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The FN 5.7×28mm (designated as the 5.7×28 by the C.I.P. [7] and FN 5.7×28mm NATO [9]) is a small-caliber, high-velocity, smokeless-powder, rebated, non-tapered, bottleneck, centerfire cartridge designed for pistols and personal defense weapons (PDW) uses, manufactured by FN Herstal. [10] It is similar in length to the .22 WMR and .22 Hornet ...
FN Herstal was the first small arms manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the FN P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type. [1] The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the SS90, went into production with the P90 in 1990. [24]
It is chambered for the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and is characterized by its generally low recoil. It is a competitor to the Five-seven , the Ruger-57 , the M&P 5.7 and the TİSAŞ PX-5.7 . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
FN Herstal was the first small arms manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type. [16] The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the SS90, went into production with the P90 in 1990. [17]
The .22 Spitfire is an American wildcat rifle cartridge developed by Col. Melvin M. Johnson.It was originally named the MMJ 5.7mm [1] by its designer and is also known in the U.S. as the 5.7mm Johnson, the Johnson MMJ 5.7mm Spitfire, and the .22 Johnson, (or 5.7×33mm internationally).
They called the trigger "outstanding", and noted its light recoil, and said that the P50 was a "serious competitor" to other 5.7×28mm designs such as the FN Five-seven and Ruger-57. [ 11 ] The National Interest praised the low recoil, customisation options from the various rails, and the "one of a kind" top-break access , describing it as ...
The AR-57 PDW upper is a new design on AR-15/M16 rifles, blending the AR-15/M16 lower with a lightweight, monolithic upper receiver system chambered in 5.7×28mm. This model is also sold as a complete rifle, supplied with two 50-round P90 magazines. [1]
PSA also sources FN cold hammer forged barrels for the AR-15. PSA has now begun offering the AK-103, AK-104 and the AK-105, based on the modernized AK-100 family. Palmetto State Armory also produces a line of 1911 handguns, [ 5 ] AR-10 rifles, 9mm AR-style pistols [ 6 ] and various AR style rifled-uppers ranging in caliber and cartridge ...