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Read a bit about this rifle/pistol in a novel I have been reading. What I hear is interesting. Is this available here? Did a few searches found nothing on this tread. The round is 5.7 mm x 26 mm I think. Fast and flat shooting basically a .22 calibre that goes 2000+ FPS!

JimmieA.
 
Should be available from Questar
They do have the ammo in stock
You should be aware that this is an expensive pistol to shoot at about 75 cents a round...
 
Found the gun for sale. $1600 not too cheap. The ammo is $35 for 50 rounds so not too cheap either, don't know if you have to buy 2000 at a go ($1400). Both are special order as well. Wouldn't be that easy to reload due to the stepped brass as well, streight wall is better for that. Those rounds maybe the armour piercing rounds though one of the guns big selling points for military types. Supposted to be 30% less kick than 9mm I think which isn't a bad thing. Rounds are said to be lighter than the 9mm to carry. Tupperware gun though! If this is a great gun than the cost to buy and the cost of ammo will come down in time.

JimmieA.
 
JimmieA. said:
Those rounds maybe the armour piercing rounds though one of the guns big selling points for military types..
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FN only sells those rounds to Mil. You'd be getting either FMJ's or Vmax tips I'm assuming.
Also,Questar is selling that ammo by the crate, you can't buy just one box. But since this pistol is expensive, and the ammo is specialty ammo, you'd probably want to buy as much as you can and save it. Cause if they are the only source and if they ever stop importing it here, you'd have a pretty expensive pistol and no way to fire it anymore.

That reason alone would turn me off of it, I'd rather stick to traditional pistol calibers. You'll never have trouble finding boxes of 9mm.
 
Heinz 57 varieties.

Taste good and cheap.

:D

Expensive to shoot but if this is what you want go for it. Interesting pistol to shoot no doubts.
 
JimmieA. said:
Found the gun for sale. $1600 not too cheap. The ammo is $35 for 50 rounds so not too cheap either, don't know if you have to buy 2000 at a go ($1400). Both are special order as well. Wouldn't be that easy to reload due to the stepped brass as well, streight wall is better for that. Those rounds maybe the armour piercing rounds though one of the guns big selling points for military types. Supposted to be 30% less kick than 9mm I think which isn't a bad thing. Rounds are said to be lighter than the 9mm to carry. Tupperware gun though! If this is a great gun than the cost to buy and the cost of ammo will come down in time.

JimmieA.
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I wouldn't hold your breath on that, lol. It's a niche gun/round, and always will be.
 
Jesuswon said:
check out the kel tec PM30(22 magnum).. maybe you like better?? much cheaper
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The gun is very reasonable at around $400 and the rounds are $480 for 2000 compared to $1400 for the FiveseveN so that is good. The balistics are not too different for the two rounds either. The 22 Mag is a little slower I guess but not too much difference. Hell of a lot cheaper. Can't reload .22 Mag though. Thanks for the good advice. Never would have given the .22 Mag a look see. Not really in the market for another gun though sorry to say.

JimmieA.
 
I can't see past the hardcore nerfing both those pistols got. What makes them cool is monster capacity without having a mag hanging down to your ankles, but the Canadian issue don't have that feature. And the FiveseveN is stuck using a Playmobile variant of it's cartridge. They're light beer. Bleah.

Quigs
 
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