The Best 5.7 Pistol: NEW FN Five-seveN Mk3 MRD
James Reeves’ 5.7mm vs. Armor Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8LsXdSTFqQ
Reasons Why 5.7mm is Better than 9mm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q23IarJJEW4
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the new FN Five-seven Mk3 MRD. At $1,449, this is the most expensive 5.7x28mm pistol on the market, but might it also be the best? James takes the new Five-seveN Mk3 MRD to the range and to the table to tell you if this plasticky-feeling high-tech superpistol is worth the spend.
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CONTENTS:
0:00 Intro
1:09 History of the FN Five-seveN
4:32 What Makes 5.7mm so Special?
5:35 5.7mm vs. Level III Armor
7:35 Suppressor Use
8:35 Specs
11:25 Do You Buy the Mk2 or Mk3?
13:28 Range Review and Accuracy
16:17 Negatives
18:22 Conclusion
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To each his own, everybody should have a unicorn that is only "good" with ammunition that is illegal to buy in many jurisdictions. Big organizations (like the US Army) have been flirting with small, fast projectiles since the 90s. 4mm flechettes were the cats-meow on paper till they shot cows with them and the cows being so unimpressed went back to eating after being shot. The Army noticed the shoot-through problem with 5.56 ball, ended up developing the M855A1 ammo that was unstable enough to tumble in 3" of tissue (to cause more damage – since the damage was minimal)… and now they're entirely dumping the 5.56 for the 6.8. Every bit of self defense ammo these days is built to meet FBI penetration specs (12"-18") and not over penetrate – with penetrators and FMJ in the 5.7, all of these will have significant overpenetration and minimal damage. With the ones that don't overpenetrate (like subsonics giving you sub 100 ft/lbs – .32 ACP territory), you'll have lackluster performance, less than good SD 9mm. If you're that worried about level III soft armor, maybe tighten up your pistol game and aim somewhere besides the armor. I think if you really need something exotic, expensive and generally unavailable (except via mail order), but actually has some long distance effectiveness, try an FK Brno.
5.7 is such an under-appreciated round. As a PS90 owner I’m really glad to see it gaining the popularity it deserves. If I continue to see more ammo availability I might consider picking a pistol up too.
Awesome
Man buying the mk2 and replacing the rear sights with a trijicon RMR sounds nice at $900 🤙
I’d love to get one but the ammo price is such a turn off I don’t see prices coming down until there’s a decent amount of options in 57 not just 3 guns
what knife is that sitting on the truck bed ?
Does it still have a mag disconnect safety?
I measured it last night at 5 and a quarter inches lol
As usual, the analogies were hilariously on point.
WHATS WITH THE HITLER PORN MUSTACHE ?
Yay glow in the dark stars for sights! LoL! Remembering the 80's. Next guns that make you think of the transformers.
Big and bulky just like the first one, solid pass! Get the Rock, I did
Yay! It's not ugly anymore. Now we just need factory 40rd magazines.
I don't like nonsense at all
look at all the poor's loving the PSA bitches know they rent the FN 😎
I love my Ruger 57 and slowly working toward getting the reloading dies so I can shoot it cheaper. I think get myself a new pistol permit and add the new FN hotness to my small collection
You know they make 9mm that will defeat LVL3 right?
I want a Ruger 77 action in 57 16" 😋 with a 5 round box.
Ok, anyone look at wound channels between the 5.7 vs 9mm ….
The 5.7 seems to hit and expand with no over pen…. The 9mm, I have seen people jacked and hit multiple time ….
So, what shreds more
Not cheap 1200$i heard but it's a fine gun I like it.a new animal on the block.adream gun..
PSA has their 5.7 gun on sale for $600. Not sure why anyone would buy Andy other 5.7
Fun fact, the US secret service utilized the FN 5-7, and it is still used in limited capacity to this day. I also read that with what limited data exists for those shot with such a rare round, there have been zero reported cases of survivors.
Wrong… Rock 5.7.
Everyone buys a 5.7 for AP ammo performance they cannot have?
If the GIGN and the Secret Service can successfully assassinate a US Pres and get away with it, I’m ordering two of these pistols… the best just got better baby
i dont know…
Its beautiful 🤤
Alrighty the return of expensive plastic pistol with terrible ergonomics, expensive ammo that requires precise reloading skills whereas the ammo and components are still difficult to find……hard pass.
stop making me want retard meme guns
So, FN's attempt to stay relevant with the Ruger 57 ($599.27) and the PSA Rock 5.7 ($599.99 with threaded barrel)
I have the Ruger 57, PSA Rock, and the FN Five seven MK 1
Now this is one of the better YouTube idiot's 99.99999 percent of what you see on YouTube is all about money nothing else these fools will get you killed
I had a Mark 2 not long after its release due to the massive hype. I've been shooting my whole life (30+ years of shooting) and I'm no Taran Butler, but I can shoot. I absolutely hated the 5seven. I don't know what it was but I could not shoot tight groups with it. The guys who sold it to me showed me these 50 yard targets where they stacked shots on each other. The best groups I could get at 15 yards offhand were around 4 inches. It was pathetic. The gun itself didn't help. The thing is the absolute cheapest peice of crap-feeling peice of crap I have ever shot. Horrific trigger. The ugliest pistol I ever owned. I looked past everything because of the performance everyone talked about. Sold it quick. I don't have the patience to ever give it another try. Hope no one else has this issue, and enjoys their firearms
Who makes that fixed blade knife
Sad to see another iconic gun get the optics ready uglification treatment.
See, I love the 5.7. I will probably agree with some that it is not an instant manstopper but what makes it work well is the ease of follow up shots. You can put plenty of rounds in a target, quickly, even on "full" semi-auto.
Omg, you had Gaddafi on the show. I'm in love. He has the best fashion sense in the world. His bodyguards were by far the best too. 🙂
if I have no idea this gun exist and someone point the gun at me, I'll probably thinking that this is airsoft lol that barrel is so small
FN!!!!!!!!!
Further proving we americans will use anything to get out of using the metric system. We will now measure this 5.7 in glock measurements….It is 1.01 glock 17s tall while being….
Fn had over 20 years to upgrade this gun and this is what we get??? Lame