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Anonymous
10/02/09(Tue)11:46
No. 8437
The FN Five-Seven and the 5.7mm round were designed to defeat body armor and hard targets, then tumble end over end like a rifle bullet. It does a better job of this in its sub-machine gun cousin, the P90, but the pistol, with the right ammunition, will still (according to the manufacturers) fully penetrate a Level II Kevlar vest.
The Desert Eagle is just an over-glorified target pistol, and most of the glorifying is done by people who have never shot one. That's the best I can say about it, since at worst, its become something of a penis extension for those looking to get their "street cred" in the thug culture. Magnum Research knows this, too -- why else do you think they make them gold plated?
My vote is clearly in favor of the Five-Seven.