The 5.7 Throwdown: Ruger-57 VS FN Five-Seven

Until recently, when the Ruger-57 started shipping in January of 2020, the FN Five-seveN was the undisputed pistol king of the 5.7 NATO caliber. Nothing else could even compare because, quite frankly, there wasn’t much to compare it to. Then Ruger came out with their new offering, and we’ve since seen 5.7x28mm firearms rolled out from both KelTec and Diamondback.

Luckily, I had a chance to test both the Ruger-57 and the FN Five-seveN in a side-by-side range test. There were certainly things I liked about each of them, and there were also a few surprises I found as well. That said, let’s dive into how these two firearms compare to each other.