FN Five SeveN Range Report Part I - 1911Forum

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FN Five SeveN Range Report Part I - 1911Forum: "FN Five SeveN Range Report Part I



I purchased an FN 5.7 today and decided to post some thoughts. This is part one as I have not fired it yet.

The 5.7 comes in a neat little kit with 3 mags, cleaning kit, gun, sight adjustment tool, and cable lock. Also included is a letter that states that it is FN policy for the 5.7 to be restricted to LEO only and requests information about the purchaser. The letter states that FN intends on following up on the guns sales to determine if the dealers and distributors are following protocol. For our purposes I will refrain from disclosing my status or the source of the firearm.

First impression is this a very neat gun. Clean lines, extremely light, and well thought out. The model I have includes the single action trigger pack and adjustable sights. The trigger has creep but has a nice say 4+# break. accuracy will not be hindered by the trigger. The sights are also very good with the front sight being taller than most due to the step down in the frame.

The ambi safety is crisp and simple to operate. You can use the strong side safety lever as an indexing point while keeping your finger off the trigger and disengage the safety as you acquire your target.

Field stripping is similar to the Glock family but you only need to press to the rear a single button while keeping the slide partially to the rear, unlike the two points you must pull down at the same time on a Glock.

The gun is totally covered in 'plastic' if you will allow me to call it that. The slide (see picture) is thin steel but has a plastic covering. This contributes to the clean lines and good feel of the gun, but the slides covering is not evenly applied. Look at the left and right side pictures of the gun. You can see the gap between the slide and fra"