I am seriously debating getting a PS90 here soon, however my biggest concern is the limitations of the caliber. I fully understand that 5.7 isnt designed to be a long range man stopper however I routinely shoot out past 200 meters and I would really like it if the PS90 could perform decently at 200m.


Is 200 meters out of the question with the 5.7? What kind of accuracy are you guys getting at those ranges? I am not expecting a tack driver, but being able to get all in a torso size target at 200m is what I am hoping for.

Keep in mind the PS90 is a Personal Defense Weapon not an Assault Rifle. It is meant for armor crew members, pilots or anyone needing a small portable weapon that is better than a pistol for its primary intended use.

Google 5.7x28 terminal ballistics

SS197 40 gr V-Max (2100 ft/s out of PS90) 5.7x28: approx 267 lbf-ft at 100 yd
SS195 28 gr JHP (2480 ft/s out of PS90) 5.7x28: approx 266 lbf-ft @ 100 yd
SS196 40 gr V-max (1900 ft/s out of PS90) 5.7x28: approx 218 lbf-ft @ 100 yd

At 200 yards with a 40gr bullet the energy is around 150 lbf-ft
Basically, it's a tad stronger than .22LR out of the muzzle...lol

200 yards is about the outside edge of the weapons effective range.  The P90, at close range with a happy switch and a 50 rd mag is going to ruin your day.  At 200 yards I would rather have something else.

If you plan to engage at average distances of 200 yards you really should get a 223 or 308, there are far better weapons and far better rounds, especially for self-defense.

In before elite ammo sales guys

200 meters is generally accepted as the max effective distance of factory 5.7 loads.

I just sold mine, and never attempted anything close to 200 meters with it, but I'd say you'd have to have it in some sort of vice to get small groups at that distance. It's not that the gun lacks accuracy, just the fact that bench shooting and / or prone shooting is awkward combined with a less than stellar trigger would make this pretty challenging. Could you hit a torso sized target? Probably.

I have both the PS90 and the Five Seven pistol.

I love them!

But the practical effective range of either is 100 yards. They are capable of hitting further out but past 100 yds. there isn't much punch to the round.

let me chime in here..
just this past  weekend I took my newly acquired black gi ring sight out to zero it at the range. At 50 yards I could not get it on paper.So after many rounds I decided to try it at around 30- 40 feet...dead nuts!!  hmm ..that threw me off.In an attempt to try on the 100 yrd range I was only able to get on the 200.what the heck here goes nothing...200 yrds I put every round on one of those birchwood casy black circle targets..guessing  the circle is around 12 inches across..so to answer some previous question..yes the ps90 can reach out there with ease ..again I was using no magnification and American eagle ammo.

About sums it up...

And I like the PS90...

Forrest

That's why I use SS198

Yes.

Smart man!

I managed sub paper pie plate groups with a 1.5x at 300 yds off the bench.  The target was just a big white 24x36 paper without any distinct "target" to aim at - just sort of approximated and fired about one shot per second.  I was surprised at how tight it was given everything else mentioned.  So yeah, you can hit torso sized targets farther out, but it would probably just piss them off real bad.

take the time to master the trigger don't expect better than 5-8 MOA  only use the blue tip ammo you may need to look into a better optic depending on your vision but I have shot 16" groups at 200 meters with my ps90.  I have done better a few times but not enough to brag about it.  

It can be done but not with the American eagle ammo

Only use the Blue Tip (SS197LF)?

BOTH American Eagle and SS197LF are loaded by Fiocchi out of Ozark, MO

I run SS198 which is loaded by FN in Belgium.