.327 Federal magnum

I have the Ruger, great little pistol and I love the round. Ammunition in my neck of the woods is sketchy, however I use mostly the 32 H&R magnum for plinking and have components.
I am having a hard time finding jacketed projectiles for the 327 Fed, I have 100 cases ready to reload. I agree Smith would do good with a 4" K frame, it would be the perfect light woods gun.

ArchAngelCD: I cant see what a 327 would do for me that a 357 revolver..OR ONE OF THE OTHER CARTRIDGES THAT IT WOULD CHAMBER, cant or wont do. (Caps were intentional to bring to notice the "other cartridges) With everything from a low velocity 38 Special WC to a +P 38 Special..to even as much as a full bore 357...it covers a lot of territory.??? Maybe Im just looking at it wrong but I dont think it will last at all.

The 327 fills a huge, repeat, HUGE void. It did not exist, therefor--- the VOID!!!! Translate: vacuum . Hate a vacuum, fill it, that, alone is more than enough reason to justify a 327, fill the vacuum. Just nature taking its course.

Sully said:

ArchAngelCD: I cant see what a 327 would do for me that a 357 revolver..OR ONE OF THE OTHER CARTRIDGES THAT IT WOULD CHAMBER, cant or wont do. (Caps were intentional to bring to notice the "other cartridges) With everything from a low velocity 38 Special WC to a +P 38 Special..to even as much as a full bore 357...it covers a lot of territory.??? Maybe Im just looking at it wrong but I dont think it will last at all.

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In my original post I said I would like to see the .327 Magnum in a SA revolver and Carbine. I said that because a fast .32 Caliber is a handy round much like the 32-20 was Decades ago when it was very popular. IMO there's room for a fast 32 caliber revolver/carbine combination for use around the farm. There's nothing wrong with a Marlin 1894 and a Ruger Blackhawk chambered in .32 Federal Magnum.

Besides, the .32 Federal Mag is everything the .32 H&R Mag was supposed to be.
It might not be for you but I think it has it's place as a hunting round, the 32-20 sure did...

The main advantage that I see in the 327 Fed Magnum other than it's excellent ballistics(on paper) Is the ability to have 6 rounds in a J frame.

If the ballistics are as close to 357 Mag as the testing shows without the recoil, flash and boom, with one more round I would grab one in a minute.

I have shot it in the Ruger SP101 and it screams!

I contacted S&W via email in early Jan. of 2011 regarding the availability of Model 632 ( the 2" SS version). It was tentatively
scheduled for "early february." I contacted them again feb. 21th and now " the projected availability date for that model is 05/11"

joell1210 said:

I contacted S&W via email in early Jan. of 2011 regarding the availability of Model 632 ( the 2" SS version). It was tentatively
scheduled for "early february." I contacted them again feb. 21th and now " the projected availability date for that model is 05/11"

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Well, it looks like, without doubt, that when all is said & done that it will take over a year from downpayment (4-2010) until my 632 becomes available, well, actually it's going to be my Wife's. That time-frame is definitely a record for me. Once, I waited over 2.5 years for a guy to build me two canoes, but he ran a one man shop and was in his 70's so that didn't seem like too long of a wait.

Having spent over 10 years as a Departmental Quality Chairperson (Floor level) at GM's Flint V6 Engine Plant (3800 V6) where I worked closely with Design Engineers, usually in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineers, a couple of questions keep popping into my head as far as the delay on the 632 is concerned.

Is it being set back in the production schedule due to large demands for other products that are known sellers, or, are they holding off due to some design / manufacturing issue that they came across last year, either in-house or supplier driven, that they are working out?? If it is a design type issue then I'm glad they are working on getting it right, if that's what's happening, before they start running them through their process on a full scale production level and shipping them out the door.......

When the .327 Federal Mag was introduced back in 2008 I broke one of my cardinal rules and bought one without waiting for the manufacturer, in this case Ruger, to get feedback from the field and tweak any issues they may have had. I took the chance figuring it was on one of their proven platforms, the SP101, so what could go wrong? Mine, as well as many others, had to go back for tight extraction issues and after mine received a new cylinder it's been good to go ever since.

When S&W came out with the 632 Carry Comp, I, once again, broke "the rule" in spite of the fact that I really didn't like the compensated barrel. Thankfully, knock on wood, it's been fine for well over a year now.
Same with my Charter Arms "Patriot", also in .327 Fed Mag.

Hopefully the "new" 632 will have all of the bugs worked out of it before it hits the streets and the wait will be well worth it.
Only time will tell on that one, how much time is anybody's guess at this point..........

For the 2nd time, I contacted S&W concerning the availability of Model 632 ( the 2" SS version) and received a reply today: "SKU 178046 is still slated for production but we are unaware of when."

It was introduced in March 2010. I now believe there is a good possibility it may be discontinued before ever being available.

Consequently, i've decided to sell, at a significant loss, more than $1000 worth of ammo and reloading gear for all the calibers the .327 would fire.

For me, the thrill is gone for the S&W .327 magnum.

joell1210 said:

For the 2nd time, I contacted S&W concerning the availability of Model 632 ( the 2" SS version) and received a reply today: "SKU 178046 is still slated for production but we are unaware of when."

It was introduced in March 2010. I now believe there is a good possibility it may be discontinued before ever being available.

Consequently, i've decided to sell, at a significant loss, more than $1000 worth of ammo and reloading gear for all the calibers the .327 would fire.

For me, the thrill is gone for the S&W .327 magnum.

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Did you really take a big loss on $1000 worth of stuff just because a revolver is late to production? Really?? I would think you would be grateful to S&W for getting it right before releasing the product, unlike Ruger who always seems to need at least one recall on every new release. (or more than one) No, I'm not bashing Ruger but only stating a fact.

I was just checking to see what is available in the world in .327 and I see that the 3" S&W, the Ruger SP101 and Charter Arms guns are readily availble. I also saw that there is a Ruger Blackhawk AND a GP100 7-shot available! Sounds interesting to me!

Rob

Cheaper Than Dirt - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter has American Eagle 85gr jacketed soft points at 50 cents per round right now.
They have less recoil than the 100gr and are the perfect plinker ammo if you use the 85gr Federal for self defense.

As I posted earlier, tired of waiting for the 2" S&W .327 mag., I decided to sell my 327 ammo & reloading gear at a significant loss to a friend. Thankfully, he suggested I consider applying the loss I would incur on a Taurus, before we completed the deal.

I purchased a Taurus 2" SS Concealed Hammer .327 mag. from Cheaper Than Dirt for $296 (less than what I would have lost selling my reloading gear) .

I plan to only shoot reloads. I have already shot some .327's & .32 HR's at near max loads without problems. I am enjoying shooting this gun and I really like reloading four calibers for the same gun.

I still prefer the S&W, but I will take a Taurus in hand that I can actually shoot, any day, over a 15 month delayed "getting it right" S&W that may or may not be released in the future.

Taurus has discontinued the .327 mag. & Cheaper Than Dirt has sold out of the version I purchased, with no back orders.

I personally would have bought the Charter Arms revolver over the Taurus but that's just me.

What bullet weight are you loading? What kind of velocity and accuracy are you achieving from your reloads?

I have the Taurus 327 and the CA Target Patriot. Both good, but hard to compare as the Taurus is 2", fixed and the CA is 4" adjustable. Both are reliable and accurate. I cast Lyman 311316, 115 gr. gas checked and load it heavy with A#9. Very good in both revolvers. Haven't set up my chrono yet, still doing some load development and speed is not my goal, accuracy is. I'm going to try A#7 in the 2" just for comparison. Tried 2400, OK but not great and I would need to use a magnum primer to get a better burn in the 2". Still experimenting, only been at it 2 years, not in a hurry, yet!!

I'm shooting 100 gr Rainer bullets in my reloads with SR-4756 powder. Accuracy has been surprisingly good.

I haven't checked velocities yet . I'm using Hodgdon Reloading Data from their website and it lists 1419 fps for a 100gr bullet; I plan on getting as close as possible with a 2 inch barrel.

UPDATE: RE: .327 mag Ammo

As of 04/2016 - F Y I:

Yes, it's scarce & not easy to find, however, but it's out there at a premium !! Took me a year of almost daily searches to find my satin s/s 632-1, like new with less than 200 rounds fired & Crimson Trace green laser grips.

Within a week of purchase, I was, also, able to score <online> 100 rounds of Federal Premium 85 gr. HYDRA-Shok JHP as well as another 20 rnds. each of Speer Gold Dot 115 gr. JHP & Hornady XTP 100 gr. JHP as well as another 50 rounds of American Eagle 100 gr. JSP for practice = 190 rounds @ avg. cost of $0.73/round <to include S&H> delivered to my door !!!

Previous owner of the 632-1 advised that he successfully chambered & fired .32 S&W, .32 S&W long, .32 H&R mag, as well as .327 fed mag, of course!

P.S. - If you check the specs, you'll find that the .327 mag & .357 mag are very comparable as regards velocity & energy ... the only significant/major difference is Recoil !!! . . . Mo' Bigga is NOT Always Mo' Betta !!! . . .


.327 Mag........ 115 GDJHP.......1300 fps.....431 ft-lbs of energy
.327 Mag.........100 JSP...........1400 fps.....435 ft-lbs of energy
.357 Mag.........110 JHP...........1300 fps.....410 ft-lbs of energy