Fugly regulars, please join me in welcoming the newest member of my family...

Introducing the newest member of the Lomo Clan:

FN Five-seveN USG



Came with case, three 20-round clips, a useless locking mechanism, cleaning tool, etc...



After we negotiated a price, the seller also happened to find a custom holster he'd purchased for it, which he threw in at the last minute.



Oh, and I couldn't help but buy the rest of his ammo from him, as long as we were at it... 5.7 x 28mm, muzzle velocity = 2050 ft/sec... The interesting thing about this particular gun is that the round (instead of 'mushrooming' like a hollow-point,) will 'tumble' once it passes through an inch or two of soft tissue. Essentially, this bullet turns cartwheels inside the body, and doesn't exit.

Of special note (and why the sale of this weapon is restricted in California,) is that a civilian-illegal SS190 AP ball FMJ round was designed for this weapon's big brother, the P90, a modern submachine gun that is the only other weapon that chambers this 5.7 x 28mm cartridge - rounds that will penetrate through most forms of body armor.



For size reference, pistol, ammo, and dollar bill:



It was a great day.

 

Now what? I mean, other than take it to a gun range and shoot at targets with it, what fun is it?

It looks cool though

 

I like to stroke it while I lay my head down on my pillow and fall asleep...

What, a guy can't have a hobby?

Seriously, though - To a 'collector' or an aficionado, this is a nice addition to your repertoire... It's a fairly unique pistol, and it's only one of two firearms that chambers that specific round (the other being the P-90 submachine gun.) The way I see it, when you're able to purchase anything that people try to smuggle across the border INTO Mexico (quite an endorsement, if you ask me,) to sell to the drug cartels due to the fact that it was designed to chamber a round that penetrates most forms of body armor - it's worth owning.

This particular gun has been banned in California (although, reading up on it tonight, I think it's ban has been lifted, but still under scrutiny.)

As far as "fun" and "the range" goes, how is this any different than playing pool (other than being quite a bit more expensive?) Going to the range is a fun event, and it's not like you're going to buy a single firearm, go to the range once to sight it, and then put it in the safe for future use. Three out of four Sundays (at least in the past few months,) I've gone out to the range to practice. Sometimes I even slip a weekday in there when I can. Most of my handguns are meant for close-range use, have a considerably short distance between the sights, and typically involve a noticeable bit of recoil, so it's a matter of practice and learning the particular "character" each gun has.

Sometimes, you just find yourself at home, drunk, and plugging holes into the largest tree trunk in your backyard:



From left to right:

• .410 shotgun slug, 1/5 oz., fired from the Judge
• 45 Silvertip Winchester Hollow Point Long Colt, 225 Gr., from the Judge as well
• 9mm hollow point, 147 Gr., fired from the Glock M26 (I think)
• I forget which one made the hole above the last one, but if I had to guess, I'd say a .38 SPL, .357 Magnum, or another 9mm round...

This is where the individual 'character' of each weapon comes into play. You have to familiarize yourself with them, learn how fast they are, how much they kick - just like women...

And, to properly answer your question... Disregarding the 'fun factor' - What happens when 'your boy' gets elected? Honestly, do you think law abiding citizens, like myself, are going to be affected when he rises to power with his track record of supporting the complete gun ownership ban in DC? Sure, he promptly reversed his opinion once that pathetic 5-4 marginal vote in the Supreme Court was made, but he's made his stance quite clear previously.

Again, I'll emphasize, if you thought he had any political influence with his anti-gun standpoint, just wait until some stupid fucknut snipes him...

 

You are starting to scare me.

 

Sweet pistol Lomo. That'd be a good round for coyotes or fox or other varmints. After a few trips to the range, 100 yard shots should be easy with it. congratulations.

 

Quit filming me stealing building supplies from your office, then!

Sleep with one eye open...

 

Just joking there old buddy....heh heh :biggrin::biggrin:. Me and you are homies right???? :redface::redface: ....right?


makes note to self to stop f=in around with crazed gun weilding aerosol huffers on fugly....

 

By "Coyote," do you mean someone smuggling immigrants over the Rio Grande?

Another interesting development, and this elaborates on Jefe's question:

There's this cute li'l armored car 'runner' that I hand the cash over to on the weekends at the store. She carries a gun almost as big as she is. It served as an 'icebreaker' in conversation - I figured I can get a number, find out when she's off, head out to a range sometime, then take her home for some seriously wicked (and potentially dangerous) role-play...

That girl has an AK-47... Same damn style that my dealer is having trouble ordering. I might cite this reason as an excuse to go to a gun show with her (where she bought hers...)

If this gal didn't have kids, I'd say I have found my soul-mate. Oh well, we can always snipe 'em.

 

We coo, dawg... Long as you keep layin' tha cut strait kickin, and quit fuckin' 'round wif' dem cameras... Ain' no thang.

Word.

 

why on earth would you ever need that many bullets? Are you trying to kill batman or something?

 

Why not?

Honestly, it boils down to this. If I were to purchase said firearm at a retailer, after tax, I'd have dropped almost a grand alone. I happened to find this particular gun online, which was offered initially at $825, and then dropped to $750 - with the offer to purchase the rest of his ammo at "his cost" ($17.50/box)

One box = 50 rounds, and would cost me almost $25 to purchase at any of the local retailers.

He'd offered to take a dollar off each box if I'd buy all or most of the ammo.

I ended up offering a thousand for the whole lot, Pistol + 900 rounds (give or take a box,) and he accepted. We picked a place to meet in downtown Austin (his office, atop a bank building,) and the morning before I left, he sends me a message telling me that he found a holster and another three boxes of ammo, which he was going to throw in for free...

So, I go and meet this fella (I'd already dug up all the info on him the night before from his office address, etc.) - turns out, he's a partner in a law firm - and his office is up in a bank tower downtown. No problem.

I get there, go up to his high-rise corner office, examine the piece (which he closes the door beforehand, citing a concern that one of his clerks might be startled... geez.) In fact, one of the clerks knocked, opened the door, and announced her departure as I was examining the gun, without even flinching...

So, there I was, hopping on an elevator with 4-5 other suits, all in conversation, when I went in. The conversation halted once some plain-clothed motherfucker hopped on the elevator holding a case of ammo under one arm, and a briefcase in the other hand.

I was planning on hitting the water fountain on the way out, but it was on the other side of the teller windows, and I figured passing over the receptionist booth (with three uniformed officers) once was enough, so I just walked on by - out to the garage, into the car, and the fuck outta there. It might've been different if the cardboard box I was carrying under my armpit said "Twinkies" or some shit like that, but no - it was the same fucking box this mofo ordered the shit through. Had the entire ballistics, dimensions, caliber, etc. of the bullets in bold letters on every side of the cardboard box.

If nothing else, I learned how it feels to carry a semi-auto pistol and 1100 rounds of ammo right past a bank security team.

 

I like FN weapons, the P90 is a nice looking one, I also like the looks of baretta 92f, and I would want one of those or a mp5sdw, or possibly either a m82 or a barratt light .50 cal AT rifle.

First though, I gotta live in a country where guns are freely available, or move to Birmingham, even a replica would do!


Then I can finally live my life long dream:

Go postal at a nearby school and shoot up lots of kids, or rob a bank.

 

When the revolution starts I'm heading to your place lomo.

 

I was thinking more along the animal line. I think the AK would be more in line with shooting the other coyoyes and their cargo, although I'm sure that when Obama gets the white house he'll legalize all those fuckers anyway.

 

I had a dream about a coyote last night. I was feeding it cracked corn and dogfood.

 

In hopes that it would stop killing the neighborhood cats?

 

So, you're saying I should convert it, then?

 

Bring some ammo.

My compound is like the Hippy wagon... Grass, gas, or ass. Nobody rides for free*.

(*ammo buys you a cot)

 

You'll shoot your eye out!

 

They're all gonna laugh at you!