SP101 327 Federal

[Blazenet]

Has the 327 Federal Sp101 been discontinued? Still shows on Ruger's site, but no order info.

 

[louiethelump]

pretty much everything is on hold from Ruger. They are swamped and many models are getting hard to get.

 

[mohavesam]

Word is Ruger is strategically pounding out frames, stockpiling a balance of semi-auto frames including the receivers for AR/SR rifles, mini-seies and others. Along with almost an entire plant building LCP, LC9, and SR1911 complete guns.

I have a 327 SP101 in 3 1/16"and consider it the "almost perfect" woods-walkin' revolver. If I could lighten it about 4-6 oz. it would be really great.
32 S&W WC for bunnies and tree rats, 32 H&R Magnums for plinking, practice, & larger game, and 327 stuff for two legged varmints or lions crouching in the edges. I just would NEVER want to have to fire it indoors!

 

[Bob R]

They have 4 or 5 in 32 H&R on Gun Broker at the moment. None in 327.
WOW are the 32 H&R's high. As in $650 to $700 range on buy now.

Myself, if I had one I would probably feed it a steady diet of 32 H&R anyway, as Starline does not make 327 Brass as far as I know.

My semi-local gun shop had a pair of 327's a while back. I can check and see if they still have one.

Bob

 

[RoverSig]

Starline makes .327 brass -- I bought 500 a few months ago -- but is currently backordered "until enough back orders are received to re-start the production line." Federal makes .327 brass, and it is carried by Midway in multiples of 100. But while waiting last year for Starline to produce a lot of .327, I bought a couple of boxes of American Eagle 100 grain "range ammo" and then started using the cases to reload, which worked fine...

I tend to reload to .32 H&R MAG formulas, and am just now inching up a little bit to get more out of the round. I use mostly the Rainier 100 grain plated round point bullets for slower loads, and the Hornady XTP 100 grain JHP bullets for faster loads. There finally is some load data on .327 on the web pages of several companies, so you can find what you need... Shooting the .32 H&R MAG loads in .327 cases saves me having a "carbon ring" in the cylinder from shorter .32 H&R cases.

This is a neat round and I enjoy shooting it. I like the accuracy I am getting. If the SP-101 is out of production, that would be sad, but there should be some around on used gun pages. Ruger may have just stepped away from it while concentrating on mass production of popular models during the Great Gun Scare of 2012. The round excels in the GP-100 (minimal recoil) and I'd bet it is pretty mild in the Blackhawk as well.

 

[41manor44]

I was also wondering the same thing. If you'll notice there still is an "order" button for the GP in 327. I checked with Starline and they said they should have another production run the end of January. Smith still lists the 327 on their site. I like the 327 and only shoot 327 in mine. If I'm looking for a light load I use the starting loads from verious sources. I normally use XTPs or Sutters choice in 100 lead. I think it's a great little round and hope it isn't being dropped. I can also get Federal 327 brass locally which is running $24.95 per 100.

 

[sp327]

Took my GP to the range yesterday. Love the caliber. Funny it doesn't catch on. fun to shoot, accurate, has enough punch,cheap to reload. box of 500 lead bullits around 27 compare to 60+ for 45 cal. I think marketting killed it when it first came out. Come on, put a gun on the market but no ammo for 2 years. I think if it can hang on it will catch on. Just for the cheaper reloading costs and still having real power.

 

[VA Shooter]

I love mine and cast 115gr LSWC its alot of fun

 

[Kevin]

I cannot agree more. I've got a 327 SP101 and an 8 shot Blackhawk. They probably get shot the most besides my. 22's.

The caliber is fun and versatile.

 

[Pale Horse]

Another .327 fan here. I just took my SP101 to try it out with some .32ACP and it worked perfectly. Great accuracy and no extraction issues at all.

 

[RoverSig]

I just spent some time working up a .327 round with the Hornady XTP 100 grain JHP and Accurate #5... 5.5, 6.5, 7.1. 7.3, and 7.5 grains... The maximum is 7.7, according to Alliance, which I did not load... The lower load (which is similar to a .32 H&R Mag load) shoots a little high... but the 7.3 and 7.5 grains produce a very accurate round, with manageable recoil as a plus... no signs of excess pressure (no primer flattening or movement, no powder blasting down the side of the shells, no bulges or splits in the cases).

The .327 FED MAG is a fun cartridge to work with.