08-28-2008, 10:39 AM
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#21 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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If this revolver and cartridge fits your needs I wouldn't hesitate to buy because of fears the ammo won't be available. It can use the .32 H&R Magnum cartridge as well (and the older .32 S&W). Reloading components for both are readily available. So both factory ammo, and roll your own should be options even if the .327 cartridge isn't a commercial success.
I recently helped a young lady choose a first self defense gun. She settled on the Ruger SP-101 with laser grips in .32 H&R. Had the .327 been available at that time I would have suggested it instead.
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08-29-2008, 12:07 PM
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#22 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by HEMI  zzzzzzzzzzz
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08-29-2008, 12:13 PM
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#23 | | Firearm Aficionado
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The people most excited about this are those who shoot ICORE . It makes power factor and has very light recoil. I know people who are talking about making a 10 shot cylinder for a N frame S&W for competition.
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08-30-2008, 04:56 PM
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#24 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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Originally Posted by TXplt Mine aren't so boring... 
Judges can be quite versitile pistols; albeit a bit bulky. Anyway, if you don' like the 410 they're certainly accurate enough for a 3" self defense pistol with the .45 Colts. Fun to bust clays with at times too.
The advantage of the 327 is an extra shot in a snubby (without increasing the size). The drawback might be longevity if it doesn't catch on.
People scoffed at the .40 too. | Ruger is trying to target(no pun intended) the new/young/female into
buying their product.True,if it doesn't sell well,it may be d/c'd.
The .40 S&W actually made the 9mm crowd go back to the drawing
board and bring it up to it's near max potential,giving nearly identical
ballistic stats between the 9mm and the .40 S&W. The 9mm is still one
of the cheapest semi-auto rounds to shoot and more universally available.
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08-30-2008, 05:25 PM
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#25 | | Firearm Zealot
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oh,
is the 327 still around?
i didn't think it would last this long.... 
dumb answer to a nonexistent problem.
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09-02-2008, 10:57 PM
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#26 | | Firearm Zealot
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I had a 327 and loved it! It had four barrels! Waaaaaaa
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10-02-2008, 11:03 PM
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#27 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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I had a 327. It was in a Camero.
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10-03-2008, 12:18 AM
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#28 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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offer it in a bisley single six and i might want one........did not say need---just want
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10-21-2008, 05:30 PM
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#29 | | Registered User
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Lot of smart(y) comments from those really in the know. The 327 Mag appears to be selling well and is an excellent choice for a woman for self defense. If you take the time to actually look at the cartridge and performance specs, this round, even out of the 3" SP101 barrel, is adequate for white tail deer and makes a good gun to carry in the field during hunting season.
The cartridge is easily re-loadable and with a couple of hundred cases to start, you can shoot this gun for the rest of your life...regardless of whether or not it is ever discontinued. It will not be discontinued due to bad performance of the cartridge or the guns chambered for it.
This article covers the cartridge well...particularly the penetration examples. http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-SP101-327.htm
Last edited by Bruce A Frank; 10-21-2008 at 05:34 PM.
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10-21-2008, 05:34 PM
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#30 | | Firearm Zealot
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Originally Posted by Bruce A Frank | Lot of smart(y) comments from those really in the know. The 327 Mag appears to be selling well and is an excellent choice for a woman for self defense. If you take the time to actually look at the cartridge and performance specs, this round, even out of the 3" SP101 barrel, is adequate for white tail deer and makes a good gun to carry in the field during hunting season.
The cartridge is easily re-loadable and with a couple of hundred cases to start, you can shoot this gun for the rest of your life...regardless of whether or not it is ever discontinued. It will not be discontinued due to bad performance of the cartridge or the guns chambered for it. | that is the last gun i would bring as a back up hunting.
(you werent serious were you?)
we already have the .357/.38 combo
so the .327 is dead in the water.
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10-21-2008, 05:54 PM
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#31 | | Firearm Zealot
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That is a good looking little Ruger. I can't see the usefulness of the round.
I agree that the .38/.357 would be a better choice for the "youth/female" market. The couple of times I've gotten involved in helping females pick and learn to use a self defense weapon(...both gals chose the S&W Model 60 w/3" bbl), they had no problem with the .38 +P or .357 magnum's recoil. The extra round is the biggest advantage I can see.
Again though, that Ruger is a pretty little revolver. Is the SP101 sort of Ruger's answer to the model 60?
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10-21-2008, 06:26 PM
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#32 | | Chief Troll B' Gone
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Originally Posted by Bruce A Frank Lot of smart(y) comments from those really in the know. The 327 Mag appears to be selling well and is an excellent choice for a woman for self defense. If you take the time to actually look at the cartridge and performance specs, this round, even out of the 3" SP101 barrel, is adequate for white tail deer and makes a good gun to carry in the field during hunting season.
The cartridge is easily re-loadable and with a couple of hundred cases to start, you can shoot this gun for the rest of your life...regardless of whether or not it is ever discontinued. It will not be discontinued due to bad performance of the cartridge or the guns chambered for it.
This article covers the cartridge well...particularly the penetration examples. The New .327 Federal Magnum in Ruger?s SP101 Compact Six-Shot Revolver | If the .327 is good, then the .357 is better! c'mon now, the .327 is so unnecessary, any of the arguments posted above could be used in favor of the .357 Magnum, and when it gets right down to it, the .357 Mag is far more common, and components are far easier to get a hold of.
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10-21-2008, 07:35 PM
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#33 | | Firearm Zealot
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|  SP101 .327
initially I had doubts about the round; Not the SP101; research show a fast projectile with plenty of power. The SP101 is gun enough, and the number of available different loading will keep the SP101 company for a long time Ruger SP101.327 Magnum Lethal Combination (Ruger SP101 chambered for New .327 Federal Magnum) "writes"
The new .327 Federal Magnum offers muzzle energy twice that of .38 Special +P loads, and velocities comparable to a 125-grain .357 Magnum, with 20 percent less recoil in its hottest version. Designed specifically for use in lightweight small-frame revolvers, the .327 Federal Magnum allows a six-round cylinder compared to five-round capacity for similar-sized .38 Special and .357 Magnum guns, with the added benefit of chambering .32 S&W, .32 Special, and .32 H&R Magnum loads as well.
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10-23-2008, 08:22 PM
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#34 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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.327 Magnum compared to .357 Magnum compared to 9MM
.327 Mag........ 115 GDJHP.......1300 fps.....431 ft-lbs of energy
.327 Mag.........100 JSP...........1400 fps.....435 ft-lbs of energy
.357 Mag.........110 JHP...........1300 fps.....410 ft-lbs of energy
9MM Luger.......115+p+ JHP......1300 fps.....431 ft-lbs of energy
All three deliver around the same energy, but, as I understand it, the recoil of the .327 Mag is significantly more manageable.
Shooting 85 JHP .327 Mag compared to .32 Mag
85 JHP........327 Mag......1400 fps....370 ft-lbs of energy
85 JHP.........32 Mag.......1100 fps....230 ft-lbs of energy
My source was page 57 of GUNS MAGAZINE, Nov 2008 issue. It contains a good article on the .327 Fed Mag, as well as, Ruger's LCP.
Hack
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10-24-2008, 04:49 PM
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#35 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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Okay, I went over to the gun shop to shoot my XD45. But before I did, I went to the display case and again looked at the Ruger SP101. They didn't have it on .327, only in .357. The .357 has a 5-chamber cylinder while the .327 has 6 chambers. I can buy it for 446.99. I think it is a good looking little revolver. I liked it better than the GP100.
Then I asked to see some ammo. WOW - $22.99 for 20 rounds.
If I get the SP101, it'll definitely be in .357 Mag.
Hack
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10-25-2008, 02:01 AM
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#36 | | Firearm Enthusiast
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I just paid that for 22.99 for 20 rounds of .454 hornady WOW!
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