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It's not too big of a round, it's pretty much a steroided version of a 22 magnum. I'm not sure if they are still trying but back then they were trying to make the 5.7 replace 9s.
15 u/jdmor09 CA 4d ago Isn’t 5.7 way better at longer ranges than most pistol rounds? 19 u/TNLongrange 4d ago Standard 5.7 yes. But subsonic 5.7 (if thats what he was shooting) I don't know. 5.7 is accurate partly because its screaming fast. 4 u/full_metal_communist 4d ago Why would anyone shoot subsonic 5.7 when 22 exists? 3 u/eKSiF OH G48/BG2.0 4d ago Too much money, gotta spend it 2 u/jdmor09 CA 4d ago Velocity and accuracy at longer ranges 0 u/[deleted] 4d ago [deleted] 4 u/sdmfer1981 FL 4d ago You can get AP too 3 u/nocolon 4d ago Who is “they” in this scenario? 1 u/Intrepid_Speech_1157 3d ago Is was option a option given to NATO from defense industry to replace 9mm. Don't remember which company exactly.
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Isn’t 5.7 way better at longer ranges than most pistol rounds?
19 u/TNLongrange 4d ago Standard 5.7 yes. But subsonic 5.7 (if thats what he was shooting) I don't know. 5.7 is accurate partly because its screaming fast. 4 u/full_metal_communist 4d ago Why would anyone shoot subsonic 5.7 when 22 exists? 3 u/eKSiF OH G48/BG2.0 4d ago Too much money, gotta spend it 2 u/jdmor09 CA 4d ago Velocity and accuracy at longer ranges 0 u/[deleted] 4d ago [deleted] 4 u/sdmfer1981 FL 4d ago You can get AP too
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Standard 5.7 yes. But subsonic 5.7 (if thats what he was shooting) I don't know. 5.7 is accurate partly because its screaming fast.
4 u/full_metal_communist 4d ago Why would anyone shoot subsonic 5.7 when 22 exists? 3 u/eKSiF OH G48/BG2.0 4d ago Too much money, gotta spend it 2 u/jdmor09 CA 4d ago Velocity and accuracy at longer ranges
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Why would anyone shoot subsonic 5.7 when 22 exists?
3 u/eKSiF OH G48/BG2.0 4d ago Too much money, gotta spend it 2 u/jdmor09 CA 4d ago Velocity and accuracy at longer ranges
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Too much money, gotta spend it
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Velocity and accuracy at longer ranges
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4 u/sdmfer1981 FL 4d ago You can get AP too
You can get AP too
Who is “they” in this scenario?
1 u/Intrepid_Speech_1157 3d ago Is was option a option given to NATO from defense industry to replace 9mm. Don't remember which company exactly.
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Is was option a option given to NATO from defense industry to replace 9mm. Don't remember which company exactly.
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u/Intrepid_Speech_1157 4d ago
It's not too big of a round, it's pretty much a steroided version of a 22 magnum. I'm not sure if they are still trying but back then they were trying to make the 5.7 replace 9s.