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Why would I want an FN 57?
Sure, they look cool.....

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Because you had one (or two) of everything else?
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im curious about this weapon too.

what is the practical application of such a gun/round?
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Sure, they look cool.....
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I wanted one but then I got over it. It's something that I would add to the collection if I was using money as firewood.
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im curious about this weapon too.

what is the practical application of such a gun/round?
As my understanding it was originally developed as a military handgun the round was designed to penetrate the body armor worn on todays battle field. Never really picked up steam though it seems.

I think some companys make some self defense ammo for it but I'm not 100 percent positive on that.
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I thought the idea was to have AP capabilities in a pistol; except you can't but the AP rounds unless you're Military/LEO.
I was under the impression the Belgian military used the 5.7 round.


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You can still get some of the old stock but it's $$$$$$$$$ but you can't buy new stuff anymore and I think you can get pull outs to reload with.
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how is the pricing on one of those?

5.7mm = .224 cal. isnt that a bit small for self-defense?
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how is the pricing on one of those?

5.7mm = .224 cal. isnt that a bit small for self-defense?
SD wasn't really the original intent of the pistol to begin with.
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how is the pricing on one of those?

5.7mm = .224 cal. isnt that a bit small for self-defense?
I think the gun it self is around 900+.
Small for self defense, maybe. But if your 9mm or .45 can't penetrate body armor then what good is it?
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