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Old March 14, 2012, 12:38 PM   #1
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327 Federal Mag

Well as I stated in the revolver section I picked up a New Blackhawk in the 327 Fed Mag flavor. I want to reload this round. I am up to speed on reloading it with brass and bullets but what I want to know is : How do you reload with cast bullets ? Do I need special dies or is it the same procedure as loading regular bullets? I see you can buy 500 bulk packs already made cast bullets reasonably priced just not sure if I need anything special. I don't want to cast my own I would rather purchase the bulk packs. Hope I didn't ramble on too much. Steve
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Old March 14, 2012, 02:58 PM   #2
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I started re-loading for this cartridge a couple of years ago. Purchased 200 rounds of American Eagle 100 grain JSPs to get some brass. I shoot it in the Ruger NMBH as well as a USFA 327 Mag/32WCF convertible. I prefer the Oregon Trail 115 grain RNFP sized .313 over about 3.5 grains W-231. For a hotter load try 10 grains or so of 2400 with a 100 grain JSP/JHP. Is an accurate caliber but makes a lot of noise!
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Old March 14, 2012, 03:44 PM   #3
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mhblaw Thanks for the reply. So I gather I can purchase cast bullets and use my existing dies ? Am I correct
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Old March 14, 2012, 06:55 PM   #4
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Nothing special needed for lead bullets. Make sure you bell the case mouth enough to let bullet start into case so it will not shave lead. Seat and crimp in 2 seperate operations. This will prevent shaving lead also.
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Old March 14, 2012, 09:18 PM   #5
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SonOfGun Thank you That's the info I was looking for.
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