Revolver with 327 magnum, anyone?
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DutchV
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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
ohen cepel
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Not dead. I'm a big fan, but I handload for it. Great option in my opinion.
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.…
That's the issue for me. I don't reload. I may have to if I want this round.
ohen cepel
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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.
However, as it will take 32L or 32mag, that opens up options some.
If 327 comes back and you can buy a case of it, that will last many people a long time.
It is a great round. However, just as they sold the 32mag as a 38 killer they did that with the 327 vs the 357 and neither argument went well.
I have a SP101 in 327 which I think may be the ideal "kit" gun today. Small, holds an extra round and with it being able to shoot 3 (maybe 4 with 32acp thrown in) different levels of ammo it gives one a lot of options.
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.
You bring up another interesting point though, and that's the difference between what reloaders can do with a cartridge vs what winds up being standard practice for ammo manufacturers.
Yet a third point you brought up is the idea that a smaller caliber can be superior to larger, which is indeed counterintuitive to conventional thinking. Anecdotally when I think back, my Dad was very fond of the 357 magnum, and even though he reloaded and shot larger calibers such as 45 colt, 41 magnum and 44 magnum, it sticks in my mind that he shot his 357s a good bit more.
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… )
That reminds me of this - just because it's different doesn't mean it's better or more useful.
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