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Posted: 3/10/2023 3:16:40 PM EDT

First, is it weird that I want a 5.7X28 bolt action? I'm not sure exactly why, but I want one. I know, I know it's kinda

Posted: 3/10/2023 5:11:19 PM EDT

[#1]

pretty sure Savage makes one
like maybe from 10 yrs ago.

i recall reading a thread here about someone converting a CZ 527 (& they had feeding/ejection issues)

if you want single shot, there is always....
TC contender/encore

Posted: 3/10/2023 5:18:47 PM EDT

[#2]

I really wanted a 5.7x28 bolt action. If it was easy to get one, I would have it. In the end it was hard impossible to find. Then I started looked at 556 vs 5.7 and ballistically they are similar in the range I wanted to shoot.

Impossible to find coupled with ammo prices, I quit and went with 556.

Hope you have a better search experience.

Posted: 3/10/2023 5:28:29 PM EDT

[#3]

Not something I just have to have, just kinda a want. Yeah, .223 does everything, and more, but I have several of those, just wanting something different I suppose. Not a Savage, or Ruger though.

Posted: 3/11/2023 12:06:16 AM EDT

[#4]

I had one built a long time ago. Remington 700 action (was a 17 Fireball originally), Shilen fluted barrel, Timney trigger, HS Precision stock, bushed bolt with M16 extractor. I had a reamer and gauges made too. My awesome neighbor gunsmith (RIP Lee) put it all together, and he did a beautiful job, but wasn't interested in making it feed, so it was a single shot. Ultimately, I bought a new bolt, had it rechambered to .223, and sold all the 5.7 specific stuff to another sucker, I mean enthusiast who wanted to build his own. The thing was a riot to shoot, accurate, no recoil, quiet through a can. If FN had made one like they said they were going to I think people would have really liked the concept. Getting one to feed will probably need an OEM level solution.

Posted: 3/11/2023 11:22:09 PM EDT

[#5]

I think there's a good possibility of seeing one come to market with the reborn popularity of 5.7 chambered firearms.

I think it would be cool to see one in a lightweight .22lr-.17hmr sized rifle that could be suppressed with a stainless .22 can.

I'd probably buy one.

Posted: 3/12/2023 10:12:05 AM EDT

[#6]

A Browning T-Bolt in 5.7x28 would be cool.

Posted: 3/12/2023 12:23:05 PM EDT

[#7]

The old Remington 5mm bolt guns were often converted to 9mm or one of the small centerfires...

Contender of course.

Maybe one of the 1885 or clones thereof?

Posted: 3/12/2023 12:27:14 PM EDT

[#8]

Been wanting one for years. It would take the place of my .22 Hornet but in a rifle that didn't weigh 10 lbs.

It would be excellent for coyote-sized critters with a Varmiter bullet.

Posted: 3/12/2023 4:39:03 PM EDT

[#9]

The T-bolt would be cool! I currently use my PS90 for small critters that like to turn my trash can over, or dig up my yard.

Posted: 3/16/2023 9:37:58 PM EDT

[#10]

Glad to know I am not the only one who thinks this would be interesting.

Posted: 3/18/2023 6:42:50 AM EDT

[#11]

I would love to have one. Especially a small, compact repeater. Preferably with a folding stock.

Posted: 3/18/2023 7:06:15 AM EDT

[#12]

What we really need is for B&T to make a USW chassis for the Five Seven. That would be slick.

Posted: 4/2/2023 11:45:50 PM EDT

[#13]

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A Browning T-Bolt in 5.7x28 would be cool.

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Posted: 4/4/2023 12:32:00 AM EDT

[#14]

I’ve always wondered why this doesn’t exist yet. Seems like a home run for the first to market. I’d love a Ruger American in 5.7x28!!

Posted: 4/4/2023 12:08:42 PM EDT

[#15]

I’ve always thought that a 5.7 based wildcat with the shoulder slightly narrower in diameter to introduce some body taper would be awesome in a fast twist bolt or single-shot as a silencer host.

Posted: 4/10/2023 6:13:30 PM EDT

[#16]

You could go with a 22 spitfire chambering. It's basically a 1960's era 5.7x28 made from necking down 30 carbine. I've always wanted to build an m1 carbine in that caliber, I bet it would be a sweet shooter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Spitfire

Posted: 4/10/2023 6:25:01 PM EDT

[#17]

I'd like one, especially a Browning T-Bolt.

Posted: 4/10/2023 6:29:17 PM EDT

[#18]

A Martini or1885 action would make a good start.

I save cases I pick up for a project gun later.

Posted: 4/10/2023 11:51:52 PM EDT

[#19]

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You could go with a 22 spitfire chambering. It's basically a 1960's era 5.7x28 made from necking down 30 carbine. I've always wanted to build an m1 carbine in that caliber, I bet it would be a sweet shooter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Spitfire

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Thats pretty cool; thanks.

Posted: 4/11/2023 12:27:08 AM EDT

[#20]

5.7 Whisper shooting 75-80 grn subsonics would be kinda fun in a straight pull bolt action that was something similar to Biathalon style 22lr. short throw straight pull.

Posted: 4/22/2023 8:43:11 PM EDT

[#21]

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You could go with a 22 spitfire chambering. It's basically a 1960's era 5.7x28 made from necking down 30 carbine. I've always wanted to build an m1 carbine in that caliber, I bet it would be a sweet shooter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Spitfire

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That's really interesting, and quite timely, as I was just talking to my dad a couple days ago about how cool it would be to have an M1 Carbine in 5.7.

Posted: 6/24/2023 2:45:43 PM EDT

[#22]

I have been expecting ruger to drop one in their American line with all their other 5.7 offerings.

Posted: 6/24/2023 4:43:17 PM EDT

[#23]

I thought I recall a couple guys using Armscor .22 bolt guns as a base.

Correction, they were using the Rock Island BA22 TCM bolt guns....still can be found on GB

Posted: 6/24/2023 10:37:04 PM EDT

[#24]

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5.7 Whisper shooting 75-80 grn subsonics would be kinda fun in a straight pull bolt action that was something similar to Biathalon style 22lr. short throw straight pull.

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Can I get your newsletter? I've been looking into building something like this. Is 5.7 whisper really a round/load?

Posted: 6/25/2023 9:17:44 AM EDT

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I thought I recall a couple guys using Armscor .22 bolt guns as a base.

Correction, they were using the Rock Island BA22 TCM bolt guns....still can be found on GB

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If you're starting w/ an Armscor .22 TCM action, just run .22 TCM, slightly more powder capacity IIRC, and no coating to damage.

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