Description
The Smith Wesson M P 5.7 FDE Pistol is a full-size 5.7x28mm pistol holding 22+1 rounds, built around Smith and Wesson rotating TEMPO barrel system and finished in flat dark earth with a threaded muzzle and an optic-cut slide.
Smith Wesson M P 5.7 FDE Pistol The TEMPO Barrel System
5.7x28mm is a high-pressure cartridge that was never easy to run in a conventional pistol. A straight blowback action either has to be very heavy or beat itself apart, and delayed systems have historically been complicated. Smith and Wesson answered it with TEMPO, a gas-operated, locked-breech design using a rotating barrel.
The barrel does not cam open until the bullet has passed the gas port, so pressure has dropped before anything starts to move. The result is a more consistent, more reliable and more accurate platform than earlier attempts at the cartridge, and the recoil impulse is remarkably soft for the velocity involved.
Capacity is 22+1, which is more than almost any full-size pistol offers, in a gun weighing 26.7 ounces and measuring just 1.1 inches wide.
Sights, Optics and Controls
The slide is cut for optics, so a red dot mounts without milling, and the flat-face trigger gives your finger a consistent reference point with a crisp break. The 5 inch barrel is threaded, which makes this a straightforward suppressor host.
5.7x28mm suppresses unusually well. The cartridge is naturally quiet for its energy and subsonic loads through a can are genuinely soft, which is why this pistol is popular among suppressor owners.
Controls include an ambidextrous slide stop and a reversible magazine release, so left-handed shooters are properly accommodated. The grip is slim and optimally textured, and the 1 in 9 twist barrel stabilises the range of 5.7 bullet weights available.
What 5.7x28mm Does Well
5.7x28mm fires a very light bullet very fast, which produces a flat trajectory and almost no recoil. Against barriers and body armour it performs far better than its small diameter suggests, which is why it was developed for military personal defence weapons in the first place.
The trade-offs are worth understanding. Ammunition is more expensive than 9mm and less widely stocked. Terminal performance depends heavily on which load you choose, because the range from inexpensive practice ammunition to purpose-built defensive loads is wider than in common calibres.
What is not in dispute is how pleasant it is to shoot. Between the light recoil, the flat trajectory and twenty-two rounds on board, this is one of the easiest full-size pistols to shoot well, and that matters more for most people than a debate about energy figures.
Specifications
- Manufacturer part number: 14004
- Caliber: 5.7x28mm
- Capacity: 22+1 rounds
- Barrel: 5 in., threaded, 1 in 9 twist
- Action: internal hammer fired, gas operated, locked breech rotating TEMPO barrel
- Finish: flat dark earth
- Optics: slide cut for optics
- Trigger: flat-face with crisp break
- Controls: ambidextrous slide stop, reversible magazine release
- Frame size: full size
- Weight: 26.7 oz
- Height: 5.25 in.
- Width: 1.1 in.
- UPC: 022188895490
Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson M P 5.7 FDE Pistol
Twenty-two rounds on board is exceptional for a full-size handgun, and it comes in a pistol only 1.1 inches wide.
5.7x28mm recoils very little, which makes fast accurate follow-up shots easy and suits shooters who find 9mm sharp.
A threaded barrel and an optic cut mean the pistol is ready for a suppressor and a red dot without any gunsmithing.
The TEMPO system is the reason this pistol runs where earlier 5.7 handguns struggled, and Smith and Wesson has built the same technology into their 22 Magnum pistol since.
Who Should Buy It
The Smith Wesson M P 5.7 FDE Pistol suits shooters who want very high capacity and very low recoil, suppressor owners looking for a quiet host, and anyone who finds larger calibres uncomfortable. Bear in mind that 5.7x28mm ammunition costs more than 9mm and is stocked by fewer shops, so plan on ordering it rather than picking it up locally.
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