School me on 5.7x28

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I’ve researched reloading the 5.7x28 and decided it’s probably better for me to just buy factory ammo... seems even 0.1 grain mistakes can cause issues.

Seems to be limited ammo choices out there, what’s everyone using for range ammo? Best deals?

With the Ruger 57 just around the corner from entering our market- I’m sure this will be a common question.
 
Gotta say I'm pretty interested in the new Ruger 5.7. I saw Irunguns list them at $800 USD, but I expect they will be available in Canada in the next few months for about $950 CAN.

The Federal American Eagle seems to be the best priced ammo out there, but it's still going to be over double the price of 9mm.
 
I’m using FN and American Eagle ammo in my 10” PS90. The FN ammo is quite accurate—the only 5-round group I ever fired at 100m was 3.25”.
 
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The last batch of American Eagle I "tried" using was so out of spec that it jammed all of my PS 90 mags and wouldn't feed. The bullets weren't seated deep enough. Expensive ammo that I need to check before I try using it.
 
Hitzy said:
Reloading bottle neck pistol rounds would not be my idea of fun times.
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Uh huh. 44-40 is a treat! I am interested in the Ruger but I'll wait until it is in Canada. I like the idea of the 5.7 but not to the tune of $2000.00 for an FN.
 
hatman1793 said:
I had the Ruger version in my hand at the 2020 SHOT SHOW, and it feels nicer in the hand than the FN version.
Perhaps with Ruger's intro of theirs the market might take notice? Seems to be a specialized caliber, pricey ammo too, & the competition application is.......where?
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There is no current "competition application" for the 5.7x28mm cartridge because it was not created for that purpose. It was intended to bridge the gap between the under-powered NATO 124gr 9mm load and the infantryman's full-power 5.56mm carbine cartridge, giving Crew-Served Weapons crews, Signallers, 2nd Echelon and Rear Area troops a "Personal Defence Weapon" that is less cumbersome than a rifle but still capable of penetrating near-peer body armour out to 100m. Should the cartridge go mainstream with the advent of the Ruger 57, and if other ammo manufacturers pick up the production torch, then the price will inevitably come down. If the price comes down enough and the cartridge gains enough mainstream acceptance, then you can rest assured that it will eventually be adopted (perhaps even adapted) for competition. But as is currently the case with 9mm and .45, the utility of the cartridge will always be judged by its terminal ballistic effect on armour-clad enemy combatants, not by its "IPSC Power Factor"....
 
rkm456 said:
It's why I sold my 357 SIG.
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Actually reloading 357 Sig is extremely easy. Size the case in a 40 S&W carbide die. Size the case again in a .357 size die to bring the case neck back to spec. Because the 357 Sig neck is so short it doesn't require lube. Then expand the neck, drop the powder & seat the bullet as you would with any other handgun cartridge. It does require one step more than most straight wall handgun rounds but not having to lube the cases is a huge plus. In a 4 or 5 station progressive press you wouldn't notice any diffeence from reloading 9mm, 45 ACP, etc.
 
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