Unknown caliber

[RUGER]

I was at Final Flight last weekend just wasting time and looking around.
Cruised by the ammo shelves to see what they carry when they aren't out of everything.

I saw something I have never seen before in my life.
I have shot alot of different calibers and I used to read ALL the time and I learned something.

They make a .327 Magnum????

I first saw the sign and thought that was funny they put the wrong number on it and then I saw the box.

Sure enough, .327 Magnum.

Am I the only one that has never heard of this, much less seen it?

 

[mr.big]

it is a hot little 32 cal revolver round,,the smaller caliber allows 7-8 rounds in a small revolver instead of 5-6,,

 

[RUGER]

Well I be.

Thanks, I still can't believe I have never heard of it.

 

[Hogbear]

Think Ruger (the gun company, not you) introduced that caliber in their SP101.

http://www.ruger.com/micros/327Federal/index.html?r=y

 

[mr.big]

it is fairly new,,they just made the 32 H&R Magnum a little longer,,seems it shoots 115 gr bullets around 14-1500 fps from short barrels which would be about like a 9mm

 

[Deer Assassin]

327 S&W mag

 

[mr.big]

327 S&W mag

I think it is 327 Federal Mag,,I almost bought Nicole one but went with the 38

 

[Deer Assassin]

you are correct eric


my bad

 

[44fanatic]

It hit the market around the 2008/2009 time period, maybe a year or two earlier. Recall reading about it in a gun mag while I was playing in the sandbox in 2009.

 

[paradis1142]

Pretty well duplicates a 9mm+p

 

[1 good shot]

i've got one as a pocket pistol
but i wouldn't ever carry it as a primary weapon simply because even for my small hands its really hard to keep a good grip on it