I GOT 57 PROBLEMS, BUT RUGER AIN'T ONE

When Ruger announced it was getting into the 5.7 game with a new handgun, the gun-buying public let out a collective, “Err, what?” No doubt seeing that FNH had the market to themselves for years and were able to charge a premium as a result, Ruger’s head shed decided that they too would like a piece of that action. Their solution wasn’t to simply shoehorn the 5.7x28 cartridge into an existing handgun design, but to come up with an entirely new platform, albeit one that draws from an unlikely source.

In its civilian guise, the 5.7 has always suffered from a critical deficiency. Bowing to the concerns of regulators, FNH itself has served as a gatekeeper when it comes to effective ammunition, and mere peons have had a hard time getting their hands on the good stuff. Without a reliable source