.327 mag. Have 1? What do you think about it?

[mtgianni]

I had a 4" CA Target patriot revolver. I traded it off for something different and committed to the 32 H&R and 32 long in that bore size.

 

[6518John]

"I know the .32-.20 use to be immensely popular, especially if coupled with a carbine sized lever rifle. "

I'm not sure "immensely" is appropriate.

Per John Taffin:

"The popular rifle cartridges of the 1870's were the .32-20, .38-40, and the .44-40. . . .
The .32-20 has always held a fascination for me for two reasons. My two favorite writers both really started their sixgun-writing careers with the .32-20. Elmer Keith related how, as a teenager, he broke broncs to get enough money to buy his first centerfire Colt Single Action, a seven and one-half inch .32-20. Thirty years later, Skeeter Skelton, freshly mustered out of the service at the end of WWII, stopped in Chicago long enough to purchase, yep, you guessed it, a seven and one-half inch Colt Single Action .32-20. When two gentlemen of such sixgunnin' stature as these two start with the .32-20, one has to take notice."

32-20

 

[Skeet 028]

Well I haven't bought one..yet. Looked at a Ruger the other day. 4 inch gun. Fit my hand well..and I have plenty of ammo. Bought 20 boxes of 32 ammo at an auction for 70 dollars. 18 were 327 Federal 2 were 32 H&R mag. I have a 32 H&R mag in a Taurus DA and it is fun to shoot. At another auction I got 500 rounds of 32 H&R mag 250 327 Fed and 200 32 Long new brass and a few hundred 32 cal XTP bullets. And a friend gave me another 100 32 H&R new brass. Now I NEED a 327 Federal. Y'all know how it is..buy the ammo..then get the gun!

 

[jack the toad]

Have owned a few in .32 mag and a couple weeks ago reamed the cylinder of a 16-4 to .327 mag. I hope to find time (and good weather) today to try it out.

 

[Skeet 028]

Have owned a few in .32 mag and a couple weeks ago reamed the cylinder of a 16-4 to .327 mag. I hope to find time (and good weather) today to try it out.

Now that's my idea of a nice gun!!drool!

 

[CScott]

I have a Model 632-1 and like it a lot.
As was already stated, the American Eagle 100gr round is one "no nonsense" cartridge and is readily available.
It is not a .357, but it takes a full power .357 to beat it!
I reload for it just as I reload for every other caliber I shoot much. More fun.
It is a "kit gun" with real power. Fits my fishing vest or pants pocket just fine.
Scott

(Corrected to read 632-1 not 632-4.)

 

[galena]

I picked up one of the Ruger Single Sevens when they first came out, 4 3/4 Brl. I haven't done much with it due to other demands on my time. I did get dies and components but haven't worked up a load yet. It is a loud little bugger and more accurate than I am. This Thread may spark my interest again. I do like .32s. Have a Colt Cobra 3" in .32NP and a Uberti SA copy of the Colt in .32WCF.

 

[johnnyflake]

I have a Ruger LCR .327 Federal Mag 6 Shot and I love it. It is a perfect Pocket Gun. It will shoot the .32 S&W Long, as well as the .32 H&R Mag ammo. It is simply fun to shoot with the 32 S&W Long Ammo. The .32 H&R Mag is a bit hotter, but easy to handle. .327 Federal Mag rounds are super hot, screaming rounds, but felt recoil is easy to manage, however, they are extremely loud! I prefer the 100g JSP or The 85g JHP. They hit hard and do a lot of damage. Buffalo Boar puts out a .327 135g Hard Cast SWC that is devastating. BTW, the trigger pull is amazingly smooth. I much prefer carrying this in my pocket than a .38spl or .357 Snubby

 

[jack the toad]

Don't mean to hijack but this is about the 32 magnums so thought I'd share.
Kinda happy about shooting of the 16-4 today that just reamed to 327. If had pics, I would start a new thread. Yeah, I know that without pics it didn't happen and I apologize. I need to get a camera and learn to use it.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised while shooting 4 different .32 loads. I actually shot 5 but the Rem. 88 gr. LRN in .32 S&W grouped ok by itself but not with the other 4 loads consisting of Rem. 95 gr. LRN in S&W Long, Fed. 98 gr. WC in S&W Long, 100 gr. JHP in .32 H&R mag and Fed. 100 gr. JSP in .327 fed. mag. Shooting all loads in one cylinder lead to app. 3" grouping of the 2 Longs and 2 different magnums. This was done standing free-hand at 10 yds. firing DA. As stated, the .32 S&W was a pretty consistent flyer when fired with the variety of other loads.
Before reaming to .327, it seemed to prefer Fiocchi 100 gr. WC in .32 Long and may still as they grouped best while firing from a rest and in SA mode but so far, I am pleasantly surprised with the 16-4 in .327. Oh, and I do like the Fed. 100 gr. JSP American eagle in .327.

 

[glenncal1]

If you can find a Ruger GP 100 in .327 (not currently in production) they are a great fit for the caliber. Unfortunately since they aren't in production they have gotten pricey.

For the OP, the .327 lcr is a great choice for CCW (for you or your wife). Your wife can pick the recoil that is comfortable for her from .32L to .327M. Ammo is out there, you just need to go online.

 

[Gregor]

Bought a Ruger Single Seven 5 1/2" last month at a LGS. Was always intrigued by the 32 H&R magnum Single Sixes, so I snapped it up.

Fin, Feather, Fur in Boardman, Ohio had RCBS Carbide dies, bullets and Starline brass in stock, along with RamShot True Blue and #9 powder.

I loaded some 85gr and 100gr Hornady XTP bullets with True Blue.

I received a #314316 LRNFP/GC mold from NOE and cast and sized some bullets. John Taffin has an article on the .327 Federal Magnum and I used the 10.0 grs. 2400 load from him. I have pin/plug gages, the cylinder throats measured .313", so I sized my bullets that diameter and used Ben's Red Lube.

A call to Dillon revealed that the .32ACP shellholder conversion is the same for the .32 Magnum. I used this to adapt my RL-550B along with a Redding Profile Crimp Die to .327 Mag.

The True Blue loads exhibited severe sticking in 3 of the chambers of the Ruger and sticking in the rest, necessitating pounding on the ejector rod.

The 10.0 gr/2400/116gr LRNFP grouped exceptionally well (1/2 the XTP JHP) and fired cases fell out of the cylinder with minimal ejector rod tapping. No leading observed in either the cylinder throats nor barrel.

So far, I am please with the Ruger Single-Seven. It is small and easily handling for kid's to use and it packs a wallop in a .22 sized handgun.

Bullet choices need to be scrutinized due to the short cylinder length of the Single-Seven, not enough room ahead of the case mouth to the cylinder face.

 

[williamlayton]

I own two---the reason for two is a long story--anywho--I dislike the pistol that S&W developed. It is too small for my hands, too loud for my ears--not real accurate----other than that--it did turn me on to the .32 and a 16-4---which is a perfect match---I still have the two originals.
Blessings

 

[tlawler]

I've got the LCR and love shooting it. Been using it as my EDC for a while now. I can't wait until I can get my hands on one of the new Henry carbines in .327.

 

[peyton]

Did someone mention 327?? Well I now own and shared with my kids about 8 of them, sadly, most are Rugers. I have not gotten the LCR, it does not interest me, I prefer steel stubbies.

I did ream out two of my S&W 16-4's 4 inch barrel, and love them.
I was not crazy about the ported 632 so I never bought one. In hind sight I should of got one, and then had my gunsmith chop off the barrel and get rid of the port.
I also missed the 632-2 hammerless version, if anyone has one lonely in the safe at home and is interested is selling, please PM me.

 

[Rule3]

Did someone mention 327?? Well I now own and shared with my kids about 8 of them, sadly, most are Rugers. I have not gotten the LCR, it does not interest me, I prefer steel stubbies.

I did ream out two of my S&W 16-4's 4 inch barrel, and love them.
I was not crazy about the ported 632 so I never bought one. In hind sight I should of got one, and then had my gunsmith chop off the barrel and get rid of the port.
I also missed the 632-2 hammerless version, if anyone has one lonely in the safe at home and is interested is selling, please PM me.

At a Price I can not resist??
One of the few guns I have purchased that has gone up in value,!

 

[Ethang]

Per John Taffin:

"The popular rifle cartridges of the 1870's were the .32-20, .38-40, and the .44-40. . . .
The .32-20 has always held a fascination for me for two reasons. My two favorite writers both really started their sixgun-writing careers with the .32-20. Elmer Keith related how, as a teenager, he broke broncs to get enough money to buy his first centerfire Colt Single Action, a seven and one-half inch .32-20. Thirty years later, Skeeter Skelton, freshly mustered out of the service at the end of WWII, stopped in Chicago long enough to purchase, yep, you guessed it, a seven and one-half inch Colt Single Action .32-20. When two gentlemen of such sixgunnin' stature as these two start with the .32-20, one has to take notice."

32-20

Someplace I still have the Shooting Times article Skeeter wrote about that 32/20. I remember reading it as a kid, which might explain why I like my 32's and 327's as much as I do. In the correct frame size(small) they are great, in a full size frame maybe not so much. To me, the 32 Mag and 327 are best in the Single Six size frame as a small game pistol. Nearly as cheap as 22 LR to shoot, but with much more power. 100 grain 327 Federal loads are little screamers.

 

[glenncal1]

I also missed the 632-2 hammerless version, if anyone has one lonely in the safe at home and is interested is selling, please PM me.

I missed out on one of those as well, after reading your post I looked on Gbroker, there is one with a starting bid of $1750. I made due with a 332ti, great pocket gun and .32 h&r is a pretty potent round.

 

[CScott]

My Model 632-1 has become one of my prized possessions. The factory stocks were too small so I replaced them with larger ones. As far as accuracy goes, I'm still working on it but I get groups smaller than 3 inches at 25 yards standing with 115 gr cast bullets (Colorado Cast Bullets) over True Blue powder. I will be trying 2400 soon.
This little revolver has the ported barrel but I don't notice it or even think about it while shooting. The 100 gr American Eagle load will put hair on your chest so it may not be suitable for ladies (Why do men think they have to buy guns for women in their lives? Let them get their own. In fact, let the ladies buy guns for us!).
The .327 Mag is encouraging me to finally get into casting boolits.
Scott

 

[Harrison]

Good cartridge, but you have to be a reloader. Factory rounds are very hard to find. Even brass and bullets can be in sort supply. Some will say you can shoot other lower powered cartridges in a 327 magnum. If you want to shoot a low powered cartridge, than why buy a magnum.

 

[5Wire]

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