Your Thoughts on a 5.7x28

[Chickamauga]

I need all of your negative and positive knowledge. I think that I want a 5.7x28 but I have not fired or held one. I like the idea of low recoil and the 20 round mags. Is it too big for concealed carry? Do any of you carry it? Black or FDE?
Thank You!!

 

[Tylerls1]

Kinda big to carry in my opinion, fun toy to play with though.

 

[medium187mph]

The round is better out of a rifle length barrel

 

[medium187mph]

I had one and it was very similar to the desert eagle 50ae.

Big, expensive, and loud as hell...

It's really hard to be the Glock 19 for the price function reliability and cost

 

[Horsehat]

For me it falls into the, "if it was a good idea, more people would be doing it" category.

 

[Allsmiles]

I shot one (FN 5.7 pistol) and really wasn't that impressed with it. A lot of flash and expensive ammo. PMR30 for 1/3 the money and a fraction of the ammo prices would be my choice instead.

 

[bulletpaluza]

@coreydiver

Hahaha

 

[madmarinehays]

My biggest complaint would be the price. The ammo, the gun, the mag, and other accessories are all very pricey. If you got the Rifle and Pistol and only wanted to rock one caliber it would be pretty effective. It's definitely a full frame pistol, so it would be difficult to conceal carry but not impossible. It's a pretty easy shooting. The safety for it in my opinion is in an odd place. It's more of a novelty weapon.

 

[LethalEdge]

I have the FN pistol. It is a bit big for conceal carry, ammo is about $30/50 which I don’t feel is too unreasonable. I have probably put 1000 rounds through mine over the last 4 years without a single hiccup.

And while the PMR30 is about $400 vs $1000, hold them side by side, and you’ll quickly notice the difference in quality.

 

[Triathloncoach]

More of a very cool and expensive novelty as a pistol. But I would like one. The PS90 is the real deal for Personal Defense. If you don’t mind the ammo expense. But wait, how can you put a price tag on you and your families life???? Ok. A used mossberg 500 and a bunch of shells. $300ish. Cool can be expensive tho.