Do some reading about the 5.7x28 and the 22mag. They are ballistically similar the 5.7 still has some power on it but the round is not all its cracked up to be.
When both bullets are fired out of pistol barrels, the 5.7x28mm produces nearly double the velocity of the .22 WMR. Kel-tec estimates only 1200 ft/s with a 40 grain bullet, fired from a pistol. EA is pushing bullets of that same weight at 2000 to 2100 ft/s, also fired from a pistol. EA's numbers have also been independently chronographed by various publications.
The Five-seveN can have the same 30-round magazine capacity using CMMG's extension, which only sticks out about 1.5 inches.
The Five-Seven is over-priced, over-hyped, and the only civilian ammo available is not at its full potential (and using bullets that are insanely stupid for a home defense choice).
Civilians have access to 5.7x28mm ammunition that is "full potential", and it performs substantially better than FN's SS190.
I dont think the 5.7 will survive..I would stick with the 327.
The 5.7x28mm has already survived for 20 years. There is no reason to believe it won't continue to do so.
Um, it is anemic vs other rounds. balistic testing and real world results prove that.
"Ballistic testing and real world results" has not proven anything of the sort.
He could have done the same with a 22 rimfire pistol.
This is speculation and I'm sure you can't substantiate it with an example.
13 were killed, but 30 were wounded as well so it's not like it was some death ray.
Handheld weapons of any caliber are not "death rays" so this should not be surprising. According to news reports most of the wounded were struck in extremities, including the female police officer that was shot in the leg.
According to her blog the doctors feared she would die or, at the least, lose her leg. The bottom of her femur bone was "blown into hundreds of bone fragments" according to her post on her blog. She underwent a number of surgeries resulting in an artificial knee replacement, and she is no longer able to do street patrol work.
News reports are filled with similar stories from the shooting. One of the deceased even tried to rush the shooter and approached to within inches of him before being shot and killed. Keep in mind, the shooter used FN's watered down factory ammunition. EA's 5.7x28mm ammunition is pushing heavier bullets at significantly higher velocities.
Virginia Tech had 32 dead and only 17 wounded using a 9mm and a 22 rimfire.
25 were wounded in the Virginia Tech massacre, not 17. The shooter carried a .22 LR but he fired the 9mm Glock. He also fired nearly twice as many rounds as the Fort Hood shooter (170+ vs ~100), and almost all of his victims (including the two dormitory victims precluding the actual massacre) were shot in the head.
You completely miss the point that you are still stuck with a handgun with 22 magnum terminal ballistics.
This statement is useless because you are talking about a bullet that is similar to .22 WMR from a rifle, not .22 WMR from a pistol. Some .22 WMR loadings from a rifle actually give peformance similar to 9mm loadings from a pistol.
In addition, you are most likely not even aware of a single shooting with a .22 WMR
fired from a rifle, let alone any meaningful number of shootings.
In comparison to other cartridges, the energy produced by the .327 Mag is comparable to that of the .40 S&W. This is more than the .38+P and 9mm+P factory offerings as well.
Energy is irrelevant in a discussion about pistol performance. Energy does not wound.
Probably the currently available 195 or 197 ammo. A case goes for $17 to $18 per box typically.
