First Look Video: Ruger-57 16401 5.7x28mm

This First Look video covers the Ruger-57 pistol, which is chambered in 5.7x28mm.

A full test of the pistol will appear in the October 2020 issue of Gun Tests.

In that test, the Ruger-57 is pitted against two other 22-caliber handguns.

One is a Rock Island 1911 chambered in 22 TCM.

The other pistol is a KelTec PMR30 in 22 WMR.

Our First Look at the Ruger-57 showed it had good accuracy and speed overall.

Also, our notebooks listed a few more specifics:

We have anecdotal information that sales of 5.7x28 ammo sales are up about 1000% since the Ruger appeared at retail stores this year.

The Ruger 57 is a hammer-fired, delayed-blowback, semi-auto pistol.

When the trigger is pressed, the pistol fires essentially single-action because the barely-visible, internal hammer has been cocked by the reciprocating alloy-steel slide.

The Ruger 57 relies on slide mass and weight and spring pressure to keep the chamber sealed while pressure drops. Because of that, spring pressure is a bit heavy.

The top of the forward end of the slide has been milled out, and about 50% of the length of the slide sports a scalloped area that further reduces weight.

The slide also has curved grooves cut fore and aft as cocking serrations.

The 57 arrived with a great set of sights.
The rear is a fixture, mounted in a dovetail, that is adjustable for elevation and windage.
The front sight is a well-protected fiber-optic tube, also in a dovetail.
The top of the slide is drilled and tapped for adapter plates to mount a red dot sight.

The 57 magazine holds twenty rounds of 5.7x28. Two mags ship with the pistol.

Reliability was 100% through our testing. As with the other two pistols, recoil was minimal.

To see how the Ruger-57 pistol performed in more detail, and to read our Buy/Don’t Buy Recommendation, check out the full review in the October 2020 issue of Gun Tests.

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