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September 22, 2017, 06:29 AM | #1 |
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What animal have you shot/killed with your FN 5.7 pistol?
Some say the ballistics is similar to a 22 WMR, but this particular bullet tumbles. Coyote, groundhogs, raccoon, dingos would probably be effective. Wild boar or feral hogs, I wonder about. Two legged variety from LEO shots, I'm also curious about.
I'm just wondering what, if any, animal have you shot with your pistol? I just don't see much writing, videos or discussions about it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Instagram: MuzzleblastMD |
September 22, 2017, 09:33 AM | #2 |
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I had a buddy of mine dispatch a trapped badger with one once. It was loaded with some load that included the Hornady V Max. Took 3 shots unfortunately. Badgers are tough animals though so I'm not sure if it was the ammunitions fault. One bullet was recovered and was in pieces inside the animal.
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September 22, 2017, 09:42 AM | #3 |
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Badgers and Raccoons are WAY tougher then their stature would suggest.
Not a hunter and happy to have never shot anything with a mom not a desire to but do know a little about critters. No issues with hunting and I will happily eat what is given me.
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September 22, 2017, 12:34 PM | #4 |
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"...don't see much writing..." Not enough of 'em around. Either ammo or firearms. The pistols aren't exactly hunting pistols either. No PD's using 'em either.
The ammo is similar to the .22 Hornet. Not the .22 Mag.
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September 22, 2017, 07:26 PM | #5 |
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September 22, 2017, 08:35 PM | #6 |
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I'd like to see Ruger make an affordable 5.7 pistol.
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October 4, 2017, 02:19 AM | #7 |
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I was curious and did a search on 5.7 effectiveness. Not a lot of material as already noted. I did sense that there was a move away from the cartridge since it's intial rages when first introduced. There were limited inferences to poor results concerning lack of stopping power.
Locally, the Franklin Co (TN) Sherriff's Office had the shoulder weapon's, dunno if they were full auto or semi. Dunno if they still carry them. Dunno about the handgun in the 5.7 ctg for that dept. The cartridge/shoulder gun was purpose designed with it's special penetrating cartridge to defeat soft body armor as worn by troops in this day and age. I think the expanding ammo trying to create a SD and LE cartridge was a sideshow.......that may have flopped. |
October 6, 2017, 09:17 PM | #8 |
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The guns are expensive.
There have been times the ammo was hard to get at any price, outside of shortages. Wasn't there a limit on civilians purchasing some types of factory ammunition. It wasn't a legal limit, but something the manufacturer put on the distribution network. American's like BIG. |
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Short answer, "no". But the truth is that the .223 has killed enough deer at 150 yards to give us a pretty good idea what the 5.7 will do inside of 50. Identical? No. Similar? All day long.
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November 4, 2017, 09:59 PM | #10 |
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A rat.
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Aw, c'mon, Reynolds. Tell us the story of the hunt!
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What? No blood-curdling roar before the charge? A well-aimed shot to the point of the shoulder to break him down? Did you have him mounted?
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