[GrumpyOlMan]

There are more manufactures making 5.7 firearms than I thought. A non-exhaustive list, just scraping Buds:

• FN
• Kel Tec
• Ruger
• PSA
• S&W
• CMMG
• Diamondback
• Masterpiece Arms
• Excel Arms

I really like the way that this particular Excel model looks. It has the Automag vibe going on.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

This looks like it would be a nice competition gun. The Excels have been around quite a while There's a rifle out by them called the Accelerator that's pretty cool looking too but it just seems to me that if you're going that route you might as well get a 5.56 and be done with it.

 

[GrumpyOlMan]

No one is making compact versions of this. The PSA bbl is 4.7", the FiveseveN is 4.8", the Ruger is 4.9" and the S&W is exactly 5".

Pretty much everything else is that or longer. The Excel Arms MP-5.7 (pictured above) has a bbl of 8.5". The Diamondback Tactical Pistol DBX57CFB bbl is 8.5". The CMMG Pistol AR's in 5.7 are 5" exact, as is the Masterpiece Arms. The P50 is 9.5"

I think the only handgun in 5.7 which is seriously below the 5" mark is Excel Arms' weird X-series, originally chambered in 9mm, which bears a superficial resemblance to the TEC-9. It has a 4" bbl.

So if you're desire is for about a 5" bbl or better, then buy pretty much anything and you'll get what you want.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

I'm not sure the bullets will stabilize in a shorter barrel unless you're using short ones like the TCM uses.

 

[GrumpyOlMan]

I'm not sure the bullets will stabilize in a shorter barrel unless you're using short ones like the TCM uses.

The cool thing with the S&W is the two piece locking barrel along with it being gas operated instead of delayed or just blow back. Unfortunately It isn't legal where I live and probably won't be until the gun gets more popular (which it should if what I've read about it is true).

 

[GrumpyOlMan]

This looks great. Now if they would only make one with a 5 inch barrel like the others do... This is no edc .

I have an IWB holster that allows me to carry either my FN or Ruger with an optic comfortably and they are both full size. The Ruger is thinner so it fits easier. I actually prefer the beefier grips on the FN but I know a lot of people don't like it. I put a universal sleeve on the Ruger cause the grips were too skinny for me.