The Truth About The Ruger 57: 1000 Round Review 

1,000 rounds of 5.7 is no small feat, especially in the current environment. Thanks for taking the time and resources to make this content. All the best to you and yours brother.

I know you tube is trying their best to get rid of you. But you are appreciated on this channel

I looked at one of these in my local gun shop and the first thing the clerk says when he sees me eyeing it “just so you know I do in fact have ammo for that” 😂😂😂

I won a 57 about a month ago. All said and done I paid $98 with the chances and other fees. I haven't been that excited about something in a long time!

With this low price tag, Ruger made the 5.7 a caliber accessible to almost everyone. The super expensive FN always seemed like an intangible future weapon to me.

For those who care about this sort of thing, the Streamlight TLR-1, while older, fits perfectly flush at the end of the muzzle, which gives the whole package a nice complete look.

I've been shooting 5.7 in my FNs for years. The round is accurately devastating. Thanks for showing us the Ruger.

Just picked up a new 57 for $620! was happy

1k rounds of 5.7 in 2020, this is an expensive review. Must watch. LOL

Carried the FN 5.7 as my duty pistol for over 8 years. With 40 grain SS197 V-max ammo, no failures ever. Only pistol I ever carried that put down injured deer with one shot, every time. Everyone speculates about its stopping power, my real world results on live mammals speak for themselves. Trusted it with my life.

Everytime I get a new gun I come to your channel first to check for a review. Have yet to be disappointed. Picking my 57 up Saturday. Thank you for the great reviews you do.

SS192 ammo was used in the Ft. Hood shooting to devastating effect. That particular round clocks out of the 5.7 pistol by FN at 2,200 fps. Given the right ammo (a big if right now) this is a tough weapon system to beat.

I just bought one of these yesterday. Gun reviews are relative to the user's experience but I am glad you gave it a thorough breakdown so I am not surprised if I run into some of the same issues you found. I appreciate your honest content

Your timing is always impeccable. I was just researching this gun and watching your first video about it. Great review as always man!

Watching this video cause like a lot of us 1000 rounds of 5.7 is a very expensive thing to do in this time period. We thank you sir from the bottom of our magazines to the end of our barrels!

Your opinions mean a lot to me. I was considering this 5.7 but you just saved me some money. BTW I bought the FX-9 based on your review i love it! Take care and keep up the objective reviews

The ballistics of the round leaves larger wound channels than a 9mm, 10mm, .45, and .357. The bullet dies at about 12 inches of ballistics jelly. It is a very low liability round. Kill your target, and not anything behind it. It's an AWESOME carry. Lot's of damage, low liability, lot's of rounds in a mag.

There's a certain irony when RU-vid demonetizes you and then runs ads during your videos. If it isn't a gun related ad, there's ZERO chance of selling the product to me.

No minor point that I noticed (and appreciated) the static background on your review ! Very smart !

Started looking at these early in the year, but after doing research, went with the 22TCM instead (5" double stack 1911). Love it.

There is a trigger upgrade. You can also make the trigger reset shorter. They also make extended magazines to hold 25 rounds.

I love the 5.7x28 round, it has a lot going for it- even though it is rather a niche round. The issues you experienced can absolutely be attributed to the American Eagle ammunition, as it's purposely download to limit its ability to penetrate body armor with that 40gr. FMJ bullet. Great review, BTW!

I carry the ruger 57, and I do it just fine. I use the urban carry holser and I personally think that the pistol is great, I had used it before when someone tried to steal my bike when I was riding and the gun worked like a charm, I love the ruger 57!

Good review, thanks for keeping it honest when some don't.

Yeah, thinking you had a bad mag. I've got about 750 rounds through mine and haven't had a single malfunction. Found it to be one of my most reliable guns tbh.

Just saying, we will all be “Honest Outlaws” soon, literally. Love the channel. Awesome content.

Really appreciate your unbiased reviews.

Great review on the 57 by Ruger. I am a 57 owner too. Love it!! I have hopefully useful info /answers to 2 of your questions... But here goes: 1) You asked about if the mag release is ambitious. YES. There's instructions in the owners manual on how to remove it from one side and swap it to the right side for lefties. So really, save the slide release, the gun is mostly a ambidextrous gun. If they had a slide catch/ release on both sides it would be 100% ambidextrous. OK: 2) You asked about a trigger upgrade... well, there is a GREAT one.. It's by a company that's made Ruger trigger mods for years and they do it well... lTANDEMKROSS!!! That's what you need. It only about $60 bucks. It's Aircraft grade Al and cnc machined...black anodizing or its available in red if you rather. I choose black. Their trigger is a great upgrade. It's much improved over the stock trigger on the 57. It gives user adjustable post and pre-travel and gives this gun a totally different purchase on their trigger. Its face is flat with a nice "knurl" like texture to it and it's just a slightly longer triggrr that gives the perception of a lighter trigger pull by giving you a slightly better leverage against the spring.. (like a breaking bar with a pipe over it). I highly recommend this trigger upgrade. I did the install myself, a little tricky but TANDEMKROSS has a great video on the install which recommend you watch, twice if needed. I wish I could include a few pics or short video to let you see.. Take care and I Love your channel.. you give sound advice and seem genuine. You should review the BRNO FK 7.5mm PSD pistol. The make a 7500$ big brother that's all steel but the PAD is it's $1650 dollar synthetic lower version of the same gun. It may be the last Pistol I buy. It comes with a 9mm +p+ rated barrel too. It racks like the slide is on ball bearings!!! It's amazing. With it 7.5mm proprietory round made just for this gun by BRNO and it can easily penetrate IIIA armour at 25 yards and still leave a grape fruit sized cavity in clay blocks after going through a full 7.62x39 metal mag and the armor behind the 7.62x39 filled AK mags in front. MAC does a fantastic review of this gun. 2000 fps muzzle velocity... it can carry the force energy a 45APC round has at 25 yards but it hits that hard at 50 meters/yards . Chk it out. You can order a 10mm/.40 s&w barrel too. It comes with the extra 9mm barrel. 7.5mm ammo is about 60$ a box. The se area in cost of 5.7x28mm ammo. Also CMMG has a new product.. The 1st civilian gun that shoots 4.6mmx30mm that the h&k mp7 uses. Talk about expensive ammo. The sell a pistol version (8" barrel) (banshee), a Carbine (16" barrel) and a rifle with a 20" barrel. All are in the $1300-1600$ price range... Lastly, you need to chk out the Alien 9mm by LAUGO ARMS Czechoslovakia. Its a hybrid delayed blowback/ gas impingement operating system with a fixed barrel and the slide is short stroke and operates/moves below the top plate the sights are mounted. Thus the sights never move as the gun ooerates!!! Its $ 5000 price tag puts it out of reach for me. The barrel is the lowest in the gun I've seen. When holding the Pistol, the barrel is BELOW Your thumbs. The recoil is straight back into your palm almost. It's crazy. It's awesome. I dont have a comment on its reliability but if it does well over the next few years and if the price comes down, I'd love to own one but it too, like the steel lower version of that BRNO 7.5mm field pistol, is just crazy expensive. I hope you read this and I hear in future episodes that you read this and those reviews of those 2 Czech made pistols plus updates to potential 57 Ruger owners, the info on the ambidextrous mag release and that trigger upgrades are out there and affordable. Again.. Love you channel..keep it up. Happy holidays to you and your wife!! Sincerely, Daniel.

Man this is my newest truck gun. I can steady plink a mass sillouette at 60-75yards. This gun is a tack driver! I’ve only ran about 300 rounds through it so far

I haven't had any reliability issues with mine and mine is still considered part of the first batch, but I agree 100% with your assessment of the trigger, it was causing me to hit left and low for the first 100 rounds if I was trying to go faster than 1shot/sec and it took me a while to realize why, I have abnormally long fingers for my hand size so guns always fit my hand weird.

Right out of the box had problems with failure to load and failure to feed at times and just kept doing it, so I called Ruger and they told me the ship it back to them and they will take care of it or give me a new gun. Ruger customer service is top-notch, the best in the business and that's one of the reasons why I love Ruger firearms. I own several and this is the first issue I've had with one. But nice to know that they will make it right.

I have shot around 500 American Eagle rounds and around 500 FN rounds so far. Only failures I had was with American Eagle. FN rounds seemed very reliable. I had so.e of the V Max and some 27 grain FN rounds.

I've seen more reliability issues with the 40 grain projectiles, try 34 grain and under ammo. Elite Ammunition makes an awesome round called the "T6B" and Vanguard Outfitters makes an awesome round called the "Black FANG-OBSIDIAN dragon" if you were interested in defense loads in 5.7x28mm. I'd love to see more videos of people reviewing the 5.7x28mm weapon systems using loads like the T6B and the Black Fang

I saw subsonic hollowpoints in 5.7x28mm from RR went through ballistic gel up to 14in with nice large wound channel similar in size to a 9mm channel it averaged 900fps and opened up in 4 petals allowing for the large wound channel

Excellent explanation of the round and uses. Thanks.

i've carried an FN five seven for over fifteen years. got a stellar deal on it back in the day. i've put so many boxes of ammo through that gun i can't even keep track. 1 jam, and i shoot it once a month minimum. it's been through hell and back. at first I thought an overpriced airsoft pistol and even a smaller caliber. wouldn't sell or trade for anything now. she's beat up but still accurate, and reliable.

The 27gr LF is the real performer in 5.7x28. I was fortunate to have built up my stash before this mess all started. Have a nice pile of all the available loadings, except for the new Hornady load.

I've had the FN 5.7 for a long time now. ZERO malfunctions and until the pandemic I was buying American Eagle (Federal) for $17.00 a box of 50. Yes I paid a lot for the pistol but it was the only one one the market. I think it's great Ruger came out with this pistol and more affordable for most. Ruger has had many years to figure out what people didn't like about the FN and manufacturing cost have improved over the years. For it's intended use the caliber has just as much effectiveness as handgun calibers commonly use against humans. PS 90 is a great choice also. No I won't sell my FN 5.7 just because Ruger is less expensive.

Excellent review, it is still a very niche weapon, I used to caretake an 850 acre property, with camps, it was not posted an used by the public for walking, hunting & fishing. This would have been the perfect handgun for my “patrols” , light weight, big enough to look serious for the two legged users and potent enough for any four legged pests, with 20 rounds to boot! For $799 my 4” GP100 would have had to keep soldiering on

So glad to see this video on my youtube feed. Going to get matchin rugers thos weekend. Ruger Ar 556 and this Ruger 57 glad to see the video didnt dissapoint

I have one of these and can confirm it is by far the loudest gun I own

During the slide lock failure I thought Mrs Outlaw was going to say "hurry up, they're getting closer."

Your reviews are top notch, you are an incredible shooter. I use your videos to make my purchases. Thank you.

I just ordered my 57 today!.. been watching alot of videos about it, i’ve plotting on the purchase of this for a few months now and its official.. got it for $643 too 😊

No problems with feeding, definitely haven't shot a thousand rounds yet, more like 300 +. Mounted a Burris Fastfire 2 on it. And holsters are becoming available, mostly through Ruger. With the flat trajectory, 20 rd. magazine capacity, and a Burris sight. It is about as close to a belt carried rifle as you can get.

I've had the same feeding malfunction with mine, went to only loading 19 rounds and no issues sense. You can get additional magazines, they're about $25 each. I've had my Ruger 57 for about 4 months, twice I've been able to order 500 rounds of American Eagle from an online retailer. I've also was able to pick up FN in the 27 gr and 40 gr ballistic tip. As far as I can recall my only failures have been when putting in a new mag with the slide locked, only loading 19 rounds fixed that. Now, to be fair I've only put about 300 rds thru it.

The American Eagle TMJ and SS197SR Vmax are both loaded in the US by Fiocchi USA (as well as the Gold Dot), using the FN brass. Both SS197SR and AE TMJ are less than reliable with wide velocity variations that have been dialed backed over the years.

I have the 57 and the p90 and I love both of them and have neverhad a problem out of either one

I would love for them to come out with a compact smaller version

The trigger is described as "pre cocked double action" The trigger at the end of travel still pulls the hammer back and down to fire :D

I have about 250 rounds thru my Ruger 57 and havent had any issues with it. I did have one ammo failure that had nothing to do with the gun. The round seperated from the case in the mag. Outside of that it has been perfect. I love the gun and I have elite ammunition T6B for it. If someone makes an awesome trigger for it I'll be picking it up.

I've had mine for 2 months and at first with federal ammunition there were malfunctions. changed to fiocchi range dynamics 40gr and ran 15rds per mag until maybe 100rds then 20rds with no malfunctions all the way through approximately 600rds. once it "broke in" it you could go slow or rapid or mag dump up to 5mags in 40seconds it was flawless. I like hitting steel at 75-80yds then switch to a target at 25yds and have 5rds in a 1.5 inch circle. I do have a vortex venom that I love. I found an ar vertical hand grip with bypod that helps me "cheat" at steel just past 100yds. That's fun. I like your reviews and your honest and genuine. I just want to tell how mine was. Discouraging at first then woohoo. Still not my carry but getting closer.

Picked up a used one with 4 mags,and nearly 700 rnds for a grand,frickin happy, especially if the shtf soon

I worked for a firearms wholesaler out of Ohio when this round was first offered by FN. The original ammo was a whole lot faster than the current offerings. The Atf was all over it because with the steel tip bullet. Ran almost 2700 fps out of the pistol. The current offerings are downloaded considerably.......though I suppose one could reload it to it's original specs. European LE agencies and military who use 5.7x28 utilize the original loadings.

Thank you very much for you time and the great information. Easy and very clear.

I have been carrying my Ruger57 for about 3 or 4 months now. Light, accurate and mine has been completely reliable so far. I have a red dot on it and use a Sticky inside the wasteband holster.

Another damn great video! You’ve got great skills! Until seeing you shoot, on your videos. I didn’t think much about people making accurate pistol shots, at distances of 100 yards plus. I always figured, that was rife range! When I was in the army, I qualified expert with the 1911. But the distances of the targets, weren’t anywhere near as far away as 100 yards! I don’t remember anymore, but I don’t think they were much over 25 yards. Just gauging off you shooting on your range, while I’m watching all your videos. I’ve become a big time fan of your channel, in the last year and half. I’m now wheelchair bound, and am trying to retrain myself to shoot a pistol at defense ranges. I never thought I would spend a year, watching gun channel videos. Watching and reading on Google/RU-vid sights, about weapon safety issues. The only gun I had owned sense leaving the army, was a Ruger 10/22. Which I gave to my son-in-law a couple years back. Because my body is so jacked up, I can’t hold a 10/22 correctly. How would I ever be able to take aim, with an M10 or M16 again? Plus the fact I had promised myself, I would never kill another person after leaving the army! So I truly hope my G2c and G3c, only get fired for fun and training! Well I just realized it’s 0422 and I’m writing a damn book. Outlaw, don’t change your channel’s format! Hell I might join that Patreon, to get your premium channel. You and your lady take care, and be cool! Be Safe!

Only put 100 rounds through mine no malfunctions. My fn57 when i first got it got a few double feeds

Two years old... Would love to see you reassess in spring 2023.

I watch the video on the 45 ACP and of course this one you really do have very good muzzle control very good videos thanks

the issue with the reliability is due to the American Eagle ammo. In my FN FiveSeven and PS90 the only issues I've ever had was due to the AE ammo, its garbage! only good for doing malfunction drills at the range.

I've had mine since summer. Got about 200 rounds, mostly practicing drawing from concealment while activating the safety in single shots. This is my first manual safety pistol, I felt that kind off practice would be important. It's certainly not a comfortable AIWB pistol! I carry this mostly OWB. I sometimes go IWB, depending on the level of concealment required. What will I do with my Chiappa Rhino!?

I love my R57 and it just goes so well with my PS90 and have not had an issue with it yet.

The Honest Outlaw is the Best Handgun reviewer on the planet

So many people talk shit about the effectiveness of the 5.7. They should see what it does to coyotes. I have taken dozens of them with both my Five-seven and PS90. It has performed fantastic. Also feel free to reference the Ft. Hood shooting which sadly showed the effects of this round.

With the lack of availability of ammo and the price of the ammo will be the reason for waiting to buy. Great video and sounds like a fine firearm. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving 🍖🦃🥧.

Just bought one off my co-worker he never loaded it or shot a single round 10 day wait period here I'm very stoked I already own a Ps90... So fun...

I held 1 of these at a Bass Pro Shop here I Garland Texas, & VOWED to buy 1, & pray that I can find ammo for it, also that they make a concealed carry size as well!

Paul Harrell reviewed this pistol early this year and his Ruger57 he said was much more reliable than his FN57. He also complained about the trigger.

Thanks man really needed they upload. Just wish I could shoot a thousand rounds or had a thousand rounds or could buy a thousand rounds.., might as well watch you shoot stay safe man don't give in

Thanks for the review! I have this one on my wishlist.

Thanks for the review. I was looking at the Ruger 57 last evening at my local Rural King, priced at $688. It is a really nice looking hand gun, extremely light and a very impressive 20+1. You mention difficulty finding a holster for it. My EDC is a Ruger SR40c. I carry it in a FOXX Kydex Hybrid IWB holster. I was comparing the 57 with my SR40c and they are almost identical in size except for the length. The 57 is about 1-1/2" or so longer in length but considerably lighter than my SR40c. The Ruger 57 was a perfect fit in my FOXX Kydex Hybrid IWB holster. I was strongly considering purchase of the 57 but the guy warned me that he had no ammo for it and hardly ever got any ammo for it. My thoughts... it is almost like carrying an AR in your belt. Thanks again, Great video.

Perhaps do a 2k round review in a year or so when your able to procure different kinds of ammo. Particularly FNs brand of 57 ammo

I came to see what you thought of the sights on these. I made just about every sight put on these guns.

Just got mine... love it so far

Saw one today at Academy Sports today. One of the few guns they had because everything was sold out. It felt really good to hold Great egonomics. Actually one of the best guns I have ever held. At $759 it looked like a good deal, but price and availability of ammo is a no go for me. I have penty of handguns I don: need another. But I think Ruger did a great job with this firearm. It would make a great 9mm.

I'm not sure what is going on with 5.7x28 prices, but as of 5 minutes ago on Ammo Seek 1,000 rounds of 5.7x28 cost $1799.95. If I have to use my Five-Seven or PS90 for self defense, I'm asking the Coroner for my bullets back to reclaim the lead :)

Nice review. I like my 5.7. Fun to shoot. Too bad the ammo is hard to come by and accessories are scarce, but at least (for now) we can purchase firearms and enjoy them.

FYI - if I recall correctly, the American Eagle round is the slowest @ approx 1650 fps, the blue tip is faster approx. 1800 fps, and the green tip (which is available to civilians), hits 2100-2200 fps from a pistol (as does the restricted black tip)

Nice review ,this helped me make up my mind.

I'm still waiting for someone to release a trigger upgrade for this.

Great review. I don't think I'd replace my every day carry pistol with this one, but it sure looks to be a fun gun. I can't wait to shoot mine.

I have all the 5.7x28 pistols and the Ruger is my favorite. Even over the FN which i have 5 of. The Ruger is my concealed carry but with 30 round mags.

Excellent presentation thank you for your time posting this content, very informative presentation.

My local gun store currently only has 10mm, .32 ACP, .44 Magnum and 5.7 ammo in stock. I may need to pick up one of these Rugers!

I put 500 rounds in mine and I can’t definitely say the malfunctions are only with Speer Gold Dot and American Eagle ammo. This gun only likes to be fed FN sporting rounds. The feed ramp also hates any hollow point ammo due to its feed angle.

I went from carrying a xdm 10mm with extended & ported barrel to the Ruger 57 and I'm enjoying the ruger being lighter and holding 20 rounds compared to 16+1 10mm. I'm mostly Def from a AK so the loudness of the 57 isn't a down side for me. The down side for me is the ruger doesn't penetrate as deep as the 10mm but the 5.7x28 extends my reach easily out past 50 yards. Finding ammo for the 57 isn't a problem for me I have 5 local shops who all carry ammo for it and have some in stock during this plandemic. I am paying $74 for a box of eagle, $84 for FN Hornaday V-Max and $100 for FN green tip. I picked up the Ruger 57 new at a local gun shop on my birthday for $640 out the door so I can't complain much about ammo prices for it

BTW, this week i'll take delivery on a HOLOSUN 509T fully enclosed red dot/circle sight. And there is at present NO pic rail mounting plate tor the RUGER 57. So I'm buying a SIG P230 S5 ROMEO plate and have my gunsmith drill 2 countersunk holes for the RUGER mount locations. The 2 MOA dot is nice for close shots and 32 MOA circle is excellent for the distance holds needed with this very flat shooting cartridge that no other pistol can achieve. (TRUE pistols, not cut down assault or bolt rifles.)

I really like Mrs. Outlaw. She's pretty cool in my book.

I'm waiting for the CZ showdown. P07 The Champ P01 The Challenger

I just got one myself and like it. so far Iv only put 200 rounds through it and had no problems. accessory market it wider now. there are extended slide and mag releases, with base pads. you get threaded barrels for suppressors and optic plates. I like it but ammo is pricey buts all ammo now.

I have my FN five seven, love it. This round is a tac driver.

Another example of watching an HO video that made me more informed about a gun, but also more conflicted on buying one.

Just dropped in to click like and contemplate the cost of 1,000 rounds of 5.7! ;)

It's such a lethal round and accurate I hope it gains a following so it stays available!!!!

Ive run over 1500 rounds through my 57, the american eagle ammo has proven to be better than the FN ammo. Lot of failure to feed and eject with the FNH. Also, never had a fail to fire with american eagle, had 12 out of 400 FNH rounds that were duds... Terrible! As far as the trigger goes, I agree, not that great, but tandem kross makes an upgrade that vastly improves it! I agree with the sights being great, but I put a micro red dot on mine anyways, love it! The magazine release is reversible. Im right handed, but having to break my grip to release the mag was bothering me, so I reversed it, just use my trigger finger to pop the mag. Works better for me. Ive shot the FN 5.7 before, it has a better trigger, but overall, I prefer the ruger! Great video, thanks a lot!

Would be interested to see a long range accuracy comparison of this gun vs the FK BRNO 7.5

Have you done a review with the FN57?

Looking to pick one up thanks for the review 👍

The price of 1k rounds for the civilian market is different from what people pay when you tied in I’m sure outlaw has some strings