Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I am thinking of buying a Taurus .327 Federal Magnum revolver for a CCW backup gun. I carry a Glock model 30 in .45 as my primary gun but I want a wheelgun for a backup. Does anyone have experience with this caliber or this pistol in particular? How much of a difference in stopping power is there from .380 to .327? Thanks for any help or opinions.

.327 as a backup? If I liked wheel guns I'd carry one as a primary... .327 mag blows away .380. The better comparison is to 9mm+P.

Also, for kicks compare the .327 and .357...here's a decent article review...

http://www.chuckhawks.com/327_federal.htm

The 327 is a great Revolver round, but I would try and see if you can find ammunition for it prior to purchase. As far as the .380 is concerned that is what I carry as a CCW and so does my wife. Both of them are loaded with Speer 90 grain Gold Dot's with a Velocity of about 1100 to 950 F.P.S. These hollow point's will open up at that velocity and with the proper shot placement the Bad Guy or Girl is going down. If this was not true I would not chance my wife's or my own life on the .380 again training and perfect practice will work on confidence. The biggest is not always the best.
Bill

I think .327 is probably harder to find right now than .380 merely because it was just introduced a few months ago...I'd try ammo to go...and just checked they dont have any...

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/ ... istol-ammo

I did a lot of checking around for ammo and found some at Cabella's and Dominion Outdoors had about 20 boxex of the 85 grain Federal .327 magnum for personal protection. They don't stock the Speer gold dot's but said they can order them with a little lead time.

SgtBill wrote:The 327 is a great Revolver round, but I would try and see if you can find ammunition for it prior to purchase.

I almost bought a Ruger .327 but after searching for ammo for months (I've been able to find thousands of rounds of .380 in the same time frame) I decided against it... and if they don't sell more of it, it may very well be one of those "asterisk" calibers that's an interesting side note, but fades into obscurity...

CCFan wrote:

SgtBill wrote:The 327 is a great Revolver round, but I would try and see if you can find ammunition for it prior to purchase.

I almost bought a Ruger .327 but after searching for ammo for months (I've been able to find thousands of rounds of .380 in the same time frame) I decided against it... and if they don't sell more of it, it may very well be one of those "asterisk" calibers that's an interesting side note, but fades into obscurity...

I had considered the Ruger SP-101 in .327 when looking for a CC gun. The specs on the round look great. Ended up with a S&W Centennial in .38. Part of my concern was the availability of .327 ammo. I'm surprised that the ammo is still hard to find.
Ruger has just come out with a seven shot .327 version of the GP-100. Seems like they're doing their part.



Parry

I am now the new owner of a Taurus 327 federal snub nose revolver. I was able to find ammo after about a 20-30 minute online search. The pistol shot very well with the 85 grain hydra shock. The recoil was milder than my buddies 4" .357 and it was very accurate for such a small gun. I also tried the .32 S&WL ammo which was very tame as far as recoil. I bought the gun at Dominion Outdoors and they had about 20 boxes of the Federal Low Recoil 85 grain. I also found some at Cabela's online. I will be stockpiling ammo so the hunt for ammo is not so desperate.I am still looking for the 110 grain Speer gold dots and when I can get some I plan on cleaning out the supply. Thanks for the help and advice and please keep commenting if you have any advice on holsters(IWB), ballistic performance or good ammo retailers. I feel like I am taking a bit of a chance since there is the possibility of the cartridge becoming extinct but I hope other people fall for it as I did once they get a chance to shoot it. That means I will be happy to let my buddies and others at the range give it a try. Thanks again for the help.

I think I know someone selling some .327 ammo, if anyone is interested.

ProShooter wrote:I think I know someone selling some .327 ammo, if anyone is interested.

I would like to get some of the Speer gold dot ammo if they have any. I have enough of the Federal 85 grain but the Speer is harder to find. Thanks

firstcavapache64 wrote:I am now the new owner of a Taurus 327 federal snub nose revolver. I was able to find ammo after about a 20-30 minute online search. The pistol shot very well with the 85 grain hydra shock. The recoil was milder than my buddies 4" .357 and it was very accurate for such a small gun. I also tried the .32 S&WL ammo which was very tame as far as recoil. I bought the gun at Dominion Outdoors and they had about 20 boxes of the Federal Low Recoil 85 grain. I also found some at Cabela's online. I will be stockpiling ammo so the hunt for ammo is not so desperate.I am still looking for the 110 grain Speer gold dots and when I can get some I plan on cleaning out the supply. Thanks for the help and advice and please keep commenting if you have any advice on holsters(IWB), ballistic performance or good ammo retailers. I feel like I am taking a bit of a chance since there is the possibility of the cartridge becoming extinct but I hope other people fall for it as I did once they get a chance to shoot it. That means I will be happy to let my buddies and others at the range give it a try. Thanks again for the help.

firstcavapache64 wrote:I am now the new owner of a Taurus 327 federal snub nose revolver. I was able to find ammo after about a 20-30 minute online search. The pistol shot very well with the 85 grain hydra shock. The recoil was milder than my buddies 4" .357 and it was very accurate for such a small gun. I also tried the .32 S&WL ammo which was very tame as far as recoil. I bought the gun at Dominion Outdoors and they had about 20 boxes of the Federal Low Recoil 85 grain. I also found some at Cabela's online. I will be stockpiling ammo so the hunt for ammo is not so desperate.I am still looking for the 110 grain Speer gold dots and when I can get some I plan on cleaning out the supply. Thanks for the help and advice and please keep commenting if you have any advice on holsters(IWB), ballistic performance or good ammo retailers. I feel like I am taking a bit of a chance since there is the possibility of the cartridge becoming extinct but I hope other people fall for it as I did once they get a chance to shoot it. That means I will be happy to let my buddies and others at the range give it a try. Thanks again for the help.

To be on the safe side KEEP all of your fired brass for the future just in case they stop makeing it. If you like the weapon that much you may want to concider reloading in the future.
Bill

not sure but probably a long drive for most of you but A&P Arms at Lynnhaven Shooting Range has .327 ammo and other .32 ammo...wich can be fired from that revolver.

Gunny you are correct, some pics are in order. Hoorah, Semper Fi or as we say in the Army Hooaah!

I have had a Ruger sp101 in 327 for almost 2 years now. It is hard to find ammo for it. The balistics are on parr with the 357 round. I carry it in a shoulder hoplster as my primary carry gun. I had it at the sharpershooter shoot and greet earlier last month and those who shoot it told me they liked it. PM me if you have any questions.

firstcavapache64 wrote:Gunny you are correct, some pics are in order. Hoorah, Semper Fi or as we say in the Army Hooaah!

CCWpair.jpg

Sweet. And if you aint infantry you aint...

Come on DK, no matter what branch you were in or what your job title was you were still the man or woman that put on a uniform and was ready to cash that check for your country.
Semper Fi!
Bill

My grandad was mounted horse cavalry in WWII, father a .30 cal machine gunner on Pork Chop Hill in Korea, uncle was 75th Rangers and special forces for 3 tours in Vietnam and I was Air Cavalry with the First Cavalry Division. We also had a saying that if you ain't cav you ain't ... I think it's great that every unit has it's own esprit de corps and it's not meant as a slight to any other member of the armed forces. We all took the same oath and put our lives on the line for the same reasons duty, honor, country, family and brotherhood.

SgtBill wrote:Come on DK, no matter what branch you were in or what your job title was you were still the man or woman that put on a uniform and was ready to cash that check for your country.
Semper Fi!
Bill

I agree 100% Bill. We all do our duty, however Infantry is The Queen of Battle....hoooah!!!

Yep, you might be right DK. And the MARINE's are the KING. And everybody know's that a King always top's a Queen. The most deadly weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle. OOOOORAH LOL

Semper Fi!
Bill