5.7 Kil Tec S2k!

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Well they did it...

They Finally Did It: KelTec Sub2000 in 5.7x28

KelTec’s venerable Sub2000 has a new caliber, the 5.7x28!This is the first bottleneck cartridge to be chambered in the Sub2000 family.This is also a Gen 3 model, which folds like all of the other Sub200 models but also has a rotating front end to allow optics mounting.KelTec @ TFB: KelTec...

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[BluesBrother]

5.7 X 28 is the latest 22 round du jour. I have and can think of more 22 caliber rounds that can do much the same as the 5.7. The K 2000 in 9 MM is a 100+ yard accurate gun. It is also a man or animal stopper at that distance. I can't say that for the 5.7. The 5.7 cost per round is over $1.25. The 9 MM under .25 cents. I'm not being a buzz kill for the 5.7 fans. This is just how I see it practically speaking.

 

[Raven]

It certainly will be the cheapest 5.7 carbine on the market, and people will snatch it up just for that. MSRP of $511.

I don't see myself ever buying a gen three because I prefer the gen 2 iron sights

 

[Raven]

If Keltec can get their plastic to handle 5.7 chamber pressures then it can handle .357 Sig and 10mm pressures too... something I would consider

 

[stage20]

5.7 X 28 is the latest 22 round du jour. I have and can think of more 22 caliber rounds that can do much the same as the 5.7. The K 2000 in 9 MM is a 100+ yard accurate gun. It is also a man or animal stopper at that distance. I can't say that for the 5.7. The 5.7 cost per round is over $1.25. The 9 MM under .25 cents. I'm not being a buzz kill for the 5.7 fans. This is just how I see it practically speaking.

You can get ammo much cheaper. Fiocchi is making some decent stuff. Stay away from federal!

I don't have weights or capacity on the sub2k, but an FN pistol packs around the same punch or more depending on ammo and 23 RDS and is lighter than a Glock 17 with only 18rds. 5 more rounds and more versatile. I would assume the sub2k comparison from 9mm to 5.7 is similar.
Can't argue that 9mm ammo is cheaper and more plentiful.

 

[FNHman]

Interesting. I like that they can take regular fn 5.7 mags if I read that article correctly.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Interesting. I like that they can take regular fn 5.7 mags if I read that article correctly.

If accurate and light might be a good critter zapper.

 

[850guns]

This caliber is close to the cmr30 (22mag). Which can fire in a smaller package than the S2K. AND- they sell the P-50 (R50) in 5.7! Why bother?
Also, keltec tried the 357sig in a Sub-9, but it was mentioned that it was too much for the receiver, and that is why the S2K was never developed in .45.....
They made the Sub-9 in 9mm, .40, and 357sig.
The Sub 2000 is made in 9mm and 40S&W

 

[Raven]

Also, keltec tried the 357sig in a Sub-9, but it was mentioned that it was too much for the receiver, and that is why the S2K was never developed in .45.....

The Gen. 3 must be beefier somehow, because this 5.7 cartridge has higher pressure than 357 Sig by over 4,000 psi

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

The Gen. 3 must be beefier somehow, because this 5.7 cartridge has higher pressure than 357 Sig by over 4,000 psi

Much lower bullet weight, less recoil.

 

[850guns]

The Gen. 3 must be beefier somehow, because this 5.7 cartridge has higher pressure than 357 Sig by over 4,000 psi

I agree, I figured the hinge was the weak point. And adding a rotating barrel on the same hinge.....must be beefier. And the hinge lock more robust. Just speculation. I've only fondled gen3 s2k at the dealer.