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My brother just recently got his CCW and a P226 in 9mm, which is alright, but 9mm is not my favorite ammunition, it's still so fun to shoot and I was thinking about putting an advance on getting my own pistol. I just turned 20 last saturday, so as per PA laws, I can't buy a pistol until I'm 21, but I can be given one as a gift (give my bro the money, he "gives" it to me as a "present") and I'm 100% sure of what I'm going to get. The gun is called a Five-SeveN and it's made by Fabrique Nationale. It's a decent sized pistol with a polymer frame that shoots 5.7X28mm rounds, esentially a rifle round, in a 20 round magazine (seems like overkill, but only half the recoil of a 9mm, and plus I'll be using it to practice a lot, then when I become a state trooper, purchasing a brand new one as my sidearm) with the only drawback being that 50 rounds is hard to find still, and also $30 at the cheapest. Here is a good example of one on Auction Arms. As you can see, the gun comes with a custom molded case, 3 20 round mags, and a cleaning kit. The gun forum my brother browses a lot seems to love the Five-SeveN and many people want one for their next gun. My question to CEG is this: anyone have any experience with the Five-SeveN?



Thanks, and feel free to post your own PDW.

Never heard of it. As for personal choices, there are a few handgun threads here. I doubt anyones opinions have changed greatly.

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Could go on and on. Just seach the CI forum for 'handgun' and you should get tons of matches.

I've read them, and I guess I really shouldn't have titled the thread as I did, really I'm just looking for someone with experience with the FN, I probably would have gotten flamed for posting in an old thread anyway haha. I already know the FN is what I'm getting, I just sorta threw on the post your own because I like to see people's choices, but you're right, I should have just posted in the most recent thread.

I still love my Sig Sauer P239 for a CWP handgun. Low recoil, shoots straight every time, never jams, and is perfectly weighted. Plus its small enough that I've never ran into an issue with someone "spotting" my weapon.

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No need to bring up old threads, I was just answering the second part of your post. I thought you were asking for opinions on our "personal defense weapon" if thats what PDW means. And in that case, most of us have voiced our opinions on the matter in previous threads.

Get name brand stuff & buy local. Off brands can be crap. Bought an off brand gun once & had the slide fly off a brand new gun & go down range - TWICE! Took that POS back SAME DAY! Can't do that very well via mail order.

Bought Smith & Wesson for my personal protection & have been happy. Now have over 5000 practice rounds through it & it's approaching time to replace it. Never had a single jam.

S&W revolver? 'Cause from what I've heard, their auto-loaders are horrible. Fabrique Nationale is a name brand, they make the P90 and several other arms, as well as being from Belgium, from what I've read, the only reason they are not widely used yet is the rounds characteristics. Apparently, instead of fragmenting on impact, the round is designed to penetrate about an inch, then tumble end-over-end inside and leave a >21mm hole out the other side (the rounds vertical size). They are rated to penetrate modern body armor (titanium and kevlar) at 100 meters, and the older style body armor at 500, but government agencies are skeptical of the unarmored penetration. From what I've read anyway.

Well I don't know, but that seems to be the majority opinion from a lot of gun owners, I personally have not had any experience with them. I will say though that Sig makes an excellent pistol, and the XD looks to be a reliable pistol too, if you want .45.

My PERSONAL choice for a 9mm semi is the Walther PPK/S (bond's gun)

Its what I have, and it EASILY concealed, carried and used. Lightweight, and easy to store, my wife can hold it without feeling like she's holding a CLUB ( smaller stock)