• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I mean, if there’s a pistol cartidge it’s easy to shoot with precisely at medium range it’s a 5.7x28. Recoils like a 22 with downright stupid velocity. A good shooter can do a 2-3-inch 5-shot group at 25 yards without an optic on an FN FiveSeven. With a red dot, they can get 1.5 inches pretty easily.

    Some would say it’s grossly underpowered, and only really useful tactically in the armor-piercing variety. But there’s no arguing it’s a breeze to shoot.

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      7 hours ago

      It is indeed a breeze, but as a personal preference I think is more effective at 25 yards or less, I don’t consider myself a good shooter and I have trouble hitting the target at 25 yards accurately with a 5.7, but with a 40 I can do 50 yards with ease.

      Maybe the projectile speed plays a factor, also I tend to practice shoot with one hand, which might be playing against me.

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        6 hours ago

        You should try 10mm if you’re good with 40.

        I am not. I’m too much of a skeet shooter to be good with a pistol.

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          4 hours ago

          I have tried it, is my girl’s favorite so we shoot it pretty often.

          Edit: and how funny, I’ve never tried Skeet Shooting, but seems like a lot of fun.