Just Dropped: Ruger-57

[Maverick44]

I'm still waiting on the 5mm pistol....

Here you go.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/848011141

 

[Younggun]

.22 TCM gets a consistent 2100fps or better out of a 5” barrel with a 40gr bullet.

I’d much rather see more platforms for it than 5.7.

I’ve never had any feeding issues from my RIA, but wouldn’t be surprised if a few people did since it’s a 1911 platform...


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[Younggun]

The reason the rifle is vaporware is because although an awesome piston round, there are already a ton a small caliber rifle cartridges that can hit higher velocity and do the job the .22 TCM would do. Ammo and mag compatibility would be the only advantage.


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[ZX9RCAM]

Here you go.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/848011141

Thanks.
Guess I should have specified Remington 5mm magnum.

 

[subseashooter]

The reason the rifle is vaporware is because although an awesome piston round, there are already a ton a small caliber rifle cartridges that can hit higher velocity and do the job the .22 TCM would do. Ammo and mag compatibility would be the only advantage.


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What is Vaporware?

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[Bozz10mm]

What is Vaporware?

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Promised hardware (or software) that has yet to come to fruition.

 

[Moonpie]

What is Vaporware?

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Something promised but never makes it to the open market.
Example: neat new gun shown at Shot Show but never becomes available.

 

[subseashooter]

Gotcha!!

Thanks fellas!!

FWIW, the RIA 22TCM rifle is definitely not vaporware....I may or may not have lost it in a possible boating accident.

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[Chips n Salsa]

Firearm Blog just posted about new Speer self-defense round in 5.7 you can run in your new Ruger-

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/01/01/speer-gold-dot-5-7x28mm-ammunition/

 

[Younggun]

Gotcha!!

Thanks fellas!!

FWIW, the RIA 22TCM rifle is definitely not vaporware....I may or may not have lost it in a possible boating accident.

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Yeah, a few were shipped.


But they have always been nearly impossible to find. I’ve only seen one for sale since they were announced years ago.


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[subseashooter]

Yeah, a few were shipped.


But they have always been nearly impossible to find. I’ve only seen one for sale since they were announced years ago.


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I'm not trying to argue, but I just pulled up gunbroker.com, and there a more than a few listed there for sale...new.

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[toddnjoyce]

I think not, not without some hot-rodding. People who shot Ruger-57 on a chrono say it only pushes 1600 fps with change. Actually, it's no different from Five-seveN in that.

 

[Younggun]

I'm not trying to argue, but I just pulled up gunbroker.com, and there a more than a few listed there for sale...new.

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Hey, that’s great.

I watched for them for a long time and never saw them materialize outside of a few people having them. Might try to pick one up this summer. Not big on Gunbroker though. Will watch Buds.


Thanks


I still think I there are better options for the role they fill, but the compatible mags and ammo make them tempting.


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[impactbumper]

Price if 5.7x28 came down a lot

And now with this gun, ones less reason for poors...


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[tact]

If I remember correctly the FBI testing of this round proved to be less than inspiring. I’ll try to dig up the documentation.

 

[subseashooter]

Hey, that’s great.

I watched for them for a long time and never saw them materialize outside of a few people having them. Might try to pick one up this summer. Not big on Gunbroker though. Will watch Buds.


Thanks


I still think I there are better options for the role they fill, but the compatible mags and ammo make them tempting.


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110% agree that you can get better performance out of a 16" rifle with other rounds.....this is a bit of a kitschy "toy" round to me....but I really dig it.

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[benenglish]

Ben, Smitty, a little help?

With what? My posts, roughly in the context of this thread, about the TCM and WMR are pretty much limited to some chrono data here and here. The after action report on the gathering that generated that data starts here.

If you're looking for the video of Mr. G, is this what you're looking for?

 

[benenglish]

Since the conversation is covering a wide range of related topics, does anyone have one of those AR uppers that ejects the 5.7 brass down through the magazine well? I have no use for such a thing but the convenience of attaching a bag to catch brass without having some ungainly thing hanging off the side of the rifle always struck me as really, really neat.

If you've got one, tell us what you think of it.

 

[subseashooter]

Since the conversation is covering a wide range of related topics, does anyone have one of those AR uppers that ejects the 5.7 brass down through the magazine well? I have no use for such a thing but the convenience of attaching a bag to catch brass without having some ungainly thing hanging off the side of the rifle always struck me as really, really neat.

If you've got one, tell us what you think of it.

I want to hear the review as well.....been tempted by those things for awhile now....

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[TreyG-20]

If I remember correctly the FBI testing of this round proved to be less than inspiring. I’ll try to dig up the documentation.

I have seen ballistics testing that said that as well. I was also going through reverse SRP in 2009 in early November at Ft. Hood where a very sad event took place that showed that the 5.7 round is quite effective.