During NASGW I heard a rumor that Ruger had developed a new pistol to shoot the FN 5.7 x 28mm cartridge developed for NATO’s Personal Defense Weapon program. The Ruger-57 is now available and holds 20+1 rounds in steel magazines, like the FN Five-seveN, but there are also 10 round magazines available for those in states with magazine capacity limits. The 4.94″ alloy steel barrel features a black nitride treatment for wear resistance and the the slide is drilled and tapped for easy mounting of optics with separately available optic adapter plate. The pistol also incorporates a Picatinny rail.
www.ruger.com/products/ruger57/models
I want one. I’ll figure out what I need it for later. Hats off to Ruger to making an ergonomic pistol in 5.7 thats priced like a normal plastic pistol. Im going to make a prediction…this pistol will be a hit and demand for 5.7 ammo will motivate other manufacturers to start making it and lower the price
I am hoping and predicting the same. I have had an FN for many years and even carried it on duty for a while. It has amazing capacity and is fun to shoot but FN dropped the ball with the ammo. Hopefully ruger will change that. Great job Ruger!!
You may get your wish. Speer Gold Dot 5.7 just announced.
It definitely needs a threaded barrel though. I don’t know why they wouldn’t respond to market demands for threaded barrel small calibers. Every gunshop in my town has a plethora of UNthreaded .22’s, with the replacement being the threaded models.
In the the reports, saw it was noted that a factory threaded barrel with be available from the ruger website on product launch, but I also hope this can kickstart interest in the 5.7 and I would be interested to see a 10/22 style rifle adapted to fire the 5.7 and use these mags. That seems like an excellent little rifle!
Man, what Patrick says. How great would a 10/22 type rifle in this caliber be! With Ruger’s weight, maybe this caliber will finally get its due. Such a great round.