tissue and dumps all of its energy inside. Ironically, your 10mm will overpenetrate against human-sized targets unless you are using 10mm light loads. In that case, you might as well be shooting a .40S&W. Full house 10mm is far too much gun for use against humans - bears are more appropriate.

This video is an excellent example of how the Five-seveN does not overpenetrate -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPW-oRJFKNA
Wow...read the info and watch the video. Case closed in my eyes.

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