I've got the California Blues
So, false alarm... After further inspection, it looks like my collection will still be short a .327 Federal Magnum. You see, I live in K alifornistan, and all new guns being sold here have to be on a list of approved firearms. Getting a gun on this list takes a lot of money, and even a superficial difference in a model (e.g. brushed stainless vs. polished stainless) requires each version to be drop tested a number of times that makes even DMV bureaucrats scratch their heads in bewilderment. Essentially, it is an institutionalized bribe payment.
Anyway, I did some looking around and neither of the two guns on the list are in production. They were the 4.2" GP100 and the 3.06" SP101. None of the currently produced .327 Mags are on the roster. :banghead:
The guys at the gun store say that sometimes when a manufacturer puts an item back on the list that means the gun might be going back into production. But the license ends in January 2016, so I'm not holding my breath on that one. However, hope springs eternal. If I could get the 4.2" bbl GP100, that would be awesome.
When the .327 Mags were originally produced, I wanted one quite bad. But finding one was like finding Bigfoot. Everybody knew somebody who knew somebody who owned, shot or had seen one. There were pictures and videos on the internet. Many people claimed to have seen or shot one themselves, and were now firm believers in the caliber. I even saw .327 ammo on the LGS's shelves. But no gun store could ever find me one, and I have never seen one with my own eyes before. I guess it will stay that way for a while yet.
Thanks for all the posts, pictures, comments, etc. Maybe somebody at Ruger will find discussions like this thread and take a hint.
So, false alarm... After further inspection, it looks like my collection will still be short a .327 Federal Magnum. You see, I live in K alifornistan, and all new guns being sold here have to be on a list of approved firearms. Getting a gun on this list takes a lot of money, and even a superficial difference in a model (e.g. brushed stainless vs. polished stainless) requires each version to be drop tested a number of times that makes even DMV bureaucrats scratch their heads in bewilderment. Essentially, it is an institutionalized bribe payment.
Anyway, I did some looking around and neither of the two guns on the list are in production. They were the 4.2" GP100 and the 3.06" SP101. None of the currently produced .327 Mags are on the roster. :banghead:
The guys at the gun store say that sometimes when a manufacturer puts an item back on the list that means the gun might be going back into production. But the license ends in January 2016, so I'm not holding my breath on that one. However, hope springs eternal. If I could get the 4.2" bbl GP100, that would be awesome.
When the .327 Mags were originally produced, I wanted one quite bad. But finding one was like finding Bigfoot. Everybody knew somebody who knew somebody who owned, shot or had seen one. There were pictures and videos on the internet. Many people claimed to have seen or shot one themselves, and were now firm believers in the caliber. I even saw .327 ammo on the LGS's shelves. But no gun store could ever find me one, and I have never seen one with my own eyes before. I guess it will stay that way for a while yet.
Thanks for all the posts, pictures, comments, etc. Maybe somebody at Ruger will find discussions like this thread and take a hint.