7.62x39 bullets in .327 Federal/.32 H&R Magnum

[WVGunman]

Anyone ever tried it? The bullet diameter of 7.62x39 is .311, while the .32s are supposed to be .312; I'm not sure how big a difference that would make. The main point/advantage would to get a spitzer point for longer-range effectiveness.

 

[Texas10mm]

I don't think it will work in the .327 Federal mag because you'd have to seat the bullet REALLY deep to fit into the cylinders. You only have .27" of bullet outside the case.

 

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Another problem would be twist rate as you would have a longer bullet to try and stabilize out of a handgun twist rate.

Most 7.62x39 firearms are 1:9.5 or 1:10 twist rates.
I imagine most of the .327 Federal/.32 H&R Magnums would be 1:16 twist and slower.

 

[WVGunman]

Another problem would be twist rate as you would have a longer bullet to try and stabilize out of a handgun twist rate.

Most 7.62x39 firearms are 1:9.5 or 1:10 twist rates.
I imagine most of the .327 Federal/.32 H&R Magnums would be 1:16 twist and slower.

What about out of the Henry Big Boy? It comes in .327

 

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What about out of the Henry Big Boy? It comes in .327

I assume that the Henry would be barreled with a twist rate to shoot pistol length projectiles as well as that is what is standard in factory loads. It doesn’t hurt to try but I imagine it’ll be on the outer limits of stabilizing those projectiles. The length of barrel will help a little bit.

 

[Random 8]

There is a guy doing exactly this at my local silhouette range. TC CONTENDER CUSTOM BARREL (caps for attention and to prevent someone from trying this in a revolver). He is shooting a cast bullet in the 150 grain range intended for .311 bore military rifles in a .327mag TC barrel. Effective on Rams to 200 yards. I do not know his twist rate.

The 123grain .310fmj is not a particularly long and sexy spitzer. I think it would stabilize in 1:16 twisted barrels. The question on loading length still stands though.

 

[santacruzdave]

Pointed bullets in a lever gun? I've been told that's not a good thing.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Like said above, you don't want to put Spitzer bullets in a tube magazine. A chain fire is possible and not good.

 

[Hondo 60]

And besides the Henry is designed with .327 Fed Mag Handgun ammo.

You can defer from it as much as you want, it may or may not work.
And I'd follow the warning about using pointed nosed bullets.
That doesn't seem like a good idea.

 

[Englishmn]

I have thought about using 32 long brass with a long projectile.

 

[somethingbenign]

Twist rate in the Henry is 1:16 according to their website.

 

[25-20 WCF]

Guys, there is absolutely no safety issue at all with using pointed bullets in a tubular magazine, period!


You just load one in the magazine and one in the chamber. Getting it to feed from the magazine could be problematic.

I shot a lot of 170-grain bullets from a 10” Contender chambered in .30 M1 Carbine. It was very accurate past 200 meters but the barrel had a 1:10” twist. I doubt that a long pointed bullet would be very stable in a 1:16” barrel, but I don’t know for certain.


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[Englishmn]

I would phrase it as, You can load ONE pointed bullet in a tube mag at a time.
Lots of people only read the first sentence.