SwampWolf
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QUOTE: "...Personally, I'd go with the .357 Mag. I don't know much about the .327 round, and it may be fine, ballistically speaking. But the .357 Mag gives a little more ammo flexibility. (I have a hard time imagining being able to find .357 Mag, but unable to find .38Spl, but I guess it could happen.) The extra weight should help tame a little of the recoil..."
For some of us, it's not so much the ballistic differences between the .327 Magnum and the .38 Special/.357 Magnum cartridges as it is having 20% more ammo on board in a concealed revolver intended for self-defense. And the .327 Magnum is pretty "flexible" when you consider the many different cartridges that can be used in a revolver so chambered-if you can find them...
For some of us, it's not so much the ballistic differences between the .327 Magnum and the .38 Special/.357 Magnum cartridges as it is having 20% more ammo on board in a concealed revolver intended for self-defense. And the .327 Magnum is pretty "flexible" when you consider the many different cartridges that can be used in a revolver so chambered-if you can find them...