Centex Bill
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I wish S&W would do a remake of the M16 instead of 32 mag do it in 327 Ruger.
327 in 4inch full lug K frame
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Spotteddog
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K frame, full lug, half lug, no lug, 3", 4", 6", 8 3/8" (insert favorite caliber here!)
+1 on the 327 in a K Frame. Either full lug or half lug, but in 2 1/2", 4", 5", 6".
Duke426
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I am trying to limit myself to 38/357 and the 44 Special just to make stockpiling reloading components and ammunition easier. I am also one who pooh-poohed the .327 magnum as an answer to a problem that does not exist. None of that has changed for me.
That being said, if they produced a K-frame, full-lug 4 inch in .327 I would beat a hasty path to the local pusher to place my order!
That being said, if they produced a K-frame, full-lug 4 inch in .327 I would beat a hasty path to the local pusher to place my order!
paladin4christ
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Until this week, I felt the same as you. But then I saw how much more accurately I single-handed point shot a lighter recoiling HGN and started searching for something w/good penetration, good expansion, less recoil, and, ideally, more rnds in an L-frame.
BTW I'd LOVE a 4" .327 mag full-lug K-frame w/o that infernal lock. Ideally it would be blacked stainless w/the sight set-up from the Nightguard series. If it could hold more than 6 shots, that would make it a definite buy (unless a .327 mag L-frame can hold 8-shots, then I'd be in a conundrum).
The below is from my post on the other .327 mag thread. It fits here too.
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The 115 gr Gold Dot self-defense load is supposed to have about 20% less recoil than the 125 gr .357 mag. I had been thinking about a 3" or 4" .357 686+ for CCWing, but, after reading all the great info on and linked re the .327 Fed mag on Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.327_Federal_Magnum), I think the better move is going for the same in .327 (as soon as S&W offers it w/o the infernal lock).
I really like the 115 gr Gold Dot's high sectional density (0.169) and high velocity for good penetration, even w/expansion. The combination of high velocity and good SD makes me think of the .327 mag as the .41 mag's "kid brother."
To get that SD w/.38 or .357 you have to go to the 158 gr bullet. To get similar penetration, you'll probably also need similar muzzle velocity. Putting those two together will recoil way too much for me in a 3" or 4" L-frame (esp if I'm single-handed point shooting while scooting).I wonder how many rnds a .327 mag L-frame could hold? Hmm. ;-)
