Marko Kloos
Moderator Emeritus
I don't know what possessed me at the time, but I picked up a FN FiveSeveN at the local Gunhaus yesterday afternoon. A few hundred rounds of ammo are on the way and should arrive tomorrow, at which point I'll actually be able to shoot the thing. I was able to secure a lot from AcuSport at $18/50, which is not exactly cheap, but the ammo will hopefully get cheaper as the caliber becomes more common. Right now, the ammo situation and price point reminds me of the .357SIG when it just started to hit the market.
This is the the "product-improved" USG variant that is used by the US Secret Service. It has a less bulbous trigger guard than the previous variants, and checkering instead of button stippling on front and backstrap. It comes with three 20-round magazines, a nice handbook, cleaning tools, and the obligatory lawyer lock. Caliber is 5.7x28, of course.
First impressions: The gun is about as big as a full-sized 1911, but very lightweight. I put it on the kitchen scale, and it weighs a little over 21 ounces empty. The trigger is light, less than five pounds, as the gun is SA only. It has a manual ambidextrous safety on the frame above the trigger which looks liknd of odd, but it is actually reasonably well positioned to be flicked off-safe by the trigger finger on the draw.
The checkering is sharp. It's easily as sharp as the 20 LPI checkering job on the Springfield Professional, and a tight grip will impress a waffle iron pattern into your hand. That's a no-slip grip, for sure.
The sights are adjustable. The rear sights is fairly low profile, but the front sight is the biggest sharkfin I've yet seen on a service pistol. No leather holsters with this baby, that's for sure. Sight picture is a three-dot pattern.
The ergonomics are good...the double-stack grip is wide front to back due to the dimensions of the round, but slim enough to not feel like a 2x4. In fact, it feels less bulky in my hand than a Glock 20/21. The gun points and balances well. The frame is entirely polymer, and the slide is steel with a polymer cover, so the whole thing looks and feels a lot like an airsoft or pellet gun, especially with the low weight.
We'll see how she shoots...range report to follow.
Here's the box and contents:
And the gun itself again:
This is the the "product-improved" USG variant that is used by the US Secret Service. It has a less bulbous trigger guard than the previous variants, and checkering instead of button stippling on front and backstrap. It comes with three 20-round magazines, a nice handbook, cleaning tools, and the obligatory lawyer lock. Caliber is 5.7x28, of course.
First impressions: The gun is about as big as a full-sized 1911, but very lightweight. I put it on the kitchen scale, and it weighs a little over 21 ounces empty. The trigger is light, less than five pounds, as the gun is SA only. It has a manual ambidextrous safety on the frame above the trigger which looks liknd of odd, but it is actually reasonably well positioned to be flicked off-safe by the trigger finger on the draw.
The checkering is sharp. It's easily as sharp as the 20 LPI checkering job on the Springfield Professional, and a tight grip will impress a waffle iron pattern into your hand. That's a no-slip grip, for sure.
The sights are adjustable. The rear sights is fairly low profile, but the front sight is the biggest sharkfin I've yet seen on a service pistol. No leather holsters with this baby, that's for sure. Sight picture is a three-dot pattern.
The ergonomics are good...the double-stack grip is wide front to back due to the dimensions of the round, but slim enough to not feel like a 2x4. In fact, it feels less bulky in my hand than a Glock 20/21. The gun points and balances well. The frame is entirely polymer, and the slide is steel with a polymer cover, so the whole thing looks and feels a lot like an airsoft or pellet gun, especially with the low weight.
We'll see how she shoots...range report to follow.
Here's the box and contents:
And the gun itself again:
:banghead: 
