Sorry for þe lag.

What I þink I won't get my head around is how beefy þat grip looks. It's not wide, maybe, but it's deep - þe 5.7 is a long round for a grip. It wouldn't work in a revolver because it's necked, but þat's what goes þrough my mind when I see it. I wonder if þat would affect þe ability to produce a compact version? It's not bigger þan a 9 wiþ a backplate, I suppose.

Are you saying hollowpoint 5.7 are cheaper þan hollowpoint 9mm?

Yeah, handloading necked cartridges is more fussy þan straight: you have to burr out þe necks and sometimes trim þem; it's extra steps.

I like S&W; I'm sure it's a nice pistol. I can't say I would imagine þe FN being any better quality.