Follow up on my Taurus 327.

[CajunBass]

About a month or so ago I bought a Taurus 327, in oddly enough 327 Federal Magnum. I'm up to about 500 rounds through it, mostly 32 Smith and Wesson long, but about 75 327 Federal Magnums. The little gun continues to chug along with no problems.

With 32 Longs, either Fiocchi factory loads, or my reloads, it's about like shooting a 22. I know, an overused cliche' but it's not far off the truth. The steel frame gives enough weight that the recoil is bairly noticable. I'm not a very good shot anymore, but at self defense ranges I can do OK with it and can stay in the 10/X ring on a B27 unless I try to kid myself and shoot fast. Take my time, use the sights, hit the target.

Moving up to the 327 is "eye opening" shall we say. The ammo shoots fine, but it surprised me with it's recoil. It is considerably harder than the 32 Long stuff, but still managable.

It fits into a Don Hume J.I.T. holster just fine, and digging around in my bag O holsters turned up this one that fits like it was made for it.

No idea the brand name, but it mush have come from Holsterama.com. About the only place I buy leather holsters now. I must have gotten it for a J-frame at one time or the other.

I'm going to try some 32 H&R Magnum in it one of these days, and I've got my eye out at the LGS for one of the new S&W 32's.

 

[Sevens]

The .327 Federal Magnum operates at about three times the peak chamber pressure of the .32 S&W Long, and blasting it out of that short barrel probably makes for a blast that is atomic-like.

The .32 H&R Magnum should have been named the .32 H&R Special because it truly runs a pressure in that neighborhood, and you might find your sweet spot there, kind of bridging the gap between the .32 S&W Long and the .327 Federal Magnum.

 

[tlawler]

The .327 Federal Magnum operates at about three times the peak chamber pressure of the .32 S&W Long, and blasting it out of that short barrel probably makes for a blast that is atomic-like.

I can confirm that. My EDC is a SP-101 in .327 and I always put a few cylinders of full power rounds through it whenever I hit the range. Blast is impressive, but recoil is pretty manageable with 100 grain loads.

 

[Electraclyde]

I also bought a Taurus 327, (as a temp while waiting for a new Lipseys 432UC) I have only fired 12 rounds of the 327 Fed Mag. I have fired about 150 rounds of 32 H&R mag, some factory and most homeloads. The H&R mag is a joy to shoot in this gun.