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Ruger-57

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| name = Ruger-5.7

| image = 300px

| image_size = 300

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| type = Semi-automatic pistol

| origin = United States

| is_ranged = Yes

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| design_date = 2019

| manufacturer = Sturm, Ruger & Co.

| unit_cost = {{USD|799.00}} (MSRP)

| production_date = 2019–present

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| mass = {{cvt|24.5|oz}}

| length = {{cvt|8.65|in|mm}}

| part_length = {{cvt|4.94|in|mm}}

| width = {{cvt|1.20|in|mm}} (slide)

| height = {{cvt|5.60|in|mm}}

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| cartridge = 5.7×28mm

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| action = Delayed blowback

| velocity = {{cvt|520|m/s|ft/s}}

| range = {{cvt|123|m|yd}}

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| feed = 10- or 20-round box magazine

| sights = Adjustable rear sight and fiber optic front sight

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The Ruger-5.7 is a semi-automatic pistol introduced in December 2019 by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It is the first traditionally-styled semi-automatic pistol to be chambered for the 5.7×28mm cartridge since the introduction of the Excel Arms MP-57 in 2012.{{cite web |title=Accelerator Pistol |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225094809/excelarms.com/handguns/acceleratorpistol.html |archive-date=2012-12-25 |website=Excel Arms |access-date=December 25, 2012|url=http://www.excelarms.com/handguns/acceleratorpistol.html}}

Overview

The Ruger-5.7 was introduced in December 2019 to be a more affordable alternative 5.7x28mm semi-automatic pistol compared to the FN Five-seven pistol (which had been the only other 5.7x28 pistol available to the civilian market for over 20 years).{{cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ruger-57-review-cheaper-and-better-fn-five-seven-193907|title=Ruger 57 Review: Cheaper and Better than the FN Five-Seven?|last=Douglas|first=Richard|publisher=The National Interest|date=September 16, 2021}} Since 2020, several different pistol designs from several different firearms manufacturers came into the market that expanded the 5.7x28mm’s growing popularity,{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}{{Peacock inline|date=November 2024}} including the PSA 5.7 Rock in January 2022, the S&W M&P 5.7 in January 2023, the TİSAŞ PX-5.7 in January 2024 and the Kel-Tec PR57 in January 2025.

See also

References

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{{Cite web|url=https://ruger.com/products/ruger57/specSheets/16401.html|title = Ruger-57™ Centerfire Pistol Model 16401}}

{{Cite web|url=https://ruger.com/news/2019-12-31.html|title = Ruger News}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/12/31/tested-ruger-57-pistol/|title = An Official Journal of the NRA | Tested: Ruger-57 Pistol}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/ruger-57-the-best-ruger-handgun-in-5-decades-review/|title=Ruger 57 – the Best Ruger Handgun in 5 Decades?|date=16 February 2020}}

{{Cite web|url=https://gundigest.com/article/first-look-ruger-57-gives-shooters-another-5-7x28mm-option|title = First Look: Ruger 57 Gives Shooters Another 5.7x28mm Option|date = 8 January 2020}}

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External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhovhpBUJNo Ruger 57] by Hickok45 via YouTube
  • [https://www.ruger.com/products/ruger57/models.html Ruger-57] at Ruger

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Category:5.7×28mm semi-automatic pistols

Category:Ruger semi-automatic pistols

Category:Semi-automatic pistols of the United States

Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2019