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Fn 9mm bullets12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() The trigger pull is roughly around 6 pounds.įinally, last the Five-SeveN comes with three 20-round magazines. The slide, barrel, and recoil spring lifts right out. All you do is pull the slide back about 1/4-inch and slide the take down lever to the rear. Which makes the pistol light and durable.ĭisassembling the pistol is very simple and you can probably do it blindfolded with one hand. ![]() The pistol is 100% polymer but the functional interior of the slide and fire control parts are made of steel. The magazine release and safety lever is ambidextrous. The barrel is 4.8 inches long with a weight of 23 ounces when unloaded. Its a full size pistol, single-action pistol and the grip circumference is identical to the Beretta 92/M9. It has a nearly completely polymer frame, with some small steel internal components.įrom the outside it looks similar to other striker-fired pistol. The Five-SeveN is a full-sized pistol and a compact-sized weight. Total Weight: 6.0 grams=93 grains (half the weight of a 9mm). ![]() Effective range when shot from a Five-SeveN: 55 yards (maximum range of 1651 yards!).The 5.7x28mm surely impressed-it was highly effective, performed at extreme temperatures, and could even be manufactured on the same production lines as the loved 5.56x45mm NATO round. In the early 2000s, NATO conducted a series of tests with the goal of standardizing a personal defense weapon round and replacing the iconic 9mm. The cartridge itself is significantly shorter and smaller in diameter, measuring 1.6 inches long and. The diameter bullet (.224 inches) is the same that a standard AR rifle shoots, but the bullet is a lot lighter, usually weighing between 28 and 40 grains as compared to the standard 55-grain weight of the average. 223 Remington (the standard AR-rifle cartridge). The 5.7x28mm cartridge looks a little bit like a. Nevertheless, the two guns and the nifty little cartridge are in use throughout the world by dozens of military and law enforcement groups. NATO never officially adopted it, most likely due to selection process politics related to the battle between competing offerings from FN and German company H&K’s 4.6x30mm cartridge. Originally the 5.7x28mm was designed for the FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon, a compact and highly portable carbine, and, eight years later, the Five-SeveN pistol. Historyĭeveloped by FN back in 1989, the 5.7x28mm cartridge was envisioned as a replacement option for 9mm submachine gun use. It is a lightweight polymer pistol that shoots FN’s own 5.7x28mm round. Although not exactly a rifle round, the FN 5.7x28mm cartridge is also not quite a pistol round either.Ĭlearly, the Five-seveN is truly a unique kind of gun. While gun enthusiasts are going nuts over rifles chambered in classic handgun rounds, we seem to forget that the opposite exists as well. While the FN Five-SeveN is not a small gun, the 5.7×28 bullet is small in caliber, but it is a very fast one as far as pistol projectiles go. Why? Mainly because of the unique 5.7x28mm cartridge that it’s designed to fire. In a nutshell, the FN Five-SeveN is a big little handgun with a whole lot of attitude. Putting a pistol caliber cartridge in a rifle is simple but a rifle round in a pistol? You gotta be nuts… ![]()
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