I noticed a guy at the range had incredible fucking accuracy with his pistol and he invited me to try his FN Five-Seven. It made me mad because I just bought a pistol and couldn't justify another for at least several years.
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Any well-kept modern pistol--with a reasonable barrel length and good ammo--should be capable of tight--like, inch--groups at 25 yards. 5.7 is zippy, but that doesn't inherently translate to accuracy. It's also possible that the ammo was fancy, since 5.7 runs expensive.
Like, the only pistols I have that I can actually outshoot are tiny 2-inch pocket rockets or 22s with garbage grade ammo.
All that out of the way, there's something to be said for finding "the gun" that just fucking works for you. Maybe the FN Five-Seven is it. The first time I shot a VP9, it was like I couldn't miss. Everything just came together. So I bought one. It's still what I shoot the best. But after enough range time with it, it clicked that it wasn't better than my other pistols, it just somehow bypassed my trigger jerk and my twitch and my recoil anticipation; the bad habits just melted away when I was using it. After enough time with it, I was able to work toward that same headspace with the rest of my arsenal and I'm shooting better than ever before.
Specifically, I realized it had a light enough and long enough trigger that I genuinely did not know when the bang would happen; I was always keeping the sight picture aligned, steadily ramping the trigger pressure, and couldn't time the recoil anticipation cringe.
The point I'm trying to make with this ramble: if you shot a Five-Seven great, it's because you're a great shot. Really zen yourself out next time you're at the range, load a single round in your favorite gun, and try shooting it like you've never touched it before and don't know what to expect. Take it very slow, hold it steady, stay focused on that front sight, and give the trigger slow ramping pressure. You might surprise yourself.
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I love the P-90 so much. I want to play Stargate at the range.
Why is there a bullet above the torch on the pistol, is that just display for the photo?
(Brit who has never shot anything but a shotgun question)
Most pistol ammo is very different than that cartridge. They're usually bull-nosed and the shoulders of the casing do not neck down. This cartridge looks more similar to a rifle cartridge and has a smaller bullet that travels at a much faster speed.
So they just did it to show off. It's a fun and rather expensive gun so I can't blame them for wanting to flaunt it somewhere that doesn't result in a brandishment charge.
I'm not sure either, I have one other picture of a Five-Seven like this (maybe by the same guy as this one, dunno) but I have no idea what the purpose is
maybe it's just a "hey, coincidentally the space between the frame and the flashlight is just big enough to put a cartridge in there, isn't that neat?"