Gp100 327 fed????
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Dusty Stevens
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I cant see any new offerings in 327 coming. If you like it id stock up on components while you can
Boggs, what bullets does your 327 like?
I definately want a gp100!
wboggs
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.327 Factory load Fed 100gr sp
.32 s&w long factory 98 gr wc several brands
115 gr rim rock 115 gr rnfp with AA9
.32. SW long with wc is very accurate and no recoil.
The Federal factory 100gr sp is very fast, over 1500fps. The 85 gr Fed factory is not very accurate
The Rim Rock 115s are accurate and fast 1500+ with a full load of AA9
Ya I was looking at that lapua 32 long brass thinking about picking some up
wboggs
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98 gr wc for the .32 long if you want to load them. There are factory target loads but hard to find now.
I put a very light crimp on them. Very accurate and no recoil.
I put a very light crimp on them. Very accurate and no recoil.
wboggs
Gold $$ Contributor
You can load the lead 115s 1500+ with no trouble. I would not hesitate to shoot a deer as long as he was close and I could get good placement.
wildcatter
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HELL YES! if you care about performance and accuracy! And that is not possible in an SP101!! You need a serious handgun to understand what a 327 can be and truly is!! Like I say below, it is far from an ideal SD weapon in my opinion, as I have much better options in that size revolver with other calibers, as well as lighter packages!!
I'm still kicken myself in the azz! The 327 Federal is a true varmint revolver in the right format, and that aint a SP101, in fact I really don't know what this caliber is good for in that configuration? I certainly have better SD options in the same size frame, with less weight and noise, as the short barrel noise is severe and one does not were earplugs when he relies on a weapon for SD!
But once loaded correctly, and your on your own their as the manuals are worthless for this caliber! I will also assure you the bullet selection sucks if you don't know what and how to make your own! I found until I got the 140 grain sledgehammers, (I liked the large HP version, cast slightly softer than #2 alloy) this thing was just a trinket that made to much noise for the performance it returned!!
This was probably good enough for deer, but would have needed a small HP to slow the expansion, which I also make! But with the large HP it made it a true 150 Varmint revolver with ease! At velocities few would have imagined, it was also flatter shooting that 460 smith or any other revolver round one wants to entertain!!! After owning several Freedom Arms in the model 83, from 44 mag thru and including the 454 and 475, it is equal to the task of the available accuracy any revolver is capable of when cast, sized, and made with the proper alloy, and makes a very compact hunting package!
I found the lighter bullets and jacketed bullets just weren't as good when you got out to 100 yards and beyond! In fact even at 25 yards the 140 Mihec Sledgehammer was equal or better with more devastating damage on fruit and water and pop bottles! But at 100 back to back It proved one thing you mentioned,,, the 7th shot was not worth it, as both targets at 100 yards proved 6 of the chambers were excellent, and that last one, the same marked chamber, always thru the bullet out of the group. But even the right target as these were shot back to back with 132 grain HP @ 1467 fps gave a 2 5/8" CTC 6 shots group that were always capable of head shots on coyotes at 100 yards, and with enough power to open the large HP on the 140 sledgehammer,,,, (now a 132 grain in the large HP configuration). The sixth shot is under the tape about the middle rivet location. It was capable of consistent kills on body shots out past 150 yards,,,, as long as you used the 6 good chambers for your serios work, but even that last marked chamber proved sufficient if you used the first 6 and needed that last shot up front and personal on a point blank charging yote,,,,
Make no mistake, in my opinion, a 327 federal is a pathetic choice for serious SD, and worthless in a small pray and spray handgun, to me it is just a blowhards noise maker! But in the hands of skilled pistoleros, in the right frame, with proper and useful bullets, for serious small game work, it is as good as it gets, near and far! But make no mistake, if at nearly 70 years old, with bad eyes and shaky hands, this is a gun as well as caliber that truly will test the best marksman for his own ability to be able to shoot as well as the gun and caliber can!! But one still needs to no their particular weapon, as this gun even at close range with other ammo proved it one chamber that was not reliable,,,, but 6 that would not let down the most demanding pistolero as a couple different loads proved at 25 yards with the 132 HP from the 140 sledgehammer mold!!!! Always that same chamber that just got worse out to 100 yards, but make no mistake,, it aint no belly gun, and as I've said over and over, if it were, there are way better choices!!
JSH
Gold $$ Contributor
1500+ with a 140 in the 327, stepping on it pretty hard. Would make a SW rattle fairly quick.
I would be interested in what powder your using to get that speed.
I have Buckeye 32 mag/32-20. Hardly use the 32 mag cylinder. The 32-20 sees most of the use. I have a custom mold that drops at 145-147, depending on alloy, plain base to boot. I use AA9 and lilgun and H110. I see speeds of 1500+, have never cracked 1600.
My 327’s are in Single Sevens. I found it to do not much more than a 30 carbine would do. The GP having a longer cylinder, makes more usable case capacity.
I would be interested in what powder your using to get that speed.
I have Buckeye 32 mag/32-20. Hardly use the 32 mag cylinder. The 32-20 sees most of the use. I have a custom mold that drops at 145-147, depending on alloy, plain base to boot. I use AA9 and lilgun and H110. I see speeds of 1500+, have never cracked 1600.
My 327’s are in Single Sevens. I found it to do not much more than a 30 carbine would do. The GP having a longer cylinder, makes more usable case capacity.
wildcatter
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No doubt the anemic S&W frames would suffer from real life use the GP-100 thrives on! It ius Magnum Pistol Powder, from Military surplus but uses h110 and 296 load dats according to the label that was on the drum it came out of. The biggest problem with this 327 caliber was many anemic frames used when it first came out that resulted in little to no useful load data, and lack of useable bullets for real revolvers capable of capturing and using its available power.
Like the 357 maximum, everyone wanted to make it a rifle with anemic weight bullets' it was not designed to use! I predict the 327 will face the same fate it did, as far to many misunderstand the proper use of the cartridge,,,,
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