Ruger 57 REview: Ruger 57 vs FN FiveseveN 

Ohh! A 300-500 magazine?! Nice!

and it's a very expensive magazine at that lol

Paul, can you do a video on why you don't use a trigger pull gauge to evaluate trigger pull? I assume you have a reason for it.

When malfunctions are a factor it really doesn't matter how many magazines come with a gun.

@@cavtroopermunoz It's a sign of quality that they include enough magazines to guarantee a malfunction. Some gun manufacturers require you to reload in order to see a malfunction. Like an animal.

H S Swiss army jacket..lol.

That coat is kinda like Mary Poppins bag.

Top Hat

It's got to be the jacket that the GTA characters wear. How else do you pull out a rocket launcher, then a chain gun, then a pistol, etc. LOL :-D

Kids these days...I quite paying attention back when Mary Poppins was still a reference people understood.

Damn straight we never tire of seeing it! "Meat target!!!!!!!!!"

I have read blogs and watched videos that complain about this caliber's lack of power, so I very much WANTED to see the meat target! Thank you!

Paul: “Isn’t necessary” me: :c Paul:”we’ll shoot it anyway” me: :D

Damn right

It’s nice to know the people have a voice:)

Lemurai if Paul says your howitzer sights are off...he’s right and there’s a boot who needs to be hazed.

In case you're not aware, he always wears shooting jackets which have pockets that are made for this, as well as having large game pouches.

LMAO

Yeah, reminds me of the TARDIS. Dr Who's craft

@@MB-THX1138 Do you think he borrowed the doctors shooting jacket?

@Nikko Puga Preaching to the wrong choir bro. I was making a joke, not actually comparing the value of the two handguns, more specifically making a comment on how expensive 5.7 ammunition is. Sorry if that caused you some confusion or frustration.

@Colin Thiel Rounds that are right length for the pistol are $20 each.

2 months later, you can get an FN for under $1,000.... good job, Ruger, lol...

50 round box of federal fmj is like 18 bux not very expensive.

@@ogunsrifle380 I'd save the money and do a trigger job on the Ruger...then buy an FN509. 😂

His whole channel is like that.

Too bad he never uses decent ammo for his 5.7 videos.

@@timewave02012 To bad there isnt much decent 5.7 ammo for him to use in the first place. Hopefully, the Ruger 57 will fix that.

@@SsgtHolland beat me to the punch on that one. Lots of details and rarely fluff.

@@Schregger Elite has good offerings

Ruger is advertising heavily. I expect that demand will increase, so production will increase, and eventually cost will decrease once more manufacturers' are competing.

Right at the end where he puts 40rnds in the dirt I could only think , Paul you just wasted $30.

Ammotogo.com," Sales of 5.7x28 increased around 300% from the release of the ruger 57. Interest has increased about 800%"

@@SuspiciousGanymede 5.7 is an interesting little round. Hopefully all the extra demand will bring the prices down from the stratosphere. It's the same reason that 9mm is much cheaper than .380; they cost the same to make but 9mm outsells .380 by probably 10 to 1.

If the ammo comes down it could be a fun toy. From what I've read as for reloading the case life is poor, so cheaper ammo is a must for me.

Mr. Harrell: _produces a 1911A1, Beretta 92, Hi-Power, Five-seveN, Ruger 57_ Questioning officer: _surprise Pikachu face_

I imagine this being an all-day process 😂

They wouldn't be surprised. He probably knows every cop within 30 miles of his home.

This is funny

The scene from the mask movie with Jim Carrey comes to mind hahah

He just wanted to flex a bunch of his guns lol

He does well at 20:18

Paul Harrell could kill Chuck Norris with the noise in the background alone.

Paul Harrell can speak Braille.

Paul Harrell tracked and shot deer it in his office, an empty phone booth, the moon and Narnia.

Paul once delivered my baby. For reference, I'm a *guy*.

A guy took his daughters virginity He took it back

Exactly, no more, no less

Lol I was picturing him doing that at home watching TV when he said that

robert powers “Paul, honey, could you keep it down a little, I’m trying to watch!”

lol I had the same thought.

But when he does mess around, he's HILARIOUS!!! I love the ones where he has costumes.

First thing? Where the hell do you live? I'm no good with time zones but it's not early here. R u US or somewhere else? Yeah I'm an idiot...

Paul Harrell has the best explanation s on the free RU-vid. I love the chronograph in the meat Target and use of big words.

@@davidhailey9390 lol

It’s gonna be a good day tater.

It's a better morning when you see Paul Harrel right next to you in bed in the morning.

I'm sure they love him from all the business he gives them.

@@brentreeve7554 Even more, for removing their wastage.

If they dont give him the meat target, they become the meat target.

@@gustavogutierrez4680 Chuck Norris knows Paul Harrell.

Grocer: my favorite customer!!!! My #1 meat customer and soda customer!!!

The PSA rock 57 is a tack driver.

Unfortunately they are too stupid to understand it. They would make laws against shooting the meat target.

Most politicians arent completely stupid, just very misguided and very underhanded, with training and a competent leader MOST will at least have the opportunity to change.

@@shawnr771 😂😂😂 you are not wrong friend

Right?!? Lol then we might hear less bullshit like "An AR weighs about as much as 10 boxes you can move with".

@@buckeyesfan4700 I may not be wrong but I have never been accused of being right.

That’s from Robbin Williams. Paul showing his age.

Chet Shellenberger Paul showing his ~culture~

saturday night live 1975. shimmer

matt berry I was under the impression that not a single person would understand that... a true man of culture

You own me. Yep I’m old enough to remember that! Thank you

It's fifty seven. Five seven is a registered trademark.

I like Paul's take on it. Much easier to differentiate between the Ruger and the FN. Hope it sticks.

bdockett me too. I just love the attitude. Screw everyone else I’m gonna make it easier for myself and my viewers.

That's what i've been calling it lol

And because that's what Paul called it, that's what I'll call it. Done deal.

I also hate dropping my phone in my bucket of beer

No, you mean in gallons of beer.

Lol dude that was the funniest shit I've heard all week!

Lmfao

Lol

Could throw a pigskin over a quarter mile, too.

Shell yeeter

I had to breathe into a paper bag

I listened to that quote 3 times so I can memorize it. That will be an absolute classic quote from now on.

His humor is dryer than a bad dessert.

I like it too.

It is a line from an old Dan Akroyd SNL skit. Thank you Mr. Harrell.

Incorrect. The six-pack is allway there it´s only gets honored by the attention.

The numbers get a 6 pack.

Paul once hit eleven out of ten targets with nine shots.

He's a legend in his own shower .

Numbers aren´t the only thing Paul crunches!

It's a stainless steel polymer covered slide.

@@payup2023 I know that. It doesn't change the fact that the slide itself is polymer. I don't care for polymer frames, I certainly don't like them on my slide. But it is what it is and most modern handguns are designed like that

​@@Sam_the_Sham_and_the_Pharoahsthe slide itself isnt poly, it's stainless steel

Seconded. As soon as my personal financial situation improves, I'll be joining their number, but until then, I'm exceeding grateful for those that assist this channel.

lol

You are speaking FACTS!!!!

did you have problems with the sights on the fn as well? seems ridiculous to have that problem on a gun that expensive

@@Genesis23OPB yes, the Mk 1 target adjustable five sevens sights were horrible. They fixed it in the Mk2 - the mk2 does not come with fixed sights. It's easy to tell the two apart, the mk2 has forward slide serrations, the mk1 does not.

@@Genesis23OPB I had the Mk1 and Mk2, no real problems but I didnt hunt with it, just fairly long distance target shooting.

Wow, $575... what a deal. That’s awesome!

@@MushroomStampGalactica Yep, I jumped on it, the other gun shops for $699-799.

Actions speaks louder than words, ha-ha!

Which, by the way, those 40 rounds were only made possible by the _affordability_ of the Ruger-57. -Goddamn, I love Ruger.-

It was only 39...... But, who's counting. 😀

Are you saying it’s not?

@@TheJavy1018 Is who saying what's not?

That was my biggest takeaway..................save up for a 6" .357, and skip the 5.7 altogether.

One, of many, reasons I carry a 686-6 everyday.

Really puts things into perspective.

The 5.7 is nothing to write home about. I'd much rather stick with bigger traditional calibers.

Yes, aprox at 23:00 LOL!

Agree - Man I wish the Ruger would have a better trigger and also better design it's kinda ugly to me

hahaha fucking perfect

@Christopher Marlowe "Now, as I've said before, shotguns are quite good for personal protection. Seeing as some don't believe me, a demonstration is in order."

Welcome to the wonderous world of bottomless pockets

Meaty!

This time of year I always miss the summertime watermelon meat targets.

Rigid Liquid 945 sub MOA groups.

39..but yeah if you look at the shells,it must be a small pile of shells to pick up with one grab

Actually they land right back in the box, right side up to account for all brass expended

Small brass casing group means well-engineered ejection mechanism, which means less malfunctions - the brass trajectory of his mag dump at the end looks quite clean. Watch Forgottenweapons' FG42 firing video for another example like that.

Me when I saw an M1 Garand sitting in the local shop.

Why would one grant the government an interest free loan, which is required to generate a tax refund?

@@randomthoughts149 Because you gotta pay your taxes to live here, bud. You don't have to like it.

Exactly!

@@randomthoughts149 Because not paying taxes will get you thrown in prison?

Look forward to the Mk57 from CMMG then. It's available from them as a conversion or dedicated firearm.

I'll have to take a look at one then.

Same here. I got about 1500 rounds through mine without any malfunctions.

It's because he has the original model that came out in 1998 they have greatly improved since then and are incredibly reliable

@@Sir-Hash-A-Lot EXACTLY

You be the judge.

No. But there is ONLY one.

He has inside him blood of kings.

He's not a current year man, he has achieved timelessness. Strive to be like Paul.

No, Paul Harrells blood cures vampirism but no vampire has gotten close enough to take a bite :)

ditto1958 : "no interest whatsoever"..... Roger that. I've never been dissuaded from my P229 in 357Sig. (much rather have a SGD 125gr JHP projectile @ 1350fps ANYTIME !!) Never had a malfunction in well over a decade.

I'm in the same boat. While it might be boring as hell, 9mm has improved so much throughout my time shooting that it's basically become my everything caliber. I keep some 357 for my revolver (singular), and I've got a stock of 45 because I think the 1911 is an elegant weapon, for a more civilized age, but that's it in handgun calibers. Something like 5-7 is just too niche for me, I could only see having anything in one if I were a regular hiker/photographer or somesuch who wanted to minimize weight but have a gun for dealing with mountain lions, snakes, coyotes, people who are snakes, etc. Or if I were in an executive protection capacity where I was part of a VERY small team and the likely threats would regularly include people wearing lightweight body armor. In both cases, the mag capacity and the deep penetration/flat shooting would be useful. For literally anything else, I'd say that there is a traditional caliber, and almost certainly one of the big 4 (9mm, 357, 45acp, 38spl) that is more suited to your use

I'd rather see Ruger chambered in 7.62x25.

the reason someone might have a interest in the 57 is that more crazy shooters are wearing body armor when they go on a shooting rampage.goes through body armor and you get 20 shots that you can shot longer distance.But even if I get this I'll still be keeping my 9mm ,357 and well all of the other ones I have too.

Most shootings it has been involved in, that make it to the news, it performed very well.

You can take that to the bank. The blood bank.

"Languid" is also appropriate

Old Saturday Night Live Commercial 1976

A window cleaner, salad dressing, and feminine hygiene product!

Happens to the best of us...

@FlamQ Dbltap, I fit that category, I'm sad to say. I need a "smartphone" the size of a tablet so the itsy bitsy, teeny weenie letters and numbers are manipulated without creating gobbledygook texts. It's a struggle to be sure, DAMMITT!!

Nah, it's management from FN.

@@GUNNER67akaKelt 🤣😂🤣😂🤔🤣😂🤣😂

Now there are 8 thumbs down. It seems that the meat target is unimpressed with the video also.

I own a good few Rugers and price to reliability has always been awesome. Ruger's to me is the top shelf firearm at a mid shelf price. My Ruger SR1911 out shot my buddy's Kimber 1911 Match pistol. He was mad LOL. But in total i own 6 Rugers and have never had a malfunction with any.

@Deutsches Brot - German Bread men are awesome, get over it

@Deutsches Brot - German Bread ohhh I see what the problem is. You want Paul Harrell all to yourself. Sorry man, you'll have to get in line

@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Ask your mother, she knows.

I will notify FN as well.

A well deserved 500,000 is right around the corner. Should be 1 million.

Anyone who is trying to convince you that firearms are not a household appliance for a large number of Americans is lying to you and trying to get something out of you. Scare you so you act less relationally more often than not

@@Vivi2372 Yeah OK

I'm an avid shooter and even subscribe to other shooting channels but this was the first Paul Harrell video I ever watched and it was only because RU-vid recommended the video. Two months later, I think I've watched every video on his channel 😂

Denham Turton Good, because you narrowly avoided quarantine 🤣

The rest of the class: "W-what's Bill Nye doing with that AR?" Me, constructing a FOB in the back of the classroom: "SCIENCE"

This guy seriously vibes pure 80s video guide presenter

Wow you hit the nail on the coffin with that one.

I use to love going to the library to "check out the cart" for the substitute teacher to "watch a video"! Hahhahaa I'm 41...✌🏾

Their? No they're is the proper spelling. I mark you down sp-1.

And yet at the same time he gives an endorsement in that it is a gun/ caliber that he actually takes hunting. For large game no less. I think it would be a lot more comfortable with the 686, but I think it's popular to underestimate the five seven.

@@GunFunZS Well he took it hunting a couple times to try it out. I don't get the impression he regularly uses it for hunting. Of course Paul is an expert shot and has taken deer with even smaller ammo. The 57 gets underestimated because it's a small weak round. But a gun is a gun. Even a 22 is still a real gun.

Quietly? He pulled out a 357 magnum and blew up a sack of oranges! lol

@@GunFunZS Hunting and self defense are two FAAAAAR different things, with FAAAAR different requirements and conditions. They aren't comparable.

@@Funhaus_Ryan in the case of deer, hunting is more stringent...

PapaPat .Patterson He probably has more training than the entire comment section combined.

That, and most people fail to grip a gun properly. I have seen people grip a gun as if they are afraid to break it. Meanwhile, you can find video after video of people running over several different versions of these fantastic plastics.

PapaPat .Patterson Some pistols are made better and they have better ejection trace due to the design of ejector, extractors, etc, HK is better than FN (personal experiences). And my FNX 45 TAC didn’t do it well, but my FN 57 did super well. But of course, his hands are steady.

@@MrTian1212 Yes I agree, it's not all about steady hands. I've had pistols that if they were locked in a vice and fired the empty casings would be spread out covering a 10' area. I once had an old 1911 that you had to take cover from the ejected brass, (that was before they started lowering the ejection ports).

Just noticed, 40 rounds and no safety glasses on the mag dump

In FN's defense, their version was designed two decades ago . . . which raises the question why it's STILL so pricey.

If you've ever drifted the sights out of a ruger, they must have a press for installing them at the factory.

@@ajm5007 the only reason it's so expensive is that people are willing to pay. Now that the Ruger is an actual competitor to the FiveseveN, FN will have to figure out a new price point. I bet other manufacturers will release their own 5.7 pistols soon too, and then FN will be left even more in the dust.

Well now free market will( should) have FN bring price down. And add better sights out of the box. Proper fully adjustable target sights would be nice if not so bulky as to be bad for carry.

@@Mister_Belvidere, with all the hype that Glock put into their latest (FLOP) pistol, the G44, MAYBE they can be convinced to create their OWN version of a Five-Decimal-Seven pistol? Asking for a friend and inquiring minds wanna know. LOL

I found Paul's Channel when he had a hundred and Thirty-One thousand subscribers and have been watching him ever since. I too love the fact that the number is getting larger by the minute. This guy is great I appreciate his videos.

That's not gunshots you hear, it's all if the round's friends and family cheering for them after Paul pulls the trigger. Not many bullets have the honor of being shot from Paul.

Tex I’ve noticed that with a lot of gun channels; it reads “applause” every time they shoot.