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Any experience shooting .327 Federal?

Eeyore

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My wife is considering applying for a CCW. Based on her experience shooting my 9 mm autos and several rental guns in various calibers, we're leaning towards a snubnose revolver in .38 Special. But lately I've been reading about .327 Federal. If nothing else, I like that you can fit 6 in the cylinder instead of 5. Unfortunately, it's still rare enough that I can't find one to actually try out. Since the bullet weight and velocity are comparable to a 9 mm, I've been guessing that recoil is comparable in a gun of similar size/weight. In a lightweight snubby (S&W Airweight, Charter Undercover Lite, etc.), how does the recoil compare to other loads (.38 Spl, .357 Mag)?

And since Ruger pioneered the round, how come the LCR isn't available in .327?
 

skidmark

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I suffered a QC horror story with Charter Arms' snubby .327, which ended up with an exchange for the 4-inch model that I like. I also had a Taurus snubby I liked a lot that for reasons I'd rather not go into got sold to a friend for his wfe's CCW piece. Reports from there are that she likes it.

The .327's recoil is a bit snappier than a .38spl, but less that .38spl+P+. It is noticeably less than .357M.

I have no idea what the availability of ammo is, due to a peace offering that I'm still working on reducing to spent brass.

stay safe.
 

j4l

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Havent tried it myself,yet, but wouldnt mind grabbing one for a snubbie. Ballistics are supposedly roughly equal to a .38 Super.
Finding local places with ammo for it still seems to be the biggest thing holding it back though..
 
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