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[what2be]

I would pay extra not to go to walmart. Inferior products and every part of the shopping experience there is a load of ****. It reminds me of people who drive 10 miles out of their way to save $0.03 on a gallon of gas. No thanks.

Finally, someone that shares my train of thought. I dont care how cheap they are selling it, Ill pay extra to someone that has valued business practices, not cutthroat, bullying coporate greedy bastards.

That place contributes to the downfall of america day by day.

[what2be]

A boy's first gun ought to be a .22lr rifle. Followed by a .22lr handgun.
Then you can spend 2 cents a round LEARNING HOW TO SHOOT WELL AND ACCURATELY.

Do this, instead of buying some FPS videogame / Anime cannon or caliber oddity whose ammo is so expensive that you won't ever shoot it enough to be good with it.

Then buy a good defensive pistol, shotgun, a milsurp rifle, a hard-hitting semi-auto rifle or bolt action, THEN go piss away your money on that .50 Deagle, FN 5.7, Beowulf AR, 6.8 garbage, .357sig anything, etc.

QFT!!!! (except the part about the 6.8 garbage) lol.

[what2be]

The 5.7 has similar ballistics to that of a 22 mag. Ammo is harder to find than most due to its "exotic" caliber label (like the 10mm). The gun recoils like a .22, which is nice for rapid fire. As for your first handgun, if the 5.7 is what you really want, get it... but I recommend shooting one first. My personal first gun preference would be a .40 due to its controllable recoil and stopping power.

Um..not to sound like a ***, but do you own one or spent any time with one?

FNH themselves have said the recoil from the 5.7 is 75% of a 9mm.
Ive seen many people compare it to a .22 and I dont understand why. There is NO comparison between the two.

As far as ammo goes, there are more and more ammo mfg's every day (check the five seven forums) so while I wouldnt say your going to grab some at the local sporting goods store, you can find it very easily and have it shipped.