5.7 AR

ranburr · #1 07-05-10, 05:40

What kind of range and accuracy can you expect out of this caliber? Ammo is now easily obtainable and more reasonably priced. I am considering it for smaller varmints.

DocGKR · #2 07-05-10, 11:39

What does it offer for varmint hunting over a .223 40-50 gr load?

MistWolf · #3 07-05-10, 13:20

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Originally Posted by DocGKR

What does it offer for varmint hunting over a .223 40-50 gr load?

Less noise and recoil. Think of it as kind of a centerfire 22 magnum with a turbo

Toonces · #4 07-05-10, 17:23

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Originally Posted by ranburr

I am considering it for smaller varmints.

A completely different direction, but it would be a lot easier to get a .22 Hornet or .221 Fireball bolt action from CZ, Savage, ???....

Or download .223 and specifically tailor an upper/buffer combination to run the light loads.

dp0350 · #5 07-07-10, 20:57

To answer the question I would expect better range and accuracy than with a PS90 (~200m.). Remember its not intended to be a long range caliber.

Alaskapopo · #6 07-08-10, 00:52

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Originally Posted by MistWolf

Less noise and recoil. Think of it as kind of a centerfire 22 magnum with a turbo

A good .223 with a muzzle brake has no pretty much no recoil or muzzle rise. With my Larue Stealth with a JKC Titan brake I can see the rounds hit the target. I see no use personally for the 5.7. But that is my opinion.
Pat

Dust · #7 07-08-10, 03:37

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Originally Posted by Alaskapopo

A good .223 with a muzzle brake has no pretty much no recoil or muzzle rise. With my Larue Stealth with a JKC Titan brake I can see the rounds hit the target. I see no use personally for the 5.7. But that is my opinion.
Pat

50 round magazine with empties dropping out the bottom? Seems like a warmed over 22 magnum, and from what I can tell much more expensive. If you want a hunter, look at a 5.45x39 when the hornady loads come out.

ranburr · #8 07-08-10, 14:47

Once again: What kind of range and accuracy can you expect out of this caliber? Ammo is now easily obtainable and more reasonably priced. I am considering it for smaller varmints. This question does not pertain to other calibers or configurations. I would like to hear from people who have actuall trigger time with the AR 5.7.

tpd223 · #9 07-08-10, 15:31

I'll bet almost nobody has experience with this set-up, so,,,, I'm guessing you might have to extrapolate from the guys who use .22 Hornets, etc. for varmint shooting.

Just looking at ballistics I think you can safely say it's better than a .22mag, a bit less than the Hornet.

I have often thought that the 5.7 would be a nifty caliber to chamber in something like this;

http://www.ruger.com/products/rotary...22/models.html

for plinking at groundhogs and such. Certainly less noisy than using one of the bigger .22 centerfire rounds.

Bubba FAL · #10 07-09-10, 19:32

Fortier has an article on the PS90 in the June 20 edition of Shotgun News. In the article, the claimed effective range is listed as 150m.

MistWolf · #11 07-09-10, 23:00

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Originally Posted by tpd223

I'll bet almost nobody has experience with this set-up, so,,,, I'm guessing you might have to extrapolate from the guys who use .22 Hornets, etc. for varmint shooting.

Just looking at ballistics I think you can safely say it's better than a .22mag, a bit less than the Hornet.

I have often thought that the 5.7 would be a nifty caliber to chamber in something like this;

http://www.ruger.com/products/rotary...22/models.html

for plinking at groundhogs and such. Certainly less noisy than using one of the bigger .22 centerfire rounds.

Especially necked down to .17