New: Smith & Wesson Debuts 22+1 Round M&P 5.7 Pistol
A slim hammer-fired pistol with an innovative new rotary-locked barrel system, S&W's newest M&P series handgun is a 5.7.
Launched at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas this week, it is the company's first production pistol chambered in high-velocity, flat-shooting centerfire 5.7 NATO. Keeping it svelte and trim via a polymer frame, there's a 5-inch barrel featuring Smith's patented rotary-locked new Tempo barrel system – a lock-breech two-part barrel with a proprietary gas system – the M&P 5.7 uses flush-fitting magazines with a standard 22+1 round capacity.
We fired the M&P 5.7 on the range and, using an internal hammer-fired single-action with what Smith describes as a flat-faced trigger, the handgun has a light and crisp feel to it with the felt recoil akin to a .22 Magnum. It also has a noticeably thinner grip than most other 5.7-caliber pistols on the market.
The MSRP on the S&W M&P 5.7 is $699, which is less than half that of the FN Five-seveN, on par with the Ruger Model 57, and just slightly more than the budget-minded PSA Rock 5.7.