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About LinkBacksI am looking at a Ruger SP101 chambered for .327 Mag & was told that I could shoot the .32 H&R rounds to save money if I wanted to. What's the difference between the two cartridges?
This is a discussion on .32 H&R Rounds vs. Federal .327 Mags: What's the Difference? within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I am looking at a Ruger SP101 chambered for .327 Mag & was told that I could shoot the .32 H&R rounds to save money ...
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I am looking at a Ruger SP101 chambered for .327 Mag & was told that I could shoot the .32 H&R rounds to save money if I wanted to. What's the difference between the two cartridges?
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The .327 Federal magnum is essentially a .32 H&R magnum lengthened by 1/8 of an inch.
The .327 Federal magnum has a chamber pressure of around 45,000 psi compared to 20,000 psi for the .32 H&R magnum.
You can shoot .32 H&R magnums in a gun chambered for .327 Federal magnums - but not vice versa.
Like the difference between the .38 special and the longer .357 magnum, where the much higher pressured round was lengthened by 1/10 of an inch to prevent it from being fired in a .38 special chambered gun and blowing it up.
God bless our troops!
That's right and .32S&W and also .32S&W long.Originally Posted by McPatrickClan
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Will the felt recoil be much different between the four cartridges (Federal .327 Mag, .32 Smith & Wesson, .32 Smith & Wesson Long & .32H&R)?
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Yes, as you go from the shorter rounds to the longer ones the recoil will increase accordingly.
Be sure to scrub the chambers good with a bore brush and solvent after you shoot the shorter rounds so that you won't have the carbon ring build up that would cause difficulty in chambering the longer .327 Federal magnum cartridge.
Low recoil though is one of the advantages of the .32 H&R and the new .327 Federal magnum cartridge.
God bless our troops!
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So am I correct in concluding that even if this .327 Federal Magnum cartridge "fails" and goes the way of the dinosaur, there are still two other major, relatively inexpensive cartridges available that I could shoot out of a Ruger SP101 (chambered for .327)?
well maybe, .32S&W and .32S&W long are $25 and .32H&R at Geogra-arms.com are $18.75. [50 rnds]
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That's not too bad. From what I could tell, the Federal .327s are about a buck a round. I just wanted to make sure I was covered if this whole experiment went South!
I've been paying $25 for American Eagle 100 gr soft point jacketed
in a 50 rnd box.
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Ouch, I see 32 long for 13 bucks a box here
32 S&W LONG : Ammunition To Go
Current collection: Too many according to the wife...
WX2-105190 Fiocchi® Shooting Dynamics .32 S&W® Long 100 Gr. LW 50 rds.
$14.27
Club Price $13.56
I've been shooting this from Sportsmanguide, accurate and clean no leading
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