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The 5.7 might be a fine cartridge. My problem is that I already have too many cartridges. I want to standardize with .22LR, .22WMR, .223/5.56, .308/7.62, 9mm Luger. Sticking with those means my bullet inventory is simpler, fewer kinds of powder are needed, everything is cheaper, etc. I would like to get into 6.5 bore as well but the only 6.5 gun I have is a 6.5 TCU which is not really what 6.5 bore is for (long range). I have other cartridges I play with but they don't really make that much sense - what really should I do with my .358 Win or 7mm Waters or .338 Win Mag? Each of which I have only 1 gun for? The last thing I need is another oddball caliber, feeding a single gun, that spends all its time in a gun safe. Either get seriously into a particular cartridge (after a lot of research and thought), or forget it.
No such thing as too many cartridges.
I have six 5.7x28 firearms - three Five Sevens and three PS90s.
As for reloading, from what I understand, the 5.7x28 is a bit persnickety to reload for semi-autos, especially the Five Seven and P90/PS90, so while I have the dies and a lot of spent brass, I am in no hurry to try it out.
Just last night I was looking around in my closet and came across another 500 rds of SS195LF, so I added that to my inventory list. Then I added up my total for 5.7x28 and it came to about 7K, not the 5K I keep telling everybody. I guess, in addition to my poor memory (which is why I am starting to inventory my ammo), my math skills are lacking too.
I am thinking that the LF ammo, which is 27 grain, would best be used in the pistols and the 40 grain VMax best used in the rifles. This way the pistols get more velocity, and the rifle with its 16" barrel, can get the best velocity from the 40 gr. loads.