27 Anti Gun Groups Beg Obama to Ban FN Herstal 5.7 Handguns

secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com ^ | 11/21/09 | Sasparilla

[Still Thinking]

The 5.7x28 kind of strikes me as a target/competition round. Maybe in a single shot pistol or bolt rifle. This abomination and the PS90 don’t appeal to me at all.

[TheBigJ]

Yes, though tactically it’s used by the Secret Service with armor-piercing rounds.

Too bad no one can get them, just like the “banned” naughty black talons. LOL

[Still Thinking]

Yes, for light armor piercing duty with the right ammo I can see it, but for general purpose use, not so much.

[Still Thinking]

Follow this through to the end and you'll find a surprising and inexpensive penetrator.

Not surprising enough, I guess. I thought it might be 7.62x25.

[TheBigJ]

Yes, for a counter-terrorism tactical sort of weapon... though we should adopt the Russian 9mm PBP armor-piercing round
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/03/30/gsh-18-pistol-punching-holes-in-steel/

Plus from what I’ve read the FN 5.7 is vastly overpriced until other replicas come out.

[meyer]

I've consolidated around .45 ACP, 9mm, and 7.62x39.

I'm kind of built around .45 ACP, .223, and .308. Also have a ton of .40 S&W, some .38, .44 mag, .357 mag., and even some .22. But in a pinch, the .45, .223, and .308 (and maybe the .40) would be my choices.

I need a 9 mm - they're common.

[meyer]

That looks a little awkward, but in a cool way! Not quite the one to have for CCW though. :-)

[deks]

There seems to be some loose talk about about the FN 5.7 and “armor piercing”.

Check out what ATF says about it...

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearmstech/fabriquen.htm

[Shooter 2.5]

To: OldDeckHand I'm still puzzled how a guy with "no interest in weapons" came to own such an expensive and boutique weapon - a weapon that is used by a number country's special forces units. Hopefully, someone is asking that question.

I have asked that question and have been attacked as a anti-gun Sarah Brady nut here on FR. I believe the type of gun was selected for him by Al Qaeda.

It is an assault machine pistol with low enough recoil for a neophyte to produce maximum terror.

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[DMG2FUN]

Didn’t the 27 leftist aka progressive gun hater orgs get the memo on that DC court case?