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Popcorn · Bearcat Joined: 11 Jun 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Central IN.

i did some reading on the .327 a few weeks ago.. looking into a a new cc revolver.. from what i read there is alot of "dis-like" for these rounds, i was simply checking them out seeing what the market had to say.. i never want to be the first one to own something like this.. theres alot to be said for the ole "tried and true"
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Cordite · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

The .327 round has generated a lot of opinions both good and bad. The interesting part for me is the people with bad opinions on the .327 usually have not fired one. As a CC caliber you can do a lot worse. The .327 round hits hard. You can also shoot other .32 caliber rounds in a .327 for practice.

More guns are being produced in .327... Ruger, among others, is a believer. It takes a large investment to produce a gun a new caliber and this is not something done lightly by any firearm manufacturer.

The main problem with the .327 for me is the lack of ammo availability. Only ATK loads it so we have to wait on the ATK production schedule. I believe that ATK holds the patent on the .327 round so they will be the only ones loading it for a while. ATK will respond to market demand so I do not see this to be a long term issue.

A lot of noise was made about why do we need something in a CC round for revolvers other than .38 / .357. The answer is simple: choice. The .327 round performs differently than a .38 cal round and some shooters may like it better.

I like choice... After all if Henry Ford has his way we all would be driving black cars.

Shamrock · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:26 am Post subject:

So what is the latest conclusion? Has Ruger solved the problem(s) and now producing well functioning guns without the earlier problems? Has anyone purchased a .327 Federal SP101 lately that has not has the extraction problems?
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chet15 · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject:

Yes...problem solved. Ruger's been shipping them again for quite some time now.
Chet15

Shamrock · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Chad. I assume the other .327 Federal makers have fixed their issue too. Did not know S&W model already a collectible--at least @ rec ent prices. Did they just not make as many? Or stop producing them?Or just in high demand? R.
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tomf52 · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:50 am Post subject:

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject:

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Updated... thanks, Ronnie J!

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The lowest serial number of SP101 in .327 with a cylinder problem is:
563-903xx

The highest serial number of SP101 in .327 with a cylinder problem is:
573-865xx
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Note: 574-06xxx is reported as having no problems from the factory. May 2009 production according to Ruger. Maybe the 574 prefix denotes the start of production with the revised cylinders. I'd like to hear from anyone with a 574 series .327 revolver that was returned for a cylinder problem.

Anyone else with cylinder issues like to share their serial number?

Surprise! I have a 574-19xxx and the shells stick on extractiion.
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