Bumping an old thread, but is .327 dead? I can only find it in stock at Midway and that was one kind.
You can get fresh brass for it, at least:
327 Federal Empty Primed Cases - Freedom Arms, Inc.
327 FEDERAL PRIMED BRASS 955-0400 100 Cases, Primed Brass, bulk packed, 327 Federal. $46.35 955-0410 500 Cases, Primed Brass, bulk packed, 327 Federal.…www.freedomarms.com
That's the issue for me. I don't reload. I may have to if I want this round.Not dead. I'm a big fan, but I handload for it. Great option in my opinion.
Sadly, unless ammo really comes back, that may be the only way it is viable. Even 5 to 10yrs ago 327mag ammo wasn't that plentiful.That's the issue for me. I don't reload. I may have to if I want this round.
Speaking of Elmer Keith, I have a 1955 first edition printing of "Sixguns by Keith" that was my Dad's - if it still had the dust cover and wasn't so tattered it would be collectible. Even with that book being 68 years old, there's still some great information in it - some of the powders Elmer used are obsolete, but many of the others - Bullseye, Unique and 2400 - are still used. I have all three on my reloading bench.The performance level has been known ever since Elmer Keith combined 2400 and .32-20 SAA . Not said in a bad way, rather offered as validation for the .327 .
The marketing hitch was that the ( all the way full powered factory load) .327 was TOO powerful . The non- enthusiast niche for a modern .32 revolver is predominantly " nearly the effectiveness of .38 Spl , but with less recoil ". But the full boogie .327 has More recoil than .38 +P .
.32 fans can understand the advantages of flat trajectory combined with good sectional density , but for general public the " small caliber actually Better than larger caliber " thing was too counter intuitive .
The tragic miscalculation was standardizing the .32Mag too mild . It was a new ctg, only offered in reasonably strong guns, and the SAAMI Spec could have just as easily been another 3 - 5 k psi more . Bumping .32 Mag an additional 100- 150 fps ( aka making actual real world velocities reasonably close to Advertised velocity) would have put it dab into that Sweet Spot .
No , it wouldn't have replaced the .38 spl , but the goal would have been pre- WWII market penetration . ie Before WWII , S&W and Colt each had several revolvers offered in both .38 Spl and .32-20 aka .32WCF . The sales porportions went as much as 30/ 70 split .
.327 ammo was more expensive than .357 even before the panic. And the Ruger revolvers have all attained collector status with prices going for hundreds over MSRP. So it's a good idea, but it'll cost you.
That reminds me of this - just because it's different doesn't mean it's better or more useful.As hard as it is for me to grasp, a rather wealthy (make that filthy rich) neighbor actually told a group of us “the extra cost” is why he chose the .327 after moving to NC (from, wait for it, NYC :-/
That and, “it’s uniqueness.”
Doesn't matter the poor sob couldn’t hit a B27 closeup because every time I pass and chat with him a minute he complains about not being able to find ammo.
Looking at big picture that’s likely a blessing (I haven’t gone near him when any type of sharps let alone guns are present since he managed to negligent discharge a round up into the atmosphere in front of a bunch of us - but legalizing marihuana being “harmless” is a whole nuther thread… )