$1500 on the handgun itself and the ammo for it, from what I understand, is ridiculously expensive as well. I've shot the Five-seveN pistol and the P90 (civilian ver.) and both were a ton of fun to shoot! Not exactly something I'd be willing to drop that kind of money on though.

I agree with you 100%
The ammo though....its pricey but not stupid; a 50 round box of Federal was $28 and change, and the FN branded stuff was about $31, so not too bad.

The Ruger 57 and AR-57 upper can give you a long gun and a sidearm combination, and will cost about the same as just one of the FN guns. Nothing against FN, but some guns are just too pricey.

Yeah, nothing against FN, but the kind of money you drop on their guns, you can buy a very good H&K firearm, which are put through the ringer pretty well.

Indeed.
I was able to get two HKs well below MSRP at gunshows. One was a USP, and the other a P2000. Of note, the P2000 was in .357 Sig, and came with a barrel to shoot .40 (and you only need to swap barrels to change calibers).
And even at MSRP, both of those are less than a Five seveN.

Very nice! I want to get a USP tactical chambered in .45 ACP. Higher on the list though is a Mk23.

Indeed. You never know what kind of deals can turn up at gunshows.
The P2000 cost me all of $400.

Damn nice!

Practically a steal. X3

Indeed.

Gunshows are often the best place to find deals.
Although if you're ever in Virginia, a place called Green Top has some rather interesting things turn up from time to time, and good prices to boot. Got both the Ruger 57 and the Automag III there.

Very cool. I've only ever been to one gun show and, sadly, it was incredibly underwhelming. People were there mostly trying to price gouge for ammo.

Ah, crud.
Out here, you can generally get better prices on ammo at gunshows than just about anywhere.
Plus, most vendors are willing to haggle and you can get even better prices than what they have something marked for.

Yeah a lot of people were in agreement that it was a pretty shitty gun show. Half the vendors that time weren't even actually selling guns or ammo. Most of it was accessories and flea market knives and other novelty crap.

Oooh, damn.
I hate it when that happens. Sad to say, but I've been to two gunshows like that. One of which used to be really good, but ended up devolving into that flea market crap.

I'm so glad ruger is starting to push boundaries and start branching out. These look hella neat, and the round is fascinating if a bit niche. Are the barrels one these longer than the Five-seveN and can they use reloaded ammo?

Same here.
Plus, with the Five seveN consistently priced around $1500 or so, the $800 MSRP of the Ruger makes getting in the 5.7 game much easier (and as I said above, it can be had for well below MSRP)
Ruger does not recommend reloaded ammo for it; 5.7x28 is a high velocity load, so it might be something most hobbyist reloaders aren't used to in a handgun round.
The Ruger's barrel is 4.94 inches long, while the Five-seveN's is 4.8 inches. Its not by much at all, but the Ruger's is the longer of the two.

5.7 has a thin poly coating on the case, it's necessary for P90 feeding, but I think the 57 pistol cares less about such. Basically after one firing it's questionable and after tumbling it's gone.

Ah, got'cha.
Like you said, the Ruger probably doesn't mind if that coating is gone. I suppose there's one way to find out for sure...