"The fact that a SS can handle .327 mag really shows how overbuilt and tough these little guns are."
Well, Ruger doesn't think so, apparently, or they'd offer it up as an available chambering.
We all know that Rugers are tough (witness the "Ruger only" loadings for the .45 Blackhawks), and we've heard no bad reports from Single-Sixes chambered in 327 (so far). The thing we don't know is what Ruger's safety factor is, and how much the 327 infringes on that. I cannot quote numbers right off, but I recall the 327 having pressures CONSIDERABLY in excess of the .32 H&R.
All that said, I still find the 327 Single-Six to be hugely attractive. Haven't yet arranged for one, however.
Well, Ruger doesn't think so, apparently, or they'd offer it up as an available chambering.
We all know that Rugers are tough (witness the "Ruger only" loadings for the .45 Blackhawks), and we've heard no bad reports from Single-Sixes chambered in 327 (so far). The thing we don't know is what Ruger's safety factor is, and how much the 327 infringes on that. I cannot quote numbers right off, but I recall the 327 having pressures CONSIDERABLY in excess of the .32 H&R.
All that said, I still find the 327 Single-Six to be hugely attractive. Haven't yet arranged for one, however.