Hey brother, what brand adjustable gas block were you using while reviewing the point of impact between suppressed and unsuppressed? The link would be fantastic!
Random statement. The Ft. Hood shooter used a FN 57 pistol. He killed 13 and injured 30. Some of the injuries were none life threatening. I strongly agree that shot placement means the most.
Garand Thumb did no such thing as end 57. Thx for the link, and 57 proved to be exactly what we knew it to be… mediocre performing in neutered loadings and a short pistol barrel but the point of this round, IMHO, is to perform like the Gold Dot, at least, with mild recoil and superior logistics - A pocketful of 57 is chicken soup for the soul. It should have been .20VT or .221 FB but it’s not. It is a unique and capable rd and I have started rolling my own to better achieve my goals. BTW, my wife carries 9mm, because there is not yet a 57 or .22WMR compact in form factor and there was not a .380 P365. Use what makes you comfortable.
and never underestimate the ability to hear a guy say that because something isn't 2x that it being 1.5x is "relatively the same velocity" amazing. haha
The Garand Thumb video didn't "End 5.7". It was kind of a mixed bag with quotes like: "punching above it's weight", "pretty awesome", "like any round, 5.7 will f*ck you up", "I definitely wouldn't want to get shot with the 5.7 - it seems fairly effective from what I've seen.", and "the permanent cavity that it creates is pretty awesome", etc. Then at the end, GT says "This is slowly proving to be the most underwhelming round we've ever used". So, clear as mud. The 5.7 rounds he tested weren't really great ones, either.
I like how you avoided all of the disappointed comments about how there's no real difference between that and the 9mm despite costing twice as much lol. And, in some cases, the damage was less.
@@datdude1076 5.7 is really not intended to be more powerful per shot than 9mm at less than 10 yards. The strengths of 5.7 is that it can put more hits on target in the same time as 9mm while having greater mag capacity. My glock 17L holds 17+1 rounds, my PSA rock holds 24+1in the same length grip. It's also much easier to hit targets at distance with the 5.7, and at 50 or 100 yards the 5.7 is holding up better than 9mm.
@@datdude1076 I like how he clearly put a lot of effort to quote correctly and I don't like how you just criticize him without adding to the conversation by putting in your own effort i.E. adding the quotes that were missing in your opinion.
Didn’t the video just prove that bullet selection and accuracy is more important than anything. Cause from what I saw the 9mm also sucked until he went to the G9, especially when he compared a Speer gold dot 5.7 round to whatever it was in 9mm
Absolutely. Accuracy is king, but sufficient power is Queen. If you miss neurological controls but still hit secondary vitals the 9mm will outperform, a little. But a little can be a lot, and every little bit counts.
@@john-paulsilke893 Nah, Accuracy King, Penetration Queen, and "sufficient power" is that Jester that MIGHT come in clutch, in an already improbable situation to begin with (that being anyone getting into a gunfight)
@@john-paulsilke893 But I can fire 5.7 over 2x as fast with the same accuracy. No 9mm round is anywhere close to 2 hot 5.7 rounds. A mag dump feels like a PDW 9mm in terms of accuracy if I'm firing at the same rate/accuracy compared to a pistol 5.7
@@arby2348 well less internal damage less mass and 9mm isn't super good on target so going weaker isn't great so your paying more for less effectiveness 9mm doesn't recoil a lot and most standard 9mm come with 18 to 20 rounds and armor wise or less you get super special government AP ammo 5.7 won't do crap to armor more likely to find 9mm ammo
Exactly... SS198LF is available and out of a handgun it goes about 9 inch in gel block, 2200 fps, 300 ft lbs. of energy, and goes through soft 3a body armor. Almost all 5.7x28 handguns have 20+ rounds in standard magazines too. Not sure where the hate comes from other than the small grain and loud crack out of it. Look up the fort hood shooting... 5.7x28 was the main firearm used.
@@daequanloco8351 I have put some ss198 out of my five seven through a 3A vest that was out of date, but it did stop .44 mag out of my Henry at about 7 yards. I would carry the five seven in a load out as a side arm. It's light with high capacity, and has some range to it.
@@Subtlenimbus pretty sure it was on earth as well on a couple occasions however if memory serves me the Marines held the earth side down with m16s most of the time, so fair.
I want to add on the subject of rimfire reliability. It’s not so much the priming compound itself as it is how evenly it’s spread along the bottom of the rim. They’re mass produced and you’ll occasionally get cartridges where the compound wasn’t evenly spread across the bottom of the rim, and that’s what causes a lot of failures to fire. But yes I do agree, rimfires in a semi auto aren’t reliable enough to bet your life on.
@@nateginter1234 to be fair, not a lot of people realize exactly how rimfire cartridges are made and just the sheer amount they make at once. It would be impossible to have perfect QC on every single cartridge.
The p 90 was developed before the pistol, the pistol was developed to augment the carbine. Love your channel. I have a Jane's weapons from 1990 showing the p 90 .
A 16 yr old boy just shot himself with his dads 5.7 last week and me and a colleague responded to it as a 'Cardiac event '. They just didn't want to send out that particular call over the radio..... Half his head was small bits and chunks, brain to was pretty much evaporated. Horrible thing to see, the parents, man....
My problem with Garand Thumb's video was that he was using watered down cartridges like the Spear Gold Dot. That said, the 5.7 is a niche cartridge with a niche use and I'm not trading my Glock 17 for one anytime soon.
true, but thhe fancy cartridges are actually a controlled product. FN only sells the cool rounds to police or military customers. FN is pro-police state.
Exactly, 5.7 is much like 10mm in the fact that most factory ammo is very watered down. Elite Ammo, Vanguard Outfitters or 80 teeth would have been dramatically more impressive.
I love the 5.7, for a reloader of 28 calibers it is just another case to play with, no one cartridge does it all and I don’t understand why so many guys will complain they come out with a new cartridge, like they did with the 6,5creed.
It’s a fun cartridge and is like you said, a more powerful .22 magnum. I choose 300 Blackout for my self-defense rifles and 9mm/10mm for my handguns. Those .22 cal bullets can only expand so much at the end of the day.
@@Valorius With a 40 gr projectile 22 Magnum is reasonably doing 1,875 fps out of a Rifle barrel. 5.7 with a 40 gr projectile is maybe 2,200 fps out of an AR57, and around 2,000 fps out of the intended ~10" barrel platform. Given you need a velocity difference of at least 200 fps in order for it to be significant... The difference between a 22 Magnum Rifle and 5.7 from its intended platform or a P50 is negligible. There is only a difference when we're talking a 5.7 Rifle versus a 22 Magnum Rifle, and while sufficient to be significant it is a marginal difference. Ergo the reasonable assessment is that the reasonable expectation is that 5.7 in ballistic terms is marginally more powerful than 22 Magnum with advantages laying in being a centerfire cartridge and a norm of Spitzer style bullets versus the RN style normal to 22 WMR, like the 22 Hornet. In turn gelatin testing demonstrates that as a rule 5.7 bullets will tumble without meaningful deformation. Mind your statement would have been accurate however if you were describing 22 Hornet instead of 5.7. The reality however ultimately is that the 5.7 does not amount to a more compact version of the 22 Hornet.
I have a CMMG Banshee pistol and a binary trigger. I have pistol uppers in 9mm and 5.7x28. I have more than 1000 rounds of various tests in each format with a large variety of ammunition in each caliber. With my tests, especially at distance, 5.7x28 gets more hits at distances out to 100 yards in binary mode. I agree that it is more expensive but prices have been coming down. It does have less recoil for weak off hand shooting scenarios while maintaining better accuracy than 9mm. I've used specialty ammo that exceeds 2500+ fps with 40gr monolithic rounds. They do have around 500lbft of energy and very good penetration in car doors, 2x4 and 4x4 wood, straight paths through 24" of gel and in a few tests, exceeded 16" after level 3 soft armor. It is a niche cartridge but isn't necessarily deserving of the hate. It isn't a glorified. 22 magnum, especially in pistol length barrels.
If people who claim 5.7 is weak are using 5.7 blue tip or federal fmj. These are the weakest rounds. Try some SS198LF, it trucks out of the barrel at 2,000 fps and does a much better job. The specialized ammo goes even higher to about 2,500 fps. 5.7 is half the case of a 223/556. Which is why it punches through layer things better than most pistol calibers due to the smaller diameter bullet. I have personally carried the FN57 as my daily carry for twelve years and some better/cheaper options out on the market now. It is a great round, and does even better with hotter specialized loads. Which the same can be said for any pistol caliber. I call it my pocket rifle because it shoots so flat. Also through my professional training. I could often out perform the majority of other people in class on the range with it. Where I could rapid fire accurately and they would have more spread. It only really struggled against the heavier knock down steel targets. Car doors or glass were never a problem.
If youre looking to get the best 5.7 ammo and think its from a big box store youre doing it wrong. Mike should have used elite ammo, vanguard outfitters, etc for testing. Those arent wonder bullets but much better energy than what was used.
Exactly, but wonder boy and his girlfriend got the midpipe post syndrome...thinking visual is everything. Makes me wonder If they cheated and were blowing crayons earlier in life?
Jeff Cooper once commented on the 5.7 armor penetration claims. In response he said something along the lines of "So once it's through, what's such a tiny bullet supposed to do once it gets there?"
5.7 isnt bad its advantages are weight, ammo capacity,recoil , armor penatration for all these reasons id have to go with a 5.7 in a combat scenario where these things are very important
The 5.7 armor penetration is way overstated even with the military loads. Modern tests have implied it struggles with even soft armor and even if it does go through produces extremely minimal wounds
@@popinmo lmao no even black tip 5.7 struggled to penetrate the 6b30 armor it was designed for in 1993, it has trouble with modern IIIA armor, and even then only from a P90, from a pistol you'll get nothing but pathetic ballistics
6b30 is a very odd armor design and it not a good basis for testing sorry but i know what im talking about 6b30 is a thin steel sheet with 2a kevlar behind it 9mm also wont go through that @@bower31
second to that soft armor performance 5.7 will do better then 9mm will vs 3a soft armor most soft armors will stop 9mm only 3a can stop 5.7 and 5.7ap rounds will absoluty go though 3a soft armor @@bower31
Sir, I've had SOME misfires with .22 lr but not as much as you seem to say is possible. I believe that the modern firing pin in newer guns seem to be part of the problem. My old .22 lr never misfire. I've had trouble with .17 hmr and SOME in .22 mag using Hornady ammo. Outside of that my older guns function perfectly with ALL ammo except Hornady. I save all the dead rounds and re-fire them at the end of the day and have had 75% firing again. If they don't they're in the trash. I love your content and just discovered you today. Thank you for your teaching and taking the time out of your busy day for knuckleheads like me. Aloha
@@2ndarymotion I actually think I will, I do videos on my channel. Happen to have a 3A panel laying around and happen to have several very potent 5.7 loads on hand.
I had to pause and discontinue the video after he seemed like a skeptic about the round having less recoil, more capacity, and is quicker to get back on target. Those are simply facts, not to mention it is in fact flatter shooting.
Another issue with the 5.7 is handloading, which I find to be an important point for such an expensive round. I keep looking at a Ruger 57 at an LGS and it looks incredibly fun. When I looked into handloading, it seems to have some extra complexities that I didn't like. It's a pistol cartridge that reloads like a finnicky rifle cartridge.
@@Tony_Seed fair. The issues I read about that were a bit of a turn off were these. Obviously no first-hand experience, just repeating what I've read online: 1. Case life is supposedly pretty short. 2. I read it requires regular trimming, where I almost never trim straight-wall pistol-caliber brass. 3. You have to lube the cases and can't use carbides like with straight-walls. None of those are deal-breakers to me, but are a bit off-putting features in something I would reload in large quantities in a single-stage turret press. That would change if/when I get into an auto-indexing progressive setup, but I doubt I'm going to get one very soon.
@@cristianespinal9917I reload a lot on a shoe string budget.556 is my favorite, cheapest easiest to reload . U gotta lube every bottle neck round. I use cheap white lithium grease in a can I had laying around. Every2-3 rds u gotta trim ya but it’s easy I use a world’s cheapest trimmer it’s 20$ In a drill it’s stupid fast. Because the pressure is so high on 556 but a short 5.7 probably won’t need so much. Ppl let weird preconceived notions control them. 556 I reload for 23c a rd the components are most common of all. The hard part about reloading is finding cheap components. I’d advise u to reload 556 first and foremost. Even the dies are cheapest in 556, lee dies etc are good . I chamfer crimped primer pockets with a big drill bit by hand. Never clean my brass ever at all only trim and reload. Eventually the neck will crack somewhere between 6-15 shots brass is only 7c each online used . No excuses 200$ your golden. I reloaded 500mag in a vise only a vise. Just don’t put pistol powder in a rifle. Finding powder I like cheap is my main thing. I use Bosnian primers their very good and cheap. Pistol or rifle small in 556 works fine
I have one thing to say.... The claims of the effectiveness of the round are based on rounds the U.S. gov't insisted FN no longer provide for sale in the U.S. However, there are a couple companies that produce custom 5.7x28mm rounds that do effectively recreate or exceed the capabilities of the original ammo.
The conclusion I got from the gthumb video is that 5.7 is absolutely lethal and absolutely has less recoil. The rest of the conclusions he did not even delve into is the fact that 5.7 mm ammo is extremely Compact and lightweight compared to 9mm or 5.56. A 540rd 556mm ammo can holds 1200 rounds of 5.7.
If you use neutered commercially available 5.7×28 thats loaded nowhere near the max pressure of 50,038, then yeah, glorified 22wmr, the difference between shooting watered down FNH 5.7 and custom 5.7 loaded close to max pressure, is like the difference of shooting any 5.7 through a pistol compared to shooting it through a 16" barrel, so firing custom 5.7 through your pistol is like firing FNH 5.7 through your 16" P90
Even with the unobtainable AP 5.7, the round itself was designed to be shot from the p90 or longer barrel variants vs these handguns chambered in 5.7. It's like using a 7.5" AR with federal 40gr or even 55gr and heavier(not sure of those ballistics out of a 7.5" barrel except for velocity
Thats all well and good but the results from the rifle they had didn't look much better. Especially after seeing that if I ever get a 5.7 it will be a fun range toy. Nothing more. 300blk 10" AR's exist. 10mm PDW's exist. 5.56 exist and is cheaper to shoot.
AAC V-Max and Speer Gold Dot both defeat level 3a from a short P90 Barrel. In fact in James Reeves tests he was able to defeat several types of 3A from a handgun with AAC VMAX
@@ShizawnSandersa single 556 ammo can hold 1200 rounds of 5.7 mm, and it's about half the weight of 9mm. It also has vastly less recoil than any other rounds you mentioned
Yeah that video sold me on using 5.7 for my carry. Enough options for 5.7 now that it’s relatively affordable and what it lacks in effect on target it makes up for in versatility. Flatter shooting at longer ranges and lower recoil matter when you can’t train as often as you’d like. Not to mention 5.7 is unmatched in single mag capacity which is nice as well
@ blessed to be tall and skinny so I can manage to conceal a full size pistol, decided on the PSA Rock Compact due to price and features. Only issue is the release was delayed by hurricane Helene. If that gets canceled I’ll be going with the Smith and Wessen 5.7 for their quality and the Tempo barrel system.
At the end of a day, a bullet is a bullet. They 'all' can kill, and many calibers (even 9mm) can take multiple shots to do the job. When it is all said and done, you pick what you are 'comfortable' using, and can use effectively. Personally, i have the 5.7x28 and i plan to keep it. Because i 'like' how it fires flat, doesn't snap as bad for me, and the less-snappiness allows me to fire it faster and still retain accuracy. My EDC and the "bump in the night" AR-pistol i have are both in 5.7x28. I have a Ruger SFAR in 308 for anything bigger i need (like hunting or such).
A little known fact is that certain subsonic loads can penetrate 3a, which allows for very effective silenced shots against aggressors with armor. This, when paired with low recoil for fast follow up shots, maybe throw in some "fun" triggers, makes for a VERY effective cqb/pdw round.
Exactly what subsonic round will penetrate 3a!! Speed is what defeats armor unless your talking about back face deformation and shooting 1 lb projectile out of a 4 bore!
@PatriotPaulUSA SB193 can penetrate MULTIPLE layers of 3a. There are videos of it if you take 2 minutes to look. SB193 is a subsonic round, and is very quiet when suppressed. There are delayed blowback systems for 5.7x28 that makes recoil ridiculously low. Those systems also happen to be usable with various reset technologies and full auto FCGs. The only thing wrong with this was your reply.
Everybody forgets that one; the 5.7 was fielded in the P90 as a PDW, not in a pistol. Two, its effectiveness was partly based on a "swarm of bees" theory, lots of rounds fired in full-auto by support troops who somehow found themselves attacked in a rear area. Three, it was fielded with a round designed to defeat body armor, a round that isn't available to most of us. Anybody who calls the 5.7X28 comparable to the .22 Magnum can't do math. Pure and simple. Relax, Garand Thumb hasn't killed the 5.7. But, improved armor and the non-availability of the original AP load for just about all of us has greatly reduced the effectiveness of the round. I have a PS90 and Ruger 57; neither one would be my first choice as defensive firearms. However, take a look at Garand Thumb's ballistic gelatin tests, especially the slow-motion footage. When was the last time you saw a 9MM bullet do what some of those 5.7 rounds did? It's not a pistol round, it's a reduced size (and effectiveness) rifle round.
1 thing to keep in mind, that energy is an equation where the velocity is squared, so a 50% increase in speed could easily increase energy by over 100% assuming the weights are the same. Of course 5.7 weighs substantially less. That being said, my g9 9mm ammo out of my 5.5" barrel goes just as fast as the 5.7 and weighs twice as much so... grain of salt and all that lol
The word significantly is a problem word. I don’t see a confidence interval associated with the question. I would say likely not. Most of the time when people miss at 100y with a handgun it was them, not the capabilities of the gun.
SS198LF is available and out of a handgun it goes about 9 inch in gel block, 2200 fps, 300 ft lbs. of energy, and goes through soft 3a body armor. Almost all 5.7x28 handguns have 20+ rounds in standard magazines too. Not sure where the hate comes from other than the small grain and loud crack out of it. Look up the fort hood shooting... 5.7x28 was the main firearm used.
And that idiot got smoked by someone he'd already shot, who was using a 9mm. 9 inch penetration in gel is a fail. 10 inches is marginal, 10.5 or more is what you really want. 9 inches in gel is on par with some .380 ACP HP ammo.
It's hardly "cherry picking" to look at the Canik. G17 and G19X hold 17 rounds *standard*. My P320 came with standard mags for both 17 & 21 round mags. For a full size 9mm pistol these days, 17-20 rounds is pretty normal, my dude. Which means his statement that the ammo capacity advantage of 5.7 over *modern* 9mm pistols is "not so much" is still quite true.
@@geodkyt a flush fit PSA Rock mag is 24 rounds. The 21 round mag in the Sig is an extendo. If you want to talk about extended mags then most 5.7 pistols hold 30 rounds. The clear Advantage in capacity goes to 5.7, hotrod.
The best gun chambered in 5.7 is no longer being made. The savage model 25 walking varminter was the apex of 5.7 capabilities and was built for what 5.7 is best at in the modern day: an extremely lightweight varmint rifle that's more reliable than any rimfire ever dreamed of being. I'm not even a varmint hunter and I'd give a kidney for a model 25 walking varminter just for the cool factor. Throw on a suppressor and a lightweight scope and oh my god how awesome would that be? Especially with a sorta fast twist like 1:9 so you could stabilize anything up to about 62gr for subsonic use, with handloads you could run anything between 29-62gr at varying velocities for various uses. Someone needs to make a bolt action 5.7 again, Savage PLEASE bring it back!
I will say, I've never had an issue with cci 22 mag it's always been reliable but, I'm not trying to say people should use it. I just think 22 mag is a little bit higher quality than 22 lr when you buy a good brand.
FYI, in 1993 we were wearing level IIIA armor in LE. You are probably talking about the old 2nd chance vests in the 1970's many that were still in use in the early 1980's.
It’s a purple with grey tones . I was a chemist in a former life and one of the labs I worked in dealt with color chemistry. Purple is the opposite of yellow. By using a purple paint the bouncing light can be filtered substantially of yellow tones. You don’t want to go dark purple though because it will just darken the room
@VSO_Gun_Channel interesting. I'm not a fan of the "warm" yellow color temperature lights, so maybe I should add paint like this to really keep it clean on top of my lights haha.
Betting (use shot timer) more rounds can be accurately placed in same time frame on the same "Threat" using a 5.7 than any 9mm. IMO that is one of the advantages of this caliber.
for years I have said 5.7 is 22 mag centerfire, but it does have 3 advantages, it's centerfire and is therefore more reliable, it is rimless which is more reliable, and it has better bullet construction. but its energy and effect on target is not great. it beats a pointy stick by a country mile, but it is less than ideal. pack what you want, just be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of what you carry.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog lets see, a .224 caliber projectile (same) at lets say 30 grains traveling 2300 fps (same). it can pull that velocity with a shorter barrel, which is good, but the weight, velocity and projectile diameter is the same. I already said the bullet construction is better. are they the exact same? no, I pointed out multiple differences. are they comparable? yes. they share many of the same aspects. I'm not sure where I am misinformed, maybe you can validate your statement, lest it be ruled out with Hitchen's razor.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Full power 5.7x28 smokes 22mag. 22mag from an 18in rifle barrel is about the ballistics you get from cheaper plinking Ammo out a pistol barrel in 5.7 ........ If you go full power ammo versus full power ammo with the same length barrels 5.7 is making 40% more ftlbs of energy. That's like saying a 308 is basically a 300win mag because the bullet diameters are the same and they can be loaded with similar weight bullets. Uninformed argument.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog do you have a reading comprehension issue? I addressed your point before you made it. You keep repeating what I say as if you are informing me. Seriously, you seem to not be reading my comments and just responding to shield your bias.
Watch Tools & Targets 5.7 ballistic test and tell me if his 9mm, or even his 357 tests look much different. This round is not the end-all-be-all but it definitely works for SD/HD.
Since we are talking about pistol rounds being used in ccws and since shot placement does matter with these, it would make all the sense in the world to just stick with 9 mm because it will get the job done every bit as good as a 5.7 and unless you have millions of dollars to play around with, it makes far more economical sense to go with a 9mm since it is supremely cheaper to train with on a regular basis or at least more often. I'm honestly a 40 S&W fan but I did give into the 9mm Trend because I just can't afford to train with a 40 S&W as often as a 9mm since it's literally more than twice the price on average. And armor penetration is meaningless unless you are going up against someone like a mass shooter wearing body armor because your average threat on the street it's not going to be wearing body armor when they attack you. And if you do go up against a mass shooter, you know they're going to keep shooting until they're dying breath so you might as well train enough to be confident in going for headshots against such a threat.
If I'm going to shoot at distance over pistol range, I'll take a 223. If I'm carrying a pistol, i want a ccw that is effective and comfortable to conceal. That's a 9mm . For me, 5.7 pistol is too big and bulky for what you get from it.
Good insight and overview. I lean towards the 5.7 because I’m a new shooter. My hands are relatively smaller than most imo.. so the 57 is easier to control. But also again I’m inexperience with hand guns I could probably find alternative 9m because 57 is so exapensive to casually shoot. Also it is a big gun. I thought about its concealment. It’s a hard toss up to say “ let me find a firearm” or “use what you’re comfortable with now and work your way up”.
As far as .22 lr, i never had a misfire from my 50 year old ruger 10/22 until the cheapo filthy burning bulk packs became standard. 80s and 90 ammo never. Back then the only misfires i had were remington 243s. 5.7 is a fantastic squirrel rifle or handgun.
I feel like failure rate is a quality thing. I have shot a lot of cci, had no problems I can remember at least. I do remember plenty of problems with bulk bucket .22lr. I have also seen problems with cheap 9mm.
I am not running 5.7 in a PDW platform for any sort of serious use unless it's fully automatic, and that's not happening until the NFA, FOPA, etc. is repealed.
A rimless cartridge with the same format as a .22 magnum would get the job done. Cost is one thing. Manufacturers are reluctant to develop a new cartridge that may not do well. If .22 mag could be made more reliable you might have something. So, if a round were effective and cheap in the .22 format, you might have a winner. A lot of these new designer rounds have suffered availability issues and then there is the price. In the meantime, we stick with the reliable format that doesn’t break the bank.
ss190 (the main original 5.7 loading) runs 2100fps and 315ft/lbs from a pistol. Most of the commercial stuff is down under 300ft/lbs, and some closer to 250ft/lbs. ss190 is approaching 500ft/lbs from a 16" barrel. 5.7 also stays supersonic out well past 300yards, so actually useful as a rifle round. 9mm? Not so much. May as well just put a reddot on your full-sized pistol.
@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210 This is the reason most 5.7 ammo is detuned to some degree. Would otherwise be considered armor piercing handgun ammo. The stuff that can actually do it is the rare ss190 ($8/rnd) and elite ammo.
i have a ps90 for home defense. 22LR for affordable training. i'd like to see a .22LR kit for the ps90. i also have a 9mm pcc, but ammo hasn't dropped enough yet for weekend training.
I think it's more important to get the handgun you like best, regardless of caliber, because you'll want to train with it more. Also, in a fight, you're going to miss some shots, regardless off your skill level. 10 rounds on tap should be the minimum. 18 to 20 rounds isn't significant enough of a capacity difference. The recoil difference is significant, but that matters much more in full auto, which is what 5.7 was designed for, and full auto P90s aren't easy to get.
I'm sticking with my 357 SIG even if it isn't popular and declining in popularity it is a very under rated awesome round a 125 grain bullet going 1400+fps is all l need the 5.7 only goes 1700 - 1750fps with a 30 - 40 grain bullet from a 5 inch handgun l had a TCM 22 double stack 1911 that the bullet is not as good of a design as the 5.7 but it propels a 40 grain bullet 1950 -2000+ fps out of a 5 inch barreled pistol and it feels better in your hand than the 5.7 pistol does by far
fn 5.7 ss195lf defeats 3a armor out to 40m out of 10" barrel at 2400fps in an underjacket package thats what i want it to do and ive tested it and does....any hit is a good hit...
On a tangent. Any company could make a arms platform in any caliber with a hardened barrel & make the fastest(safest) ammo even if it shortens the barrel life significantly. If they want high velocity munitions.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD yeah that’s not the point they used 9mm special ammo in the video to get real results with it so then is 9mm not a good caliber? Elite ammunition and vanguard outfitters is not boutique ammo they make ammo for multiple calibers and quality ammo not the garbage FN. thankfully AAC is making ammo and will be putting out defensive ammo soon.
I think the 5.7 has a lot of potential in a PDW platform but the options are limited to the p90 and an AR-15 upper I would like to see sig come out with the MCX in 5.7.
@@bobbertbobberson6725 lighter recoil I suppose. Without the high capacity of the P90 mag it kind of loses many of its advantages. It was never meant as a front line munition. Only for those in the supply line that might run into a lightly armored paratrooper
Fiveseven was designed to use SS190 ammo, i cant test a buggati with some regular tires and said this super car is super bad. Next time use fiveseven with the ss190 and bulletproof vest and without bulletproof vest
I was surprised that he dismissed the ammo capacity argument: the simple, obvious fact is that the 5.7mm has a much smaller width than a 9mm. That's not a matter of "today's" conditions: that's a matter of measurement. All things being equal, the 5.7 mm will allow for more rounds: 22 rounds in the S&W. I don't carry a 5.7 because I think it's better than a 9 mm: I carry it because I think it's better than a .380, .22 LR, .22 mag, & a .25--for me at my age, those are my choices.
Not at all. A 35gr bullet with initial muzzle velocity of 1700fps will have 155 ftlb energy at 50m and 110ftlb at 100m. The threshold for fatality is ~ 67ftlb. As any trauma surgeon will tell you, its the location of the holes that determines the outcome not the calibre of the bullet. Some stats (From Greg Ellifritz). 22 (short, long and long rifle) # of people shot - 154 # of hits - 213 % of hits that were fatal - 34% Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 1.38 % of people who were not incapacitated - 31% One-shot-stop % - 31% Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 76% % actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 60% 9mm Luger # of people shot - 456 # of hits - 1121 % of hits that were fatal - 24% Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 2.45 % of people who were not incapacitated - 13% One-shot-stop % - 34% Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 74% % actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 47%
Threshold of fatality is a meaningless metric when applied outside of the original context. A bow can go below that threshold and kill, while bullets that go over that threshold have allowed the target to survive despite multiple hits.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD As I said, trauma/ER surgeons will tell you this as will pathologists - the calibre doesn't matter, the location of the holes does. Real data: .22 (short, long and long rifle) # of people shot - 154 # of hits - 213 % of hits that were fatal - 34% Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 1.38 % of people who were not incapacitated - 31% One-shot-stop % - 31% Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 76% % actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 60% 9mm Luger # of people shot - 456 # of hits - 1121 % of hits that were fatal - 24% Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 2.45 % of people who were not incapacitated - 13% One-shot-stop % - 34% Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 74% % actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 47%
So it seems you have something against the 5.7 as does Mike. This also seems to be a beta mindset with alpha tendencies trying to bag on something that has a following without actual quantifiable testing to come to a determination. I can’t believe you even tried to equate it being able to go through level 2 back in the day and some level 3a today to it not being worth a damn against level IV armor, cmon man. It’s a pistol, no other pistol goes through level 3 or 4 with any ammo that is readily available at big box stores. This pistol is a just that, a pistol. Why are you even equating it to a rifle? Just for the simple fact that it is a hair bigger than 5.56 and is considered a rifle cartridge in a pistol? I don’t believe it was ever said it was to be able to go through level 3 and up. Again as others have stated, Mike failed in getting ammo that is worth a crap. Heck even Buffman offered in a comment on his thread to help him get better ammo. That video and this one are flops, yeah y’all gonna make money off it but he failed in testing it properly and in so put out false information. There is a reason the secret service has fielded the 5.7 for years, yes they use armor piercing ammo but there are other reasons as well. Thx for the video but nothing of what either you or Mike said adds up to much at all which is wild cuz I love Mike’s videos.
My only gripe about 5.7 is ammo cost. Just like every round out there, sometimes the over-hype leads to disappointment. I like the capacity, shootability, and just plain fun of the round, but hate the $50 per box at my local gun shop.
@@NobdyInfinite 5.7 is dollar a shot. 5.56 is around .69 ish a round in my area. Yes, I'm one of those folks who prefers buying from someone behind a counter.
@@pARabell9mm I get it, I have multiple NFA items so anonymity is not a concern for me. Ammoseek has allowed me to save 50% or more on my ammo costs and as a competitive shooter it has allowed me to continue my hobby without needing to get a second job.
I have mixed feelings on the 5.7. I have a P90 SBR, M&P 5.7 and a CMNG AR pistol. Also have tons of 9mm in pistols and MP5's. The 5.7 has basically no recoil, its cycles ultra fast for follow up shoots, but is very loud as well. Also, I just shoot FN green tip as most everything else I have bought is loaded weak. Ammo is expensive but I don't really care as I buy want-ever I choose. If cost was a factor I would own one pistol period. I carry the 5.7 more as a special purpose requirement needed for that day. It's not my every day EDC, but some days/task it excels at. Overall, I'm not afraid to use the 5.7 in defense have no doubt the receiving end will be toast, same for 9mm.
And plus the people say that it is expensive that’s because they probably on multiple calibers but if you have like one or two calibers is really not that expensive as people think
Substitute the 200-400 rounds of 9mm I shoot each week with 5.7x28 and it’s VERY expensive to train with. I don’t own a ton of calibers because I like to train with the ones I do. I can assure you it’s not as affordable as you’re implying when you’re shooting every week.
I do sick mag dumps with my 8" Banshee. It does perform better (more hits on 8" steel gongs) than my 9mm upper on the AR at all distances out to 100 yards in binary mode bursts.
They should make a 556 PS90 or 300 blackout. They would only have to change the magazine( the magazine as well)area, the bolt and the barrel and it should be fine.
You can't. 5.7 is straight-walled. 5.56 and .300 are tapered. That's why P90 mags are straight and can be 50 rounds, and why even 20 round PMAG's are curved, or usgi 20 rounders need a tilting follower to follow the taper
The P90 has a weird blowback system where the barrel moves a little but there's no lockup, you can't just shove a 5.56 in there as you have to build a true locking system or at least a delaying system for blowback.
I LOVE the 5.7, but... 9mm ammo is soooooo good now i have given up 40 S&W and 45 and 10mm for carry, truck gun and home defense. Liberty Ammo Ulta Light +P is faster, heavier, and .355 caliber. I am waiting for Fort Scott to load a 5.7 TUI before i would ever consider it for carry.
I will wait to see an actual ammo testing with that new 9mm Ultra light +P the company wont even list what grain weight the projectile is. That combined with the fact that most companies almost Never hit the velocity figures that they advertise makes me very doubtful. Maybe they will be one of the 1st to do it however, we shall see. They are using a really good Shellshock technologies stainless 2 pc case which is almost infinitely reloadable in 9mm, and is easily picked up with magnets so that is a good start at least. I found 1 video of 380 acp testing but they only got 1 round to fire and had tried 5 rounds out of a brand new box. Liberty reached out and said they had some primer problems as they were not able to get CCI primers. It did hit its 1500fps velocity and went about 11.25" in clear ballistics gel tho.
So cost? So should manufacture start using 22tcm ? More for cost over what you get ..self defense , lose those extra 4-7 rounds ? Or should it just be left to the side
The main draw to the 5.7 handgun is increased range, increased accurate shots on target due to lower recoil, and faster accurate shots on target due to the same low recoil, which makes it easier to shoot well. Plus, as I mentioned elsewhere - It is the only handgun that makes Superman flinch. It is capable of putting a mild ouchu on him. (some say it was just a bee sting, but the military claims full credit for the result and swears it was the Vaunted 5.7x28 round performing as intended.
I don't know what 22s you are using but I haven't any ftf etc from cci or any other quality ammo. Only that bulk trash or old ammo gets ftf in my experience.
5.7x 28 with average factory ammo from a pistol is about the same ballistics as a 22mag from an 18in barrel. If you compare apples to apples, 5.7 smokes 22mag. Full power 5.7x28 from companies like Elite Ammo, 80 teeth or Vanguard Outfitters even from a pistol is dramatically more potent than a 22mag from even a 18inch rifle barrel
A whole lot different from self defense , or wartime stuff. Communist poor counties use whatever they can find the absolute cheapest, to execute their prisoners even if it takes a long time for them to pass. They are truly evil in what they do.
I think 5.7 is mismarketed and misapplied, like 30SC (and the price killed it). 30SC is marketed as the "better than 9mm" round but its price ruined it, it was sold in guns that have less capacity than most 9mm guns, and it should have been what replaces the role of 380ACP, not 9mm. 5.7 is marketed as the ultimate high capacity AP round but should have been marketed as what could replace 22LR, but the price and "AP" sensationalism kept it from doing that. I personally don't care if it pierces armor, I like everything else conceptually about the 5.7 in regard to a being a round for a short carbine or AR pistol/subgun except the price.
i have not yet even bought my first pistol. planning to get a g2c. But also, i just discovered the 17 WSM on some videos. Now I want that instead of 5.7. They make an ar version of it
The 5.7mm case is not tapered or conical that is why it can be loaded in a straight line to a very endless capacity without having a banana shaped magazine the 9mm is a tapered case so you cannot load a long string in a perfectly straight magazine because if you do the cartridges will become crooked and at a certain length that will cause feeding failures to occur. The same reason the AK magazines are curved is to compensate for the rifles cartridges shape being thicker at the base for case head strength reasons. Incidentally belt fed machine guns do not have to worry about this problem since the belt spaces the cartridges out naturally.
Higher energies do. Human muscle tissue is elastic and an increase in kinetic energy deposit have marginal increase in transforming temporary cavity into permanent cavity up to a certain point. When more than 200 joules are lost per inch of tissue the elastic limit is overcome and the tissue tears apart inflicting a much wider wound than the tunnel bore through tissue by the projectile. This kind of energy deposits happen when a rifle round tumbles or fragments (5,56 as well) but are simply not there in a handgun cartridge like 5,7. Temporary cavity of 5,7x28 might look impressive in slow mo ballistic gel but in a actual shooting it will result in nothing more than a bruise as the tissue bounce back without tearing. With handgun cartridges lacking the energies to tear apart tissue (most tissue, hard organs like liver and bones suffer more from temporary cavity) the only thing that matter is permanent cavity and 9x19 simply crushes more tissue being a bigger round both in fmj and jhp format
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Not that he needs any help from me, but Mike's Video: ua-cam.com/video/w5JTyDx7-rI/v-deo.html
Also code "VSO" gets you 20% at MFT
Hey brother, what brand adjustable gas block were you using while reviewing the point of impact between suppressed and unsuppressed? The link would be fantastic!
@@goodcitizen64I don’t put external links on UA-cam anymore. The best gas block on the market is the Rifle Speed Gas Control.
@@calebdavis3110pretty sure he used a 16” barrel.
Random statement. The Ft. Hood shooter used a FN 57 pistol. He killed 13 and injured 30. Some of the injuries were none life threatening. I strongly agree that shot placement means the most.
Garand Thumb did no such thing as end 57. Thx for the link, and 57 proved to be exactly what we knew it to be… mediocre performing in neutered loadings and a short pistol barrel but the point of this round, IMHO, is to perform like the Gold Dot, at least, with mild recoil and superior logistics - A pocketful of 57 is chicken soup for the soul.
It should have been .20VT or .221 FB but it’s not. It is a unique and capable rd and I have started rolling my own to better achieve my goals. BTW, my wife carries 9mm, because there is not yet a 57 or .22WMR compact in form factor and there was not a .380 P365. Use what makes you comfortable.
Never underestimate any round.
ANY!
Never overestimate any round.
@@busdrivrr888 💯
@@busdrivrr888 You’re correct. Most people seem to just run away with one or the other biases.
and never underestimate the ability to hear a guy say that because something isn't 2x that it being 1.5x is "relatively the same velocity"
amazing. haha
The Garand Thumb video didn't "End 5.7". It was kind of a mixed bag with quotes like: "punching above it's weight", "pretty awesome", "like any round, 5.7 will f*ck you up", "I definitely wouldn't want to get shot with the 5.7 - it seems fairly effective from what I've seen.", and "the permanent cavity that it creates is pretty awesome", etc. Then at the end, GT says "This is slowly proving to be the most underwhelming round we've ever used". So, clear as mud. The 5.7 rounds he tested weren't really great ones, either.
I like how you avoided all of the disappointed comments about how there's no real difference between that and the 9mm despite costing twice as much lol. And, in some cases, the damage was less.
@@datdude1076 5.7 is really not intended to be more powerful per shot than 9mm at less than 10 yards. The strengths of 5.7 is that it can put more hits on target in the same time as 9mm while having greater mag capacity. My glock 17L holds 17+1 rounds, my PSA rock holds 24+1in the same length grip. It's also much easier to hit targets at distance with the 5.7, and at 50 or 100 yards the 5.7 is holding up better than 9mm.
@@datdude1076 I like how he clearly put a lot of effort to quote correctly and I don't like how you just criticize him without adding to the conversation by putting in your own effort i.E. adding the quotes that were missing in your opinion.
@@GmailNexus You replied to a two week old comment just to say nothing at all. You just want attention.
@@datdude1076 are you talking about yourself?
No replacement for shot placement
Didn’t the video just prove that bullet selection and accuracy is more important than anything. Cause from what I saw the 9mm also sucked until he went to the G9, especially when he compared a Speer gold dot 5.7 round to whatever it was in 9mm
Absolutely. Accuracy is king, but sufficient power is Queen. If you miss neurological controls but still hit secondary vitals the 9mm will outperform, a little. But a little can be a lot, and every little bit counts.
@@john-paulsilke893 Nah, Accuracy King, Penetration Queen, and "sufficient power" is that Jester that MIGHT come in clutch, in an already improbable situation to begin with (that being anyone getting into a gunfight)
@@john-paulsilke893 But I can fire 5.7 over 2x as fast with the same accuracy. No 9mm round is anywhere close to 2 hot 5.7 rounds. A mag dump feels like a PDW 9mm in terms of accuracy if I'm firing at the same rate/accuracy compared to a pistol 5.7
@@robarmstrong5404 Your accuracy is not universal. The 9mm does more damage. Get over it.
@@datdude1076 it clearly damaged your brain
Kill? He convinced me that the 5.7x28mm is a good carry option.
definitely, some are scared of overpenetration but they’re only going off of SS190 and not actual carry ammo
It's weaker than 9 mm and cost a ton
@@Mopatriot1776 yes, it does cost a ton but it depends on how weaker is defined.
@@arby2348 well less internal damage less mass and 9mm isn't super good on target so going weaker isn't great so your paying more for less effectiveness 9mm doesn't recoil a lot and most standard 9mm come with 18 to 20 rounds and armor wise or less you get super special government AP ammo 5.7 won't do crap to armor more likely to find 9mm ammo
What are you? Some kind of “2 world wars” fudd?
He only had Speer Gold Dot, and American Eagle ammo. Should have at least had some SS198 in the mix.
Exactly... SS198LF is available and out of a handgun it goes about 9 inch in gel block, 2200 fps, 300 ft lbs. of energy, and goes through soft 3a body armor. Almost all 5.7x28 handguns have 20+ rounds in standard magazines too. Not sure where the hate comes from other than the small grain and loud crack out of it. Look up the fort hood shooting... 5.7x28 was the main firearm used.
@@daequanloco8351 9 inches is a fail on a gel test.
@@immikeurnot according to the FBI because it’s if the suspect was facing his shoulder to you. Do you trust the FBI?
@@daequanloco8351 I have put some ss198 out of my five seven through a 3A vest that was out of date, but it did stop .44 mag out of my Henry at about 7 yards. I would carry the five seven in a load out as a side arm. It's light with high capacity, and has some range to it.
@@charleslowrey9309 5.7x28 really is better than 9mm
The Air Force had pretty good results with 5.7 out of a p90 against Jaff armor for years.
So I guess its not a complete fail 🤷🏻♂️
That's legitimate AP ammo, which we can't get, out of a subgun, which we can't get.
Agreed. Colonel O’Neill (and Teal’c) really did the heavy lifting, when it came to proving the 5.7’s effectiveness.
Yes, but not on Earth.
Definitely better than the Ma'Tok staff
@@Subtlenimbus pretty sure it was on earth as well on a couple occasions however if memory serves me the Marines held the earth side down with m16s most of the time, so fair.
I want to add on the subject of rimfire reliability. It’s not so much the priming compound itself as it is how evenly it’s spread along the bottom of the rim. They’re mass produced and you’ll occasionally get cartridges where the compound wasn’t evenly spread across the bottom of the rim, and that’s what causes a lot of failures to fire. But yes I do agree, rimfires in a semi auto aren’t reliable enough to bet your life on.
Exactly, his premise around rimfires was off.
@@nateginter1234 to be fair, not a lot of people realize exactly how rimfire cartridges are made and just the sheer amount they make at once. It would be impossible to have perfect QC on every single cartridge.
The p 90 was developed before the pistol, the pistol was developed to augment the carbine. Love your channel. I have a Jane's weapons from 1990 showing the p 90 .
A 16 yr old boy just shot himself with his dads 5.7 last week and me and a colleague responded to it as a 'Cardiac event '. They just didn't want to send out that particular call over the radio..... Half his head was small bits and chunks, brain to was pretty much evaporated. Horrible thing to see, the parents, man....
@@dontbetreadin4777 terribly sad situation sorry you had to go through that. Poor kid.
Pretty much the same with any other round at that distance 😊
My problem with Garand Thumb's video was that he was using watered down cartridges like the Spear Gold Dot. That said, the 5.7 is a niche cartridge with a niche use and I'm not trading my Glock 17 for one anytime soon.
true, but thhe fancy cartridges are actually a controlled product. FN only sells the cool rounds to police or military customers. FN is pro-police state.
Exactly, 5.7 is much like 10mm in the fact that most factory ammo is very watered down. Elite Ammo, Vanguard Outfitters or 80 teeth would have been dramatically more impressive.
I know absolutely nothing about 5.7 but generally spear gold dot isn't considered a weak loading in any caliber unless I'm just way off
@@Beardman56 Speer Gold Dot 10mm comes to mind.... It's basically loaded to 40 Smith & Wesson specs.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog well hell guess I'm just a sucker then. Oh well I don't carry any Speer. Thanks for the info
I love the 5.7, for a reloader of 28 calibers it is just another case to play with, no one cartridge does it all and I don’t understand why so many guys will complain they come out with a new cartridge, like they did with the 6,5creed.
It’s a fun cartridge and is like you said, a more powerful .22 magnum. I choose 300 Blackout for my self-defense rifles and 9mm/10mm for my handguns. Those .22 cal bullets can only expand so much at the end of the day.
It’s less than 50 grains from a pistol barrel it’d need to be a 556x 70 or better from a 6” barrel
It is twice as powerful as 22 magnum
@@Valorius With a 40 gr projectile 22 Magnum is reasonably doing 1,875 fps out of a Rifle barrel. 5.7 with a 40 gr projectile is maybe 2,200 fps out of an AR57, and around 2,000 fps out of the intended ~10" barrel platform. Given you need a velocity difference of at least 200 fps in order for it to be significant...
The difference between a 22 Magnum Rifle and 5.7 from its intended platform or a P50 is negligible. There is only a difference when we're talking a 5.7 Rifle versus a 22 Magnum Rifle, and while sufficient to be significant it is a marginal difference.
Ergo the reasonable assessment is that the reasonable expectation is that 5.7 in ballistic terms is marginally more powerful than 22 Magnum with advantages laying in being a centerfire cartridge and a norm of Spitzer style bullets versus the RN style normal to 22 WMR, like the 22 Hornet. In turn gelatin testing demonstrates that as a rule 5.7 bullets will tumble without meaningful deformation.
Mind your statement would have been accurate however if you were describing 22 Hornet instead of 5.7. The reality however ultimately is that the 5.7 does not amount to a more compact version of the 22 Hornet.
Same here.
Expansion is not everything........
I have a CMMG Banshee pistol and a binary trigger.
I have pistol uppers in 9mm and 5.7x28.
I have more than 1000 rounds of various tests in each format with a large variety of ammunition in each caliber.
With my tests, especially at distance, 5.7x28 gets more hits at distances out to 100 yards in binary mode.
I agree that it is more expensive but prices have been coming down.
It does have less recoil for weak off hand shooting scenarios while maintaining better accuracy than 9mm.
I've used specialty ammo that exceeds 2500+ fps with 40gr monolithic rounds. They do have around 500lbft of energy and very good penetration in car doors, 2x4 and 4x4 wood, straight paths through 24" of gel and in a few tests, exceeded 16" after level 3 soft armor.
It is a niche cartridge but isn't necessarily deserving of the hate.
It isn't a glorified. 22 magnum, especially in pistol length barrels.
If people who claim 5.7 is weak are using 5.7 blue tip or federal fmj. These are the weakest rounds. Try some SS198LF, it trucks out of the barrel at 2,000 fps and does a much better job. The specialized ammo goes even higher to about 2,500 fps. 5.7 is half the case of a 223/556. Which is why it punches through layer things better than most pistol calibers due to the smaller diameter bullet. I have personally carried the FN57 as my daily carry for twelve years and some better/cheaper options out on the market now. It is a great round, and does even better with hotter specialized loads. Which the same can be said for any pistol caliber. I call it my pocket rifle because it shoots so flat. Also through my professional training. I could often out perform the majority of other people in class on the range with it. Where I could rapid fire accurately and they would have more spread. It only really struggled against the heavier knock down steel targets. Car doors or glass were never a problem.
Just get an frt trigger now they are legal again.
If youre looking to get the best 5.7 ammo and think its from a big box store youre doing it wrong. Mike should have used elite ammo, vanguard outfitters, etc for testing. Those arent wonder bullets but much better energy than what was used.
Exactly, but wonder boy and his girlfriend got the midpipe post syndrome...thinking visual is everything. Makes me wonder If they cheated and were blowing crayons earlier in life?
I second this. Idk what the other guy is on abt tho.
Dude at $2 a round, go away. 5.7 is trash
@@Loyal69 the poors need to cope harder, lol. Reread my post bud, 5.7 has it's place but it's not without limitations.
The ammo he used is the most widely available, which is what the majority of people will be using
Jeff Cooper once commented on the 5.7 armor penetration claims. In response he said something along the lines of "So once it's through, what's such a tiny bullet supposed to do once it gets there?"
Probably a .22lr by the time it makes it through
@@Nathan-jh1ho pretty much from what I've seen when people test the theory.
Its gonna do alot more than the round that didnt get there that's for sure.
actually it would likely deform mushroom alot and cause a shiton of damage
@@JustownerThat’s a Fact
5.7 isnt bad its advantages are weight, ammo capacity,recoil , armor penatration for all these reasons id have to go with a 5.7 in a combat scenario where these things are very important
The 5.7 armor penetration is way overstated even with the military loads. Modern tests have implied it struggles with even soft armor and even if it does go through produces extremely minimal wounds
it does fine vs soft armor 9mm does good to but a regular 5.7 will do better then a stanard 9mm @@bower31
@@popinmo lmao no even black tip 5.7 struggled to penetrate the 6b30 armor it was designed for in 1993, it has trouble with modern IIIA armor, and even then only from a P90, from a pistol you'll get nothing but pathetic ballistics
6b30 is a very odd armor design and it not a good basis for testing sorry but i know what im talking about 6b30 is a thin steel sheet with 2a kevlar behind it 9mm also wont go through that @@bower31
second to that soft armor performance 5.7 will do better then 9mm will vs 3a soft armor most soft armors will stop 9mm only 3a can stop 5.7 and 5.7ap rounds will absoluty go though 3a soft armor @@bower31
Sir,
I've had SOME misfires with .22 lr but not as much as you seem to say is possible. I believe that the modern firing pin in newer guns seem to be part of the problem. My old .22 lr never misfire. I've had trouble with .17 hmr and SOME in .22 mag using Hornady ammo. Outside of that my older guns function perfectly with ALL ammo except Hornady. I save all the dead rounds and re-fire them at the end of the day and have had 75% firing again. If they don't they're in the trash. I love your content and just discovered you today. Thank you for your teaching and taking the time out of your busy day for knuckleheads like me.
Aloha
4:00 I'd argue 7.62x39 has killed the most people just for the sheer fact that roughly 1:5 of all the small arms that exist are AK pattern rifles.
The big thing is that all these 'myths' come from AP 5.7 which is impossible to get anymore.
The full auto sub gun it was designed for is impossible to get.
It's not..... I ordered some black dragon fang from Vanguard Outfitters a month ago. It cuts through Kevlar like it's not there.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog Post the vid of your test.
@@2ndarymotion I actually think I will, I do videos on my channel. Happen to have a 3A panel laying around and happen to have several very potent 5.7 loads on hand.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog I was misinformed it appears. If I get a 5.7 i'll take a gander
I had to pause and discontinue the video after he seemed like a skeptic about the round having less recoil, more capacity, and is quicker to get back on target. Those are simply facts, not to mention it is in fact flatter shooting.
Another issue with the 5.7 is handloading, which I find to be an important point for such an expensive round. I keep looking at a Ruger 57 at an LGS and it looks incredibly fun. When I looked into handloading, it seems to have some extra complexities that I didn't like. It's a pistol cartridge that reloads like a finnicky rifle cartridge.
I’ve loaded thousands of rounds, it’s the same as any other round. Clean it, Size it, trim it, primer powder bullet bang
@@Tony_Seed fair. The issues I read about that were a bit of a turn off were these. Obviously no first-hand experience, just repeating what I've read online:
1. Case life is supposedly pretty short.
2. I read it requires regular trimming, where I almost never trim straight-wall pistol-caliber brass.
3. You have to lube the cases and can't use carbides like with straight-walls.
None of those are deal-breakers to me, but are a bit off-putting features in something I would reload in large quantities in a single-stage turret press. That would change if/when I get into an auto-indexing progressive setup, but I doubt I'm going to get one very soon.
Need to case lube it well too
@@cristianespinal9917I reload a lot on a shoe string budget.556 is my favorite, cheapest easiest to reload . U gotta lube every bottle neck round. I use cheap white lithium grease in a can I had laying around. Every2-3 rds u gotta trim ya but it’s easy I use a world’s cheapest trimmer it’s 20$ In a drill it’s stupid fast. Because the pressure is so high on 556 but a short 5.7 probably won’t need so much. Ppl let weird preconceived notions control them. 556 I reload for 23c a rd the components are most common of all. The hard part about reloading is finding cheap components. I’d advise u to reload 556 first and foremost. Even the dies are cheapest in 556, lee dies etc are good . I chamfer crimped primer pockets with a big drill bit by hand. Never clean my brass ever at all only trim and reload. Eventually the neck will crack somewhere between 6-15 shots brass is only 7c each online used . No excuses 200$ your golden. I reloaded 500mag in a vise only a vise. Just don’t put pistol powder in a rifle. Finding powder I like cheap is my main thing. I use Bosnian primers their very good and cheap. Pistol or rifle small in 556 works fine
I have one thing to say.... The claims of the effectiveness of the round are based on rounds the U.S. gov't insisted FN no longer provide for sale in the U.S. However, there are a couple companies that produce custom 5.7x28mm rounds that do effectively recreate or exceed the capabilities of the original ammo.
The conclusion I got from the gthumb video is that 5.7 is absolutely lethal and absolutely has less recoil.
The rest of the conclusions he did not even delve into is the fact that 5.7 mm ammo is extremely Compact and lightweight compared to 9mm or 5.56.
A 540rd 556mm ammo can holds 1200 rounds of 5.7.
But a 540 round can of 5.56 would cost you about $250 to $300.
1,200 rounds of 5.7 will cost you about $1,200 lmao
@@TheTGRproductions 1200rds of AAC Vmax is $720 on the PSA website. Also, cost is irrelevant to someone who is not poor.
Sounds like you're just an old man coping. The bullet doesn't expand like 9mm
@@datdude1076 9 mm doesn't expand like 45... now who's the old man?
5.7 is my all time carry now .
If you use neutered commercially available 5.7×28 thats loaded nowhere near the max pressure of 50,038, then yeah, glorified 22wmr, the difference between shooting watered down FNH 5.7 and custom 5.7 loaded close to max pressure, is like the difference of shooting any 5.7 through a pistol compared to shooting it through a 16" barrel, so firing custom 5.7 through your pistol is like firing FNH 5.7 through your 16" P90
Thats why i told people there better 5.7 brands out there
That whole plate argument was kind of stupid.
Nobody's wearing armor plates to a restaurant.
Even with the unobtainable AP 5.7, the round itself was designed to be shot from the p90 or longer barrel variants vs these handguns chambered in 5.7. It's like using a 7.5" AR with federal 40gr or even 55gr and heavier(not sure of those ballistics out of a 7.5" barrel except for velocity
Thats all well and good but the results from the rifle they had didn't look much better. Especially after seeing that if I ever get a 5.7 it will be a fun range toy. Nothing more. 300blk 10" AR's exist. 10mm PDW's exist. 5.56 exist and is cheaper to shoot.
AAC V-Max and Speer Gold Dot both defeat level 3a from a short P90 Barrel.
In fact in James Reeves tests he was able to defeat several types of 3A from a handgun with AAC VMAX
@@ShizawnSandersa single 556 ammo can hold 1200 rounds of 5.7 mm, and it's about half the weight of 9mm.
It also has vastly less recoil than any other rounds you mentioned
@@Valorius would you like to retype this?
@@ShizawnSanders Why, would it make you less wrong?
Yeah that video sold me on using 5.7 for my carry. Enough options for 5.7 now that it’s relatively affordable and what it lacks in effect on target it makes up for in versatility. Flatter shooting at longer ranges and lower recoil matter when you can’t train as often as you’d like. Not to mention 5.7 is unmatched in single mag capacity which is nice as well
Which 5.7 pistol did you choose, and I assume you are planning on open carry?
@ blessed to be tall and skinny so I can manage to conceal a full size pistol, decided on the PSA Rock Compact due to price and features. Only issue is the release was delayed by hurricane Helene. If that gets canceled I’ll be going with the Smith and Wessen 5.7 for their quality and the Tempo barrel system.
At the end of a day, a bullet is a bullet. They 'all' can kill, and many calibers (even 9mm) can take multiple shots to do the job.
When it is all said and done, you pick what you are 'comfortable' using, and can use effectively.
Personally, i have the 5.7x28 and i plan to keep it. Because i 'like' how it fires flat, doesn't snap as bad for me, and the less-snappiness allows me to fire it faster and still retain accuracy. My EDC and the "bump in the night" AR-pistol i have are both in 5.7x28. I have a Ruger SFAR in 308 for anything bigger i need (like hunting or such).
Every video I’ve seen about 5.7 convinced me it should be my next firearm purchase
I've had the opposite conclusion. But that doesn't make me 100% right. Just goes to show data and observations can be interpreted differently.
A little known fact is that certain subsonic loads can penetrate 3a, which allows for very effective silenced shots against aggressors with armor. This, when paired with low recoil for fast follow up shots, maybe throw in some "fun" triggers, makes for a VERY effective cqb/pdw round.
Exactly what subsonic round will penetrate 3a!!
Speed is what defeats armor unless your talking about back face deformation and shooting 1 lb projectile out of a 4 bore!
@@mitchculpepper738 you should watch buffmans stuff on 5.7 round testing ;)
So much wrong with this I just cant.
@PatriotPaulUSA SB193 can penetrate MULTIPLE layers of 3a. There are videos of it if you take 2 minutes to look. SB193 is a subsonic round, and is very quiet when suppressed. There are delayed blowback systems for 5.7x28 that makes recoil ridiculously low. Those systems also happen to be usable with various reset technologies and full auto FCGs.
The only thing wrong with this was your reply.
It's funny you have a picture of black tip, and yet no one ever tests it.
Im sitting on two spam cans of 7.62 tokarev . Thats my poors answer to the high velocity question.
I love tokarev. My brother has an encore in it that we put a huge can on.
@@VSO_Gun_ChannelDo you make some of JD Jones' 7.62 Mini loads for it.
@@VSO_Gun_Channel Nice . I'd like to see a short vid on that. I just have Romanian TT33.
50 cent survived 9 shots from a 9mm.
been hit with a few shells but he don't walk with a limp
Everybody forgets that one; the 5.7 was fielded in the P90 as a PDW, not in a pistol. Two, its effectiveness was partly based on a "swarm of bees" theory, lots of rounds fired in full-auto by support troops who somehow found themselves attacked in a rear area. Three, it was fielded with a round designed to defeat body armor, a round that isn't available to most of us.
Anybody who calls the 5.7X28 comparable to the .22 Magnum can't do math. Pure and simple. Relax, Garand Thumb hasn't killed the 5.7. But, improved armor and the non-availability of the original AP load for just about all of us has greatly reduced the effectiveness of the round. I have a PS90 and Ruger 57; neither one would be my first choice as defensive firearms. However, take a look at Garand Thumb's ballistic gelatin tests, especially the slow-motion footage. When was the last time you saw a 9MM bullet do what some of those 5.7 rounds did? It's not a pistol round, it's a reduced size (and effectiveness) rifle round.
You can purchase better than the "original AP load". The AP load is just the mythical excuse.
1 thing to keep in mind, that energy is an equation where the velocity is squared, so a 50% increase in speed could easily increase energy by over 100% assuming the weights are the same. Of course 5.7 weighs substantially less.
That being said, my g9 9mm ammo out of my 5.5" barrel goes just as fast as the 5.7 and weighs twice as much so... grain of salt and all that lol
Is 5.7 significantly easier to shoot at long pistol ranges like 100 yards?
The word significantly is a problem word. I don’t see a confidence interval associated with the question. I would say likely not. Most of the time when people miss at 100y with a handgun it was them, not the capabilities of the gun.
any pistol can shoot long distance....easier to hit at 100yards ...yes...way easier
SS198LF is available and out of a handgun it goes about 9 inch in gel block, 2200 fps, 300 ft lbs. of energy, and goes through soft 3a body armor. Almost all 5.7x28 handguns have 20+ rounds in standard magazines too. Not sure where the hate comes from other than the small grain and loud crack out of it. Look up the fort hood shooting... 5.7x28 was the main firearm used.
And that idiot got smoked by someone he'd already shot, who was using a 9mm.
9 inch penetration in gel is a fail. 10 inches is marginal, 10.5 or more is what you really want.
9 inches in gel is on par with some .380 ACP HP ammo.
@@immikeurnot this is just one type of ammo lol ss198lf. Now imagine ss190?
@@immikeurnot you sure that he got shot by someone he already hit?? I highly doubt that
If you want the Cherry Pick the canik holding 18 rounds then we will cherry pick the PSA Rock which holds 24 rounds.
It's hardly "cherry picking" to look at the Canik. G17 and G19X hold 17 rounds *standard*. My P320 came with standard mags for both 17 & 21 round mags.
For a full size 9mm pistol these days, 17-20 rounds is pretty normal, my dude.
Which means his statement that the ammo capacity advantage of 5.7 over *modern* 9mm pistols is "not so much" is still quite true.
@@geodkyt a flush fit PSA Rock mag is 24 rounds. The 21 round mag in the Sig is an extendo. If you want to talk about extended mags then most 5.7 pistols hold 30 rounds. The clear Advantage in capacity goes to 5.7, hotrod.
I like the 5.7 for some tasks, but it is not the end all be all of pistol calibers. It has trade offs like all calibers.
The best gun chambered in 5.7 is no longer being made.
The savage model 25 walking varminter was the apex of 5.7 capabilities and was built for what 5.7 is best at in the modern day: an extremely lightweight varmint rifle that's more reliable than any rimfire ever dreamed of being.
I'm not even a varmint hunter and I'd give a kidney for a model 25 walking varminter just for the cool factor. Throw on a suppressor and a lightweight scope and oh my god how awesome would that be?
Especially with a sorta fast twist like 1:9 so you could stabilize anything up to about 62gr for subsonic use, with handloads you could run anything between 29-62gr at varying velocities for various uses.
Someone needs to make a bolt action 5.7 again, Savage PLEASE bring it back!
Dark Mountain 5.7x28 Stowaway.
I will say, I've never had an issue with cci 22 mag it's always been reliable but, I'm not trying to say people should use it. I just think 22 mag is a little bit higher quality than 22 lr when you buy a good brand.
FYI, in 1993 we were wearing level IIIA armor in LE. You are probably talking about the old 2nd chance vests in the 1970's many that were still in use in the early 1980's.
I agree, he wasn't accurate and spoke like an idiot in this post. Mikey must have called him up after he himself got blasted.
What color is that room? Looks like purple almost but grey at the same time.
It’s a purple with grey tones . I was a chemist in a former life and one of the labs I worked in dealt with color chemistry. Purple is the opposite of yellow. By using a purple paint the bouncing light can be filtered substantially of yellow tones.
You don’t want to go dark purple though because it will just darken the room
@VSO_Gun_Channel interesting. I'm not a fan of the "warm" yellow color temperature lights, so maybe I should add paint like this to really keep it clean on top of my lights haha.
5.7 is to .22magnum as .25acp is to 22LR.
I'd say it's like 22 mag is to 22 LR...where pistol vel = the other's rifle vel.
I've never seen .25 acp in a rifle.
Betting (use shot timer) more rounds can be accurately placed in same time frame on the same "Threat" using a 5.7 than any 9mm. IMO that is one of the advantages of this caliber.
So they’re saying a .22 or 9mm would have done the same thing the FN 5.7 did at the Fort Hood shooting?
for years I have said 5.7 is 22 mag centerfire, but it does have 3 advantages, it's centerfire and is therefore more reliable, it is rimless which is more reliable, and it has better bullet construction. but its energy and effect on target is not great. it beats a pointy stick by a country mile, but it is less than ideal. pack what you want, just be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of what you carry.
And for years you have been misinformed.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog lets see, a .224 caliber projectile (same) at lets say 30 grains traveling 2300 fps (same). it can pull that velocity with a shorter barrel, which is good, but the weight, velocity and projectile diameter is the same. I already said the bullet construction is better. are they the exact same? no, I pointed out multiple differences. are they comparable? yes. they share many of the same aspects. I'm not sure where I am misinformed, maybe you can validate your statement, lest it be ruled out with Hitchen's razor.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Full power 5.7x28 smokes 22mag. 22mag from an 18in rifle barrel is about the ballistics you get from cheaper plinking Ammo out a pistol barrel in 5.7 ........ If you go full power ammo versus full power ammo with the same length barrels 5.7 is making 40% more ftlbs of energy. That's like saying a 308 is basically a 300win mag because the bullet diameters are the same and they can be loaded with similar weight bullets. Uninformed argument.
@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog do you have a reading comprehension issue? I addressed your point before you made it. You keep repeating what I say as if you are informing me. Seriously, you seem to not be reading my comments and just responding to shield your bias.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 We are 100% not saying the same thing. 🤡
Watch Tools & Targets 5.7 ballistic test and tell me if his 9mm, or even his 357 tests look much different. This round is not the end-all-be-all but it definitely works for SD/HD.
Since we are talking about pistol rounds being used in ccws and since shot placement does matter with these, it would make all the sense in the world to just stick with 9 mm because it will get the job done every bit as good as a 5.7 and unless you have millions of dollars to play around with, it makes far more economical sense to go with a 9mm since it is supremely cheaper to train with on a regular basis or at least more often. I'm honestly a 40 S&W fan but I did give into the 9mm Trend because I just can't afford to train with a 40 S&W as often as a 9mm since it's literally more than twice the price on average. And armor penetration is meaningless unless you are going up against someone like a mass shooter wearing body armor because your average threat on the street it's not going to be wearing body armor when they attack you. And if you do go up against a mass shooter, you know they're going to keep shooting until they're dying breath so you might as well train enough to be confident in going for headshots against such a threat.
If I'm going to shoot at distance over pistol range, I'll take a 223. If I'm carrying a pistol, i want a ccw that is effective and comfortable to conceal. That's a 9mm . For me, 5.7 pistol is too big and bulky for what you get from it.
Good insight and overview.
I lean towards the 5.7 because I’m a new shooter. My hands are relatively smaller than most imo.. so the 57 is easier to control.
But also again I’m inexperience with hand guns I could probably find alternative 9m because 57 is so exapensive to casually shoot. Also it is a big gun. I thought about its concealment.
It’s a hard toss up to say “ let me find a firearm” or “use what you’re comfortable with now and work your way up”.
As far as .22 lr, i never had a misfire from my 50 year old ruger 10/22 until the cheapo filthy burning bulk packs became standard. 80s and 90 ammo never. Back then the only misfires i had were remington 243s. 5.7 is a fantastic squirrel rifle or handgun.
I feel like failure rate is a quality thing. I have shot a lot of cci, had no problems I can remember at least. I do remember plenty of problems with bulk bucket .22lr. I have also seen problems with cheap 9mm.
I said the same.
I am not running 5.7 in a PDW platform for any sort of serious use unless it's fully automatic, and that's not happening until the NFA, FOPA, etc. is repealed.
A rimless cartridge with the same format as a .22 magnum would get the job done. Cost is one thing. Manufacturers are reluctant to develop a new cartridge that may not do well. If .22 mag could be made more reliable you might have something. So, if a round were effective and cheap in the .22 format, you might have a winner. A lot of these new designer rounds have suffered availability issues and then there is the price. In the meantime, we stick with the reliable format that doesn’t break the bank.
What's funny is Lucky Gunner kicked the 5.7 while it was down today lol
ss190 (the main original 5.7 loading) runs 2100fps and 315ft/lbs from a pistol. Most of the commercial stuff is down under 300ft/lbs, and some closer to 250ft/lbs. ss190 is approaching 500ft/lbs from a 16" barrel. 5.7 also stays supersonic out well past 300yards, so actually useful as a rifle round. 9mm? Not so much. May as well just put a reddot on your full-sized pistol.
And what's about terminal ballistic?
@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210 Fabulous against anything with soft armor on.
@@mr220v That's something worth digging in deeper. Thank you.
@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210 This is the reason most 5.7 ammo is detuned to some degree. Would otherwise be considered armor piercing handgun ammo. The stuff that can actually do it is the rare ss190 ($8/rnd) and elite ammo.
@@mr220v Is there any legal restriction to own such ammo in the US?
i have a ps90 for home defense. 22LR for affordable training. i'd like to see a .22LR kit for the ps90. i also have a 9mm pcc, but ammo hasn't dropped enough yet for weekend training.
I think it's more important to get the handgun you like best, regardless of caliber, because you'll want to train with it more. Also, in a fight, you're going to miss some shots, regardless off your skill level. 10 rounds on tap should be the minimum. 18 to 20 rounds isn't significant enough of a capacity difference. The recoil difference is significant, but that matters much more in full auto, which is what 5.7 was designed for, and full auto P90s aren't easy to get.
I'm sticking with my 357 SIG even if it isn't popular and declining in popularity it is a very under rated awesome round a 125 grain bullet going 1400+fps is all l need the 5.7 only goes 1700 - 1750fps with a 30 - 40 grain bullet from a 5 inch handgun l had a TCM 22 double stack 1911 that the bullet is not as good of a design as the 5.7 but it propels a 40 grain bullet 1950 -2000+ fps out of a 5 inch barreled pistol and it feels better in your hand than the 5.7 pistol does by far
fn 5.7 ss195lf defeats 3a armor out to 40m out of 10" barrel at 2400fps in an underjacket package thats what i want it to do and ive tested it and does....any hit is a good hit...
I like the PS90 because it looks cool... It's a funky firearm and 5.7 is a little too polite of a round.
On a tangent. Any company could make a arms platform in any caliber with a hardened barrel & make the fastest(safest) ammo even if it shortens the barrel life significantly. If they want high velocity munitions.
Grand thumb did not even use the good defensive ammo from elite ammunition or vanguard out fitters which out performs the ones they used
If a caliber requires boutique ammo to work, it's a bad caliber.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD yeah that’s not the point they used 9mm special ammo in the video to get real results with it so then is 9mm not a good caliber? Elite ammunition and vanguard outfitters is not boutique ammo they make ammo for multiple calibers and quality ammo not the garbage FN. thankfully AAC is making ammo and will be putting out defensive ammo soon.
They used a special 9mm round but did not use the good 5.7 ammo by vanguard outfitters or elite ammunition
I think the 5.7 has a lot of potential in a PDW platform but the options are limited to the p90 and an AR-15 upper I would like to see sig come out with the MCX in 5.7.
CMMG has their Dissent in 5.7, it's just a DI MCX essentially
@@mmorin92 that's pretty cool. The further we get from the p90 and it's mags I think the better.
What is the advantage over just keeping it in 5.56 or .300BO?
@@bobbertbobberson6725 lighter recoil I suppose. Without the high capacity of the P90 mag it kind of loses many of its advantages. It was never meant as a front line munition. Only for those in the supply line that might run into a lightly armored paratrooper
Fiveseven was designed to use SS190 ammo, i cant test a buggati with some regular tires and said this super car is super bad.
Next time use fiveseven with the ss190 and bulletproof vest and without bulletproof vest
i haven't watched this channel in like 5 years, i come back and this guy aged 20 years
5:19 - "relatively same velocity"...?? HAHA!
the moment kids should realize they ought not have skipped math class
I was surprised that he dismissed the ammo capacity argument: the simple, obvious fact is that the 5.7mm has a much smaller width than a 9mm. That's not a matter of "today's" conditions: that's a matter of measurement. All things being equal, the 5.7 mm will allow for more rounds: 22 rounds in the S&W.
I don't carry a 5.7 because I think it's better than a 9 mm: I carry it because I think it's better than a .380, .22 LR, .22 mag, & a .25--for me at my age, those are my choices.
Great you group of gentleman stop buying it so there will be plenty of supply for me! I appreciate you!
Not at all. A 35gr bullet with initial muzzle velocity of 1700fps will have 155 ftlb energy at 50m and 110ftlb at 100m. The threshold for fatality is ~ 67ftlb. As any trauma surgeon will tell you, its the location of the holes that determines the outcome not the calibre of the bullet.
Some stats (From Greg Ellifritz).
22 (short, long and long rifle)
# of people shot - 154
# of hits - 213
% of hits that were fatal - 34%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 1.38
% of people who were not incapacitated - 31%
One-shot-stop % - 31%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 76%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 60%
9mm Luger
# of people shot - 456
# of hits - 1121
% of hits that were fatal - 24%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 2.45
% of people who were not incapacitated - 13%
One-shot-stop % - 34%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 74%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 47%
Threshold of fatality is a meaningless metric when applied outside of the original context. A bow can go below that threshold and kill, while bullets that go over that threshold have allowed the target to survive despite multiple hits.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD As I said, trauma/ER surgeons will tell you this as will pathologists - the calibre doesn't matter, the location of the holes does. Real data:
.22 (short, long and long rifle)
# of people shot - 154
# of hits - 213
% of hits that were fatal - 34%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 1.38
% of people who were not incapacitated - 31%
One-shot-stop % - 31%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 76%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 60%
9mm Luger
# of people shot - 456
# of hits - 1121
% of hits that were fatal - 24%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 2.45
% of people who were not incapacitated - 13%
One-shot-stop % - 34%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 74%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 47%
watching gun snobs back peddling is priceless
So it seems you have something against the 5.7 as does Mike. This also seems to be a beta mindset with alpha tendencies trying to bag on something that has a following without actual quantifiable testing to come to a determination.
I can’t believe you even tried to equate it being able to go through level 2 back in the day and some level 3a today to it not being worth a damn against level IV armor, cmon man. It’s a pistol, no other pistol goes through level 3 or 4 with any ammo that is readily available at big box stores. This pistol is a just that, a pistol. Why are you even equating it to a rifle? Just for the simple fact that it is a hair bigger than 5.56 and is considered a rifle cartridge in a pistol? I don’t believe it was ever said it was to be able to go through level 3 and up. Again as others have stated, Mike failed in getting ammo that is worth a crap. Heck even Buffman offered in a comment on his thread to help him get better ammo. That video and this one are flops, yeah y’all gonna make money off it but he failed in testing it properly and in so put out false information.
There is a reason the secret service has fielded the 5.7 for years, yes they use armor piercing ammo but there are other reasons as well. Thx for the video but nothing of what either you or Mike said adds up to much at all which is wild cuz I love Mike’s videos.
My only gripe about 5.7 is ammo cost. Just like every round out there, sometimes the over-hype leads to disappointment. I like the capacity, shootability, and just plain fun of the round, but hate the $50 per box at my local gun shop.
Ammo costs are below 5.56.
@@NobdyInfinite 5.7 is dollar a shot. 5.56 is around .69 ish a round in my area. Yes, I'm one of those folks who prefers buying from someone behind a counter.
@@pARabell9mm It looks like youtube has shadow banned my replies im not sure whats going on.
@@NobdyInfinite go figure. It's not like free speech is important or anything...
@@pARabell9mm I get it, I have multiple NFA items so anonymity is not a concern for me. Ammoseek has allowed me to save 50% or more on my ammo costs and as a competitive shooter it has allowed me to continue my hobby without needing to get a second job.
I have mixed feelings on the 5.7. I have a P90 SBR, M&P 5.7 and a CMNG AR pistol.
Also have tons of 9mm in pistols and MP5's.
The 5.7 has basically no recoil, its cycles ultra fast for follow up shoots, but is very loud as well.
Also, I just shoot FN green tip as most everything else I have bought is loaded weak.
Ammo is expensive but I don't really care as I buy want-ever I choose.
If cost was a factor I would own one pistol period.
I carry the 5.7 more as a special purpose requirement needed for that day. It's not my every day EDC, but some days/task it excels at.
Overall, I'm not afraid to use the 5.7 in defense have no doubt the receiving end will be toast, same for 9mm.
And plus the people say that it is expensive that’s because they probably on multiple calibers but if you have like one or two calibers is really not that expensive as people think
Substitute the 200-400 rounds of 9mm I shoot each week with 5.7x28 and it’s VERY expensive to train with. I don’t own a ton of calibers because I like to train with the ones I do. I can assure you it’s not as affordable as you’re implying when you’re shooting every week.
What brand do u buy and where do u get it
@@Dj_family1 I buy cheapest available by the 1,000 round cases online whoever sells it the cheapest with the cheapest or better yet free shipping
.22 failure rate? Maybe I'm lucky, but I only use quality ammo and I've never had a failure after 700+ rounds this year.
I suppressed my SW 5.7 and it’s awesome.
It makes sense for an actual pdw. You need bursts.
I do sick mag dumps with my 8" Banshee.
It does perform better (more hits on 8" steel gongs) than my 9mm upper on the AR at all distances out to 100 yards in binary mode bursts.
They should make a 556 PS90 or 300 blackout. They would only have to change the magazine( the magazine as well)area, the bolt and the barrel and it should be fine.
You can't. 5.7 is straight-walled. 5.56 and .300 are tapered. That's why P90 mags are straight and can be 50 rounds, and why even 20 round PMAG's are curved, or usgi 20 rounders need a tilting follower to follow the taper
The P90 has a weird blowback system where the barrel moves a little but there's no lockup, you can't just shove a 5.56 in there as you have to build a true locking system or at least a delaying system for blowback.
The actual AP rounds were made by F&N an was discontinued when they found out it's performance on vest. It was sold as a regular round
I LOVE the 5.7, but... 9mm ammo is soooooo good now i have given up 40 S&W and 45 and 10mm for carry, truck gun and home defense. Liberty Ammo Ulta Light +P is faster, heavier, and .355 caliber. I am waiting for Fort Scott to load a 5.7 TUI before i would ever consider it for carry.
I will wait to see an actual ammo testing with that new 9mm Ultra light +P the company wont even list what grain weight the projectile is. That combined with the fact that most companies almost Never hit the velocity figures that they advertise makes me very doubtful. Maybe they will be one of the 1st to do it however, we shall see. They are using a really good Shellshock technologies stainless 2 pc case which is almost infinitely reloadable in 9mm, and is easily picked up with magnets so that is a good start at least. I found 1 video of 380 acp testing but they only got 1 round to fire and had tried 5 rounds out of a brand new box. Liberty reached out and said they had some primer problems as they were not able to get CCI primers. It did hit its 1500fps velocity and went about 11.25" in clear ballistics gel tho.
im curious if liberty amunition created a civil defense round, would it be viable, then.
So cost? So should manufacture start using 22tcm ? More for cost over what you get ..self defense , lose those extra 4-7 rounds ? Or should it just be left to the side
The main draw to the 5.7 handgun is increased range, increased accurate shots on target due to lower recoil, and faster accurate shots on target due to the same low recoil, which makes it easier to shoot well.
Plus, as I mentioned elsewhere - It is the only handgun that makes Superman flinch. It is capable of putting a mild ouchu on him. (some say it was just a bee sting, but the military claims full credit for the result and swears it was the Vaunted 5.7x28 round performing as intended.
I don't know what 22s you are using but I haven't any ftf etc from cci or any other quality ammo. Only that bulk trash or old ammo gets ftf in my experience.
5.7 is more accurate at further distances. That is an advantage!
Considering how huge it is, it should be. Can't conceal carry nearly as well as 9mm
5.7x 28 with average factory ammo from a pistol is about the same ballistics as a 22mag from an 18in barrel. If you compare apples to apples, 5.7 smokes 22mag. Full power 5.7x28 from companies like Elite Ammo, 80 teeth or Vanguard Outfitters even from a pistol is dramatically more potent than a 22mag from even a 18inch rifle barrel
>apples to apples
>cites boutique ammo
lul
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD commercial 22mag isn't neutered like 5.7 or 10mm. Full power 5.7 vs full power 22mag... Apples to apples
And my 5.7 smith wesson shoots so smooth the but i do practice with by nomeans is it a 1n dun
The NKVD extensively used the .22LR for decades for summary executions.
A whole lot different from self defense , or wartime stuff. Communist poor counties use whatever they can find the absolute cheapest, to execute their prisoners even if it takes a long time for them to pass. They are truly evil in what they do.
I think 5.7 is mismarketed and misapplied, like 30SC (and the price killed it).
30SC is marketed as the "better than 9mm" round but its price ruined it, it was sold in guns that have less capacity than most 9mm guns, and it should have been what replaces the role of 380ACP, not 9mm.
5.7 is marketed as the ultimate high capacity AP round but should have been marketed as what could replace 22LR, but the price and "AP" sensationalism kept it from doing that.
I personally don't care if it pierces armor, I like everything else conceptually about the 5.7 in regard to a being a round for a short carbine or AR pistol/subgun except the price.
Ask the men who charged at the shooter in Ft Hood if it’s an effective round.
i have not yet even bought my first pistol. planning to get a g2c. But also, i just discovered the 17 WSM on some videos. Now I want that instead of 5.7. They make an ar version of it
The 5.7mm case is not tapered or conical that is why it can be loaded in a straight line to a very endless capacity without having a banana shaped magazine the 9mm is a tapered case so you cannot load a long string in a perfectly straight magazine because if you do the cartridges will become crooked and at a certain length that will cause feeding failures to occur. The same reason the AK magazines are curved is to compensate for the rifles cartridges shape being thicker at the base for case head strength reasons. Incidentally belt fed machine guns do not have to worry about this problem since the belt spaces the cartridges out naturally.
Think about making a . 22lr or . 22 Mag that uses the 5.7 design stick mag. No rim lock and 50+ rd capacity.
That would be a fun range toy.
The keltec pmr is a 22 win mag handgun that has a capacity of 30
@@austindecker7643 But it's a keltec
You would still need to account for the taper. You'd barely be able to go past 20 rounds before the taper is too extreme for the follower to manage
Higher velocities cause overstretched permanent wound cavities, this is why a 62gr 5.56 is far more deadly than 147gr 9mm
Higher energies do. Human muscle tissue is elastic and an increase in kinetic energy deposit have marginal increase in transforming temporary cavity into permanent cavity up to a certain point. When more than 200 joules are lost per inch of tissue the elastic limit is overcome and the tissue tears apart inflicting a much wider wound than the tunnel bore through tissue by the projectile. This kind of energy deposits happen when a rifle round tumbles or fragments (5,56 as well) but are simply not there in a handgun cartridge like 5,7. Temporary cavity of 5,7x28 might look impressive in slow mo ballistic gel but in a actual shooting it will result in nothing more than a bruise as the tissue bounce back without tearing. With handgun cartridges lacking the energies to tear apart tissue (most tissue, hard organs like liver and bones suffer more from temporary cavity) the only thing that matter is permanent cavity and 9x19 simply crushes more tissue being a bigger round both in fmj and jhp format