I worked up to that top load. That one wasn’t terribly consistent, giving velocities between 1674 and 1836 from a 5.5” Blackhawk. Some of the lower charges gave more consistent performance.
The 327 report got more attention from others at the range than that of my bigger magnums.
If we’re looking to get people's attention, H110 may be the way to go. It seems to produce much more flash and boom than AA#9 in some of my other magnum handguns. I may have to work up some .327 loads with that powder.
327, like a number of others, amounts to a gun for a reloader. To just pick a chambering based upon the cheapest and most available commercial ammo is a no brainer.
Yeah, that's really where .32 revolvers find themself and have for a long time. The biggest issue with the .32 is the H&R Magnum is exorbitantly expensive, twice the price than Federal .327 ammo is. For .32 S&W Long and .327, the price is right in line with .38 and .357, and when I compare Federal .327 ammo to .357, I'm not talking weak .38 +P+ level crap like Armscor or Magtech, I'm talking full power stuff like what Federal makes.
Well, first you have to want to experience the cartridge and the guns that shoot it. Just trying to be the cheapest is way too boring.
I don't have any other feedback beyond I want one.I have other kinds of 32 caliber revolvers, but only one 327 magnum revolver, an SP101.
Until recently I had access to a lot of 32 S&W long and some 32 H&R magnum ammo that my FiL would reload, so I never shot much actual 327 magnum ammo out of it.
I've shot something like three boxes of factory 327 ammo through it, including finishing up half a box or so with a friend a couple of months ago.
This is the part I don't get: I've read a lot of posts on this forum about 327 magnum revolvers, and I don't feel that most of the members here are out of touch with reality or constantly prevaricating. (Notice I said "most.)
According to the posts, a lot of people seem to feel that 327 magnum has a lot of recoil and "flash".
But... I've shot about 150 rounds of 327 ammo. (I think it was all 100 or 115 grain lead nose or FMJ.) The recoil and "flash" have been underwhelming to me. My friend thought the same thing when he fired off a few cylinders. Frankly, to me it feels like less recoil than a 38 special from my friend's SP101, or 9mm out of my other SP101. It's not even in the ballpark of shooting 357's out of one.
So what's the deal? Have I maybe only shot weak ammo? Is it because my friend and I are large middle-aged guys who have shot guns a lot? Or am I just out of touch with reality?
Please educate me on this subject.
Once you get past the buying brass stage (because you're never going to find any for free at the range) the bullets are cheap; I regularly get 500 rd bags for under $60 and you can use the Berry's .32 bullets that come in a 1000 rd box for $50 when on sale.
But a myriad of variations in bolt rifles is okay? Like many others, it is good to share ammo between side arm and long gun when trekking about, so if 327 is one's handgun choice, a 327 rifle will be considered. To allow full power in a rifle, that same ammo would pair better with the GP100.
