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We had a guy shooting one of the FN pistols in the 5.7mm a few years ago at my club range. While there was clearly no recoil, it had an absolutely ferocious bark to it. Massive muzzle flash as well. A really attention-getter.
I kind of questioned its utility then, and still do. It was apparently developed to defeat some class of common body armor, which I'm sure it does. Beyond that, other than as a kind of cool curiosity, I can't see a whole lot of use for it. While it is touted as a possible choice for the recoil sensitive as a defensive round, I just can't see it. It's too big to carry. In the home, that blast and muzzle flash will be a real issue for anyone lighting one of these off in their living room. Pretty darn disorienting.
Not so sure of the "stopping power" of this little guy, either, so follow up shots might be important. It was developed for the sub machine gun, where those follow up shots come at a pretty rapid rate. Not so sure about its single hit ability to stop an intruder before he takes it away from the sort of person they say it might suit as a defensive arm.
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Jeff
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