Thinking of having Mr. Hamilton Bowen convert a Model 16 to fire the .327 Federal round. Anyone have ballistics so that I can see how significant a difference I'd see between a four-inch and six-inch barrel?

Thanks.

Thinking of having Mr. Hamilton Bowen convert a Model 16 to fire the .327 Federal round. Anyone have ballistics so that I can see how significant a difference I'd see between a four-inch and six-inch barrel?

Thanks.

It's a high pessure cartridge, running 45,000 psi so the difference per inch might be expected to be greater than in lower pressure rounds.

Considering that the .327 does pretty well in a 3" barrel, it ought to be a decent performer in a 4-6" barrel.

For a first post, you certainly chose the cream of the crop in revolver smiths. Don

I thought about this, since I have one also. Find a second cylinder for him to convert. This way you do not lose the value of your 16-4.

Yes I thought about doing it to my 32 as well, But when I seen that that pressure was 45000 psi. I decided against it. That is some high pressure.

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