Thread: .327 Fed Magnum
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Old May 12, 2010, 10:32 AM   #8
Clark
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These bullets appear to be in stock, 85 gr Sierra:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=177905

I have worked up loads with many bullets and powders for 32 S&W Long.

This is the same cartridge as a 32 H&R Mag or a 327 Fed Mag, just a little shorter.

What I found was that 800X and LIL'GUN were the powders.

The pressure can go from wimpy to stuck cases in a hurry, so I have to work up in .1 gr increments, not 1 gr increments.

The 100 year old Colt revolvers were built for wimpy loading and lead bullets. The hot loads can deform the forcing cones. If the cone is TIG welded and re shaped with more materiel to be sturdier, the little revolvers are good to go for loads just below the stuck case threshold.

6.5 gr 800X 85 gr Hornady, 1.29", easy out
13 gr LIL'GUN 85 gr HNDY, 1.29", easy out, case full, lower pressure
sign on primer.
recoil and primer signs about the same in two above and are both high
recoil and low pressure.
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