FN Five Seven

[carlson1]

I did a search, but it did not yield anything. I know I have seen them on here before.

Is there anyone who carry's a Five Seven? Do you have pictures? IWB or OWB?

Thanks
Carl

[rcasady]

saw this post ...no holster pics but maybe madmonkey will chime in
http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php? ... start=1620" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

also a thread on an FN forum .
http://www.fnforum.net/five-seven-holsters-t1146.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Annoyed Man]

One of the members from El Paso (Karder?) has a FN57 for daily carry.

[carlson1]

I am not for sure how good they are for cc. They do look interesting. Shot one at Bass Pro hat belonged to someone else.

There is a lot of reading out thers on the Five Seven. Positive and negative.

[mrvmax]

Check out the Rock Island Armory 22TCP as a cheaper alternative in a 1911 platform (with an extra barrel in 9 mm.)

[Seabear]

Check out the Rock Island Armory 22TCP as a cheaper alternative in a 1911 platform (with an extra barrel in 9 mm.)

I think you meant TCM

http://dev.rockislandarmory.com/index.p ... ols/22-tcm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Annoyed Man]

I am not for sure how good they are for cc. They do look interesting. Shot one at Bass Pro hat belonged to someone else.

There is a lot of reading out thers on the Five Seven. Positive and negative.

Gun-Tests magazine did a comparison between the FN5.7 and the Keltech PMR30, and they decided that they liked the PMR30 better by a narrow margin......cheaper price for the gun, cheaper ammo, better ammo availability.

http://www.gun-tests.com/issues/23_11/f ... 913-1.html

Our Team Said: Shooting the 5.7 is fun. Thanks to the excellent trigger, light recoil, mild muzzle flip, and capacious magazine, we blistered targets at a rapid rate. Lock into it and the slide pistons back and forth as empties fly out. When the magazine runs dry, slap another one home, hit the slide release, and keep going. Practical accuracy is excellent, and man-sized targets are easy to hit. But these same traits appear in the PMR-30 for half the price.

............................

Our Team Said: We originally thought that the Kel-Tec PMR-30 might be considered a poor man’s 5.7, but now we think the KT is the better gun overall. That it’s one-third to one-half the price and ammo is one-third to one-half the price as well makes this an easy call. We hope to see a shorter barrel and shorter grip version of the PMR-30 soon.

When they tested both cartridges in a ballistic media, actual penetration and cavitation size were nearly identical between the 5.7x28 fired from the FN pistol and the .22WMR fired from the Kel-Tec pistol.

Something to think about.....

[rm9792]

I have one in my safe (not mine though).I think it is too big for CC, at least for me ( I CC a 4" 1911). I also believe that it has way too much penetration and does too little damage, kinda like an ice pick in flesh. I shot this thing completely through a 4x4 post so I doubt meat will even slow it much. The bullets are sharp, not JHP. I just got a PMR30 which I am interested in CC as it holds 31 rds of .22WMR.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

Would someone please define what ".22WMR" is?

TIA / SIA

[cbunt1]

Would someone please define what ".22WMR" is?

TIA / SIA

.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire

commonly referred to as .22 Magnum.

Hope this helps.

[RPB]

Would someone please define what ".22WMR" is?

TIA / SIA

WMR Winchester Magnum Rimfire
http://www.chuckhawks.com/22mag.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Winche ... um_Rimfire" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.chuckhawks.com/ammo_roundup_22WMR.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
as opposed to 22 Long Rifle or 22 short
I used to have the little North American Arms revolvers with each cylinder

http://www.northamericanarms.com/firearms.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[surprise_i'm_armed]

cbunt1 and RPB:

Thanks for the replies.

SIA

[karder]

I have been carrying a FiveseveN as my Monday-Friday carry for a while now. I use a crossbreed SuperTuck Deluxe. It conceals fine, but I don't tuck it as it causes a bit of a bulge, but with an untucked shirt, it hides easily enough.
I like the 5.7 caliber personally, but I understand it is not for everyone. The FN offers me high capacity, a flat shooting accurate round, with a lot of penetration. With the border violence as bad as it is and the cartel influence over here, I wanted a handgun that would have those specific capabilities. I don't think the 5.7 is a better self-defense round than .45 or .357, but it does allow me to pack a lot of rounds in a magazine, and fire very quickly in the event I find myself dealing with a certain criminal element.
In the event the FiveseveN does not float you boat as an EDC, it is still a fun gun to shoot and an interesting addition to your collection!

[RPB]

yeah, 30 rounds of .22-.28 cal bullets is high cap ...
but
Glock 26 with a Glock 17 mag and a Pearce +3 mag extension gives 20 in the mag +1 chambered in 9mm ... 21 rounds ready to go

or
I sometimes (often lately) use the Glock 19 mag (15 rounds with a pearce +3 extension for 18+1= only 19 rounds ready to go if I feel the other mag is too big .. ... there's a soft rubber grip/mag spacer I like for it

... add a ported barrel for reducing recoil/flip ... and low flash low recoil Critical Defense Ammo ...

Conceals well due to short slide ... angle the grip upwards with holster cant...

[zero4o3]

yeah, 30 rounds of .22-.28 cal bullets is high cap ...
but
Glock 26 with a Glock 17 mag and a Pearce +3 mag extension gives 20 in the mag +1 chambered in 9mm ... 21 rounds ready to go

or
I sometimes (often lately) use the Glock 19 mag (15 rounds with a pearce +3 extension for 18+1= only 19 rounds ready to go if I feel the other mag is too big .. ... there's a soft rubber grip/mag spacer I like for it

... add a ported barrel for reducing recoil/flip ... and low flash low recoil Critical Defense Ammo ...

Conceals well due to short slide ... angle the grip upwards with holster cant...

when I orginally wanted to buy the FiveseveN at the start of this year I ended up getting a p226 in 9mm for pretty much the same reasons, it came with 5 20 round mags carrys well high round count. probably the best shooting gun I have.

But it didnt satisfy my WANT for a FiveseveN hehe, even if it satisfies my requirements for a high round count gun.