Comments on: Thought this one went away

By: Lyle

Lyle — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:54:51 +0000

They’re speaking only to the ignorant, without whom they would have zero public support for their advocacy of victim dissarmament.

They will never tell you for instance that virtually every centerfire rifle cartridge can out perform the 5.7 in terms of penetrating a vest.

What the 5.7 will outperform (in petetration – NOT “stopping power”) is a pistol or subgun round. That would be the proper comparison.

In any case, it’s a non-event. It’s the “cop killer bullets” story recycled from the 1980s. Now I wonder when they’ll be rerunning their “plastic guns” story.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:39:48 +0000

Yeah, so far folks seem unimpressed with the 5.7 round.

By: Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:04:02 +0000

Actually, Uncle, I believe the standard load for the Five-seveN will penetrate a Class IIIA vest, but not one with a trauma plate – just like an icepick can, and for the same reason.

Once it does, however, it’s only about as powerful as a .22 Magnum. Hardly a great “man-killer.”

But no one is interested in facts. Hype and hyperbole is all that sells.

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:32:28 +0000

I would like to hear just one person stand up and say, �Why yes, it�s a great man-killer. That�s exactly why I own it. I want to be able to effectively kill BAD PEOPLE who might try to harm my family and me.� That�s what the 2A is about � maintaining freedom and security.