Talk me out of a FN 5.7!

[Lee]

I've never fired one, or seen/ heard one fired in person.  I was thinking about buying one a couple of years ago and ended up with something else (for many of the reasons stated here)  One thing that stood out to me while doing the usual internet youtube oggling, was the number of people that commented about how loud it was....even outdoors. It's a cool pistol though.  If I had the extra cash lying around, I'd buy one (and a 1000 rounds of ammo) just for grins.     

[French G.]

I could defend myself with one I'm sure. Ammo availability is a concern, the .38, 9mm and .45 I can re-supply at pretty much every Tom Dick and Harry feed store around here. The light and small bullet is not my thing either. Now, if NFA wasn't a concern I think a FA 5.7 pistol would be pretty spiffy.

[tincat2]

two things:

the brady people have been after this gun for years, and,

quite a few leo's pick this as their off -duty carry piece.

i want one.

[Jamisjockey]

I'm not a fan of anything that only feeds ammunition from one source.  Even worse if the source is imported.  You would be one piece of legislation away from it being a very expensive paperweight.
If you want light and fast, maybe the Kel-tec .22WMR pistol might fit the bill.  Make it a duo and get the matching PDW they sell.