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Why not "double down" on the lightening [sic] idea and go with the rifle in 327 Federal magnum and remake the Lighting [sic] DA revolver ?
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I'd have to be convinced of a lot of things before jumping on that bandwagon. The
Colt 1877 DA revolver was known to have a fragile action. It was often referred to as "the gunsmith's friend" due to the frequency of breakage. Stuffing a high pressure
.327 Federal Magnum into the gun would require some serious beefing up of the frame design too, I believe. You'd probably be better off starting the design almost from scratch.
In technical terms, the 1877 "Lightning" fired the
.38 Long Colt.
The unofficial nickname for the
.32 Colt version was "Rainmaker". So that'd be in keeping with tradition for a .327 version.
And if you went that far, why not add the New Thunderer in
.41 Magnum instead of
.41 Colt?