FN Fiveseven for sale?

[Beav]

Found this;

http://www.impactguns.com/store/fn_fiveseven.html


If you add it to your cart there is a 10 round civilian option.

So whats the deal, I thought this was an LEO only weapon?

 

[WonderNine]

As far as I know, it is not LEO only. I believe the ammo is restricted though and you cannot buy it. And they give you a ten round mag. Yay, you can lay it in your display case and never fire it. Awesome!

 

[Robert inOregon]

The way the deal works with FN is that they'll sell the dealer a pistol (one). Dealer sells a pistol to the customer and in order to get either a replacement or a new gun for the purchaser, dealer has to provide FN with letterhead in order for company to deliver. Dealer can purchase practice/duty ammunition for the customer with letterhead or drop ship directly to a department. Drop shipment can also be done with the gun. This only applies to the ten round, adjustable sight variant.

Not illegal for a civilian to possess, gun passed BATFE "sporting" test for importation and the practice/duty ammunition is non AP.

 

[clubsoda22]

not for $1600. Sorry, but no. Much better guns can be had for $1600

 

[WonderNine]

What do the gov./police pay for them, $500?

 

[clubsoda22]

here's the civillian legal ammo....also expensive http://www.impactguns.com/store/fn_5_7_ss192_ammo.html

 

[BluesBear]

It'll be a sub zero day in Hades before I pay 16 Benjamins for an UGLY pistol.

 

[discusser]

Hi. I have some questions about this pistol...

Have any of the gun magazines (Combat Handguns, American Handgunner, etc.) done a review on this pistol?

What's the opinion here of how effective the civilian legal version of this round would be for self-defense?

When the ban sunsets will civilians be able to obtain the 20 round magazines?

Has anyone here held one of these pistols...and, if so...how were the ergonomics?

Thanks.

 

[CWL]

$23.95 per box of ammo (on sale!)?

Someone here has handled the gun and states that it has a crappy trigger, I'd believe it. I have read comments by respected LEOs that this is another answer in search of a question, I believe this as well.

5.7 JHP ammo for self-defense? Not fast enough to tumble and fragment, but fast enough to overpenetrate. No thanks.

Aside from the 'neato' collector's factor, I think this gun isn't a practical self-defense firearm.

 

[coldshot03/04]

I just read an article about these guns. They are for LEOs only.

 

[Correia]

I handled one at SHOT show. The trigger pull sucked. So that is probably me that CWL is thinking of.