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• KENFU1911 Senior Member Posts: 1,052 Senior Member

  February 2014 #2

  NN wrote: »

  See page 59 of the March 2014 issue.
  
  
  Remember you saw it here. Federal and G&A both agree.
  
  
  IT IS THE .327

  
  Of course....I remember when it was the 32 H&R Mag....the 9MM Federal...the 357 Maximum....and all sorts of other funny walks......Ken

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• shooter Senior Member Posts: 1,186 Senior Member

  February 2014 #3

  Yeah, my 219 Donaldson Wasp dies and 219 Zipper dies don't get much use any more either! Danged progress.
  I might as well list them on E-Bay with my 30 Herrett dies. :rotflmao:

  There's no such thing as having too much ammo, unless you're on fire or trying to swim!

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• NN Senior Member Posts: 25,146 Senior Member

  February 2014 #4

  Has to be true, editors get replaced for improper magazine content

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• Big Chief Senior Member Posts: 32,995 Senior Member

  February 2014 #5

  NN wrote: »

  See page 59 of the March 2014 issue.
  
  
  Remember you saw it here. Federal and G&A both agree.
  
  
  IT IS THE .327

  Of course they can say that, but forgot the rest...............'Proven Performance When You NEED .327 Performance' and it ain't necessary to whip a .357 mag out ...fer small jobs and such a .327 might do' :tooth:

  It's only true if it's on this forum where opinions are facts and facts are opinions
  Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
  I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!

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• BigDanS Senior Member Posts: 6,992 Senior Member

  February 2014 #6

  Ned, FWIW,
  
  I carry occasionally a S&W 431pd in .32 H&R because it has more punch than a .38 special and 6 shots instead of 5.
  
  
  
  D

  "A patriot is mocked, scorned and hated; yet when his cause succeeds, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain
  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:

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• horselips Senior Member Posts: 3,628 Senior Member

  February 2014 #7

  Only the 6.8 SPC has been more poorly marketed than the .327 Federal. The smaller diameter of the .327 Federal case should have resulted in 8 round L frame and 10 round N frame revolvers. That would have been very cool, and those revolvers would have been formidable combat guns. J frame guns sticking with 5 rounds would enjoy far slimmer cylinders and easier concealed carry, or, if keeping the same size, could easily be fitted with 6 chambered cylinders.
  
  All lost opportunities, because an ammunition maker was too freaking stupid to work more closely with gunmakers, and coordinate the introduction of the new cartridge with a full range of models chambered to fire it.

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• NN Senior Member Posts: 25,146 Senior Member

  February 2014 #8

  BigDanS wrote: »

  Ned, FWIW,
  
  I carry occasionally a S&W 431pd in .32 H&R because it has more punch than a .38 special and 6 shots instead of 5.
  
  
  
  D

  Not sure I agree with your example, but, it is 6 rnds near or the equivalent of the most .38 spl, though I have not actually tested then toe to toe.
  I have .327 and .357 and .327 soft points do penetrate the same as some .357, namely the 125 grain.357.
  
  For Horselips:
  GP 100's are 7 rnds and Blackhawks are 8 and since the .327 has a 45,000 lb chamber pressure that is probably all the rnds that should be in those revolvers.

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• horselips Senior Member Posts: 3,628 Senior Member

  February 2014 #9

  NN wrote: »

  Not sure I agree with your example, but, it is 6 rnds near or the equivalent of the most .38 spl, though I have not actually tested then toe to toe.
  I have .327 and .357 and .327 soft points do penetrate the same as some .357, namely the 125 grain.357.
  
  For Horselips:
  GP 100's are 7 rnds and Blackhawks are 8 and since the .327 has a 45,000 lb chamber pressure that is probably all the rnds that should be in those revolvers.

  
  Unfortunately, Ruger's revolvers in .327 FM have all been discontinued.

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• NN Senior Member Posts: 25,146 Senior Member

  February 2014 #10

  horselips wrote: »

  Unfortunately, Ruger's revolvers in .327 FM have all been discontinued.

  So have regular Redhawks; it is because they are moving manufacturing
  
  But I see you are right in step with reality again:
  
  http://ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkBlued/models.html

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