TTAG hopes to review FN’s Five-SeveN pistol by June 15, 2010. Not because anyone who purchases the $1k or so weapon before mid-June gets a “free” $120 Insight Tech-Gear M3 tactical illuminator. We’ve simply never had the pleasure of firing aĀ low-recoil 5.7 x 28mm cartridge. FN reckon’s the caliber makes the gun ideal for personal protection—despite the fact that you can’t get the firearm in a compact size—because the round is not prone to over-penetration.Ā California-legal? You betcha! FN would also like you to know that “Per FBI data base 5 no U.S. Law Enforcement Officer has been injured or killed in the line of duty by 5.7x28mm projectiles since the introduction of this caliber in the United States, between 2003 and 2007.” Which may have a ittle something to do with the round’s widespread adoption, or lack thereof . . .
