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FNH Five Seven: Specs & Ballistics

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March 15, 2012 by Brandon Webb 1 Comment

What can I say? Sometimes I wish I didn’t live in CA…..

Off the FN website.

The FN Five-seveN® single-action autoloading pistol fires the low-recoil 5.7x28mm cartridge making it ideal for personal protection, target shooting or NRA Tactical Police Competition. It features a textured, ergonomic polymer frame with checkered panels for enhanced grip. The polymer slide cover helps reduce weight and the operating controls allow for easy access with a reversible magazine release and ambidextrous manual safety levers. The barrel is hammer-forged and chrome-lined for enhanced accuracy and extended service life. Models are available with matte black, olive drab green or Flat Dark Earth frames with a choice of adjustable target sights or fixed three-dot combat sights.

SLIDE

  • Polymer slide cover
  • Rear cocking serrations
  • Adjustable three-dot target sights or fixed three-dot combat sights
  • Night sights available by special order

BARREL

  • Hammer-forged stainless steel with chrome-lined bore
  • Polished chamber and feed ramp
  • 4.75″ barrel on all models

FRAME

  • Rugged polymer construction
  • Checkered grip
  • Underframe accessory mounting rail
  • Serrated trigger guard

OPERATING CONTROLS

  • Fully-ambidextrous manual safety levers
  • Reversible magazine release button

MAGAZINES

  • Polymer magazine body
  • Low-friction follower
  • Polymer basepad

SPECS

  • Caliber: 5.7x28mm
  • Operation: Single-Action Only (SAO)
  • Twist Rate: 1 in 9 RH”
  • Barrel Length: 4.75″
  • Height: 5.7″
  • Width: 1.4″
  • Barrel Length: 4.80″
  • Overall Length: 8.2″
  • Weight: 20.8 oz. empty
  • Magazine: 20or 10-round magazines

From a long time reader of ours and dead eye marksman Kathy Sato! Thanks Kathy, you rock. -Brandon

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“Elite Ammunition’s S4M, FNH Five seven pistol and Ballistic Gelatin protected by a Level IIIA in an Interceptor carrier. It’s always tiresome seeing so many ‘experts’ comparing it to a .22 mag. At least they’d get closer if they said .22 Hornet. I certainly understand their reservations and though I have a FNH FiveseveN, my favorite is still my Sig P229 in .357Sig to which I just added a Bar-Sto 9x19mm barrel. I now have a three caliber great quality sidearm and can feed my zombie apocalypse fantasy by knowing that I can scrounge 9mm or .40 anywhere 🙂  I am anxiously awaiting more real world AARs about the 5.7’s use and effectiveness.

Oh one thing I wanted to mention about the FiveseveN. I’ve tried it out on quite a few days with the X300 attached in its Raven RCS Phantom with the soft loops, 20 rnd mag and a spare 20 rnd on my weak side. It is so flat that I can conceal it easily under a very light cotton tank top and also so light that it makes my P229 and spare magazine (Kramer leather IWB) feel like a bowling ball by comparison.” – Kathy

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Brandon Webb Former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb served over thirteen years active duty service.  After completing Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training with class 215, his career involved combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. After his last deployment with SEAL TEAM THREE, he worked at the Naval Special Warfare Group One (NSWG1) Sniper Cell, then finished up his last assignment as the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager.

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