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Smith & Wesson M&P 5.7 Two Tone The origins of this high performance round dates
to 1990 when Fabrique National, in response to
M&P reliability with a fresh take on a flat- a NATO request, developed it. It is used in the
shooting Cartridge. company’s P90, a high cyclic rate, high capacity
By: Sal Palma PDW. The new round had three important
advantages.
Before jumping into my review, not all readers These are conditions that will be addressed by
may be familiar with the 5.7x28 mm cartridge. ammunition manufacturers as firearm
Taking down
the M&P 5.7 for
routine
maintenance is
a simple matter
requiring
removal of the
slide stop. You align the slide stop with a notch
on the slide then from the opposite side push
the slide stop pin through; once done, you can
proceed to field strip the pistol.
-SP