I say yes to the lever gun. A little semi auto carbine too.
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I wonder how Federal and Ruger did their marketing research for this round? The resistance amongst the shooting community is strong. ( I haven't seen this much resentment or dismissal out of hand since the 41 mag was made, and there's a bigger niche to fill for the 327 than the 41 ever had.) Given that- why did Ruger and Federal go ahead?
No, the 327 is not a 357 I could understand the dismissals and jokes if this were yet one more 30 calibre magnum rifle round... But its not, and there is a place for a revolver that is light to carry, simple to use, has less recoil than the 357 and can do the defense thing adequately. Factory loads for the 38 Special are not special- they're weak and not even up to the Plus P ratings SAAMI established. So for one not wanting a true powerful revolver like a 357, 41, or 44, there might be this new 327. There are a whole host of new people out there trying shooting sports for the first time. This might be a good round for a beginner, or just someone unwilling to invest a lifetime of interest and effort into the shooting sports.
And it would make a great trail gun should Ruger ever put a longer barrel on a revolver so chambered.
The most popular chambering at the begining of the former century, in one of the most popular handguns of all time, the Colt single action, was the 32/20; not the 45 Colt as many might surmise. It was fun to shoot, effective on small game, and used for self defense. The 327 puts the 32/20 in a small package. That's it. It's not to replace the 357. It's not 'better' than the 357
I doubt it'll make it. 'We' are those buying guns, and 'We' not impressed. Too damn bad. Many of the guns 'we' didn't like are great;- the 358 Winchester, 41 mag, 35 Rem, 32 HR, 10mm, 35 Whelen....
When the 40 SW came out I wasn't enthused; it wasn't the wonderful 10mm. But it could be chambered in smaller packages, and many more people could be taught to shoot them comfortably over the full house 10mm.....
I think it was Layne Simpson who once opined that if the shooting public had taken to the 375 Winchester, we'd have a 40 calibre on the 30/30 case by now: Winchester had the plans on the board. But we didn't, and it never happened. That was the last 'woods cartridge' the manufacturers took a chance on giving to us.
Maybe there won't be any new revolver handgun cartridges, other than picking up crumbs from the 500 Smith near the top of the power game...here we are, revolver fans, and we're killing the first new offering in a long time to come our way. The 500 made it, the 480 dwindled, and that's all she wrote for us.
munk