Bullet for my .327 carbine

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I have just recently acquired a Henry Bigboy steel in .327 Federal. I have already tried the standard AE 100 gr factory load. The little rifle pushes the relatively hot pistol load at an average of 2008 fps, but it's still only a 100 grainer. I also load for the 7.62X39 (Ruger american ranch and mini-30), using an X-treme 123 gr plated flat point bullet for my practice ammo. I noticed that the 7.62 bullets were .313 dia, which is very close to what I've been using in the .327 Fed. The Hornady XTP's run .312 and the 115 gr rnfp cast bullets(originally designed for the 32-20 rifle) run .313. The rifle bullet is .092 longer than the 115.
Has anyone else run across this? Any results? I was thinking of loading a few of these rifle bullets in some 32 H&R cases to the max COAL for the 327 with either Unique ,or Longshot, or both. Comments?
 

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I came up with this idea a year or maybe two ago. What I was looking for was a bullet that met these needs:

--right diameter
--proper weight range
--solid construction, not fragile or frail
--available in BULK to keep costs in check

The Hornady XTP's and the Sierra 90gr meet all the requirements EXCEPT that last one, so I started to experiment with the Xtreme 123gr plated AK bullet.

I did all of my work in a Ruger GP-100 revolver with 4.2" barrel. My rounds will NOT fit in shorter cylinder of the SP-101. If I were loading for a Blackhawk.327, I might load a longer COAL. In a revolver, it only needs to fit in the cylinder -- so I believe your situation could be troublesome where feeding is concerned and of course the whole "pointed bullets in a tube magazine."

Check this thread for all kinds of .337 Federal handloads and specifically for my oddball Xtreme 123gr loads.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=454312&highlight=327
 
I’ve loaded some 123 grain FMJ’s (pulled) and 123 SP (can’t remember the brand) in .32 H&R and .32 S&W long brass. Couldn’t tell you powder charge, I did a 90% case fill with Trailboss, but don’t remember the charge weights.

Been a while since I shot them, but they seems to be as accurate as my pistol bullet loads out of my 3” SP101 at 10-15 yards.

If I could get them as cheap as the 94 gr and 115 gr cast bullets I currently load, I’d have no problem shooting them all the time, but the cast SWC’s are very much cheaper right now.
 
Buffalo Bore has offered a 130 grain .327 load, so you could look for some 130 grain bullets and try them out.

For me, all I ask the .327 to do is toss a 100 grain or heavier bullet and take down a deer at a reasonable distance, which is something I think it is more than capable of.
 
need some dimensions

I suppose my first task will be determining which case to use and COAL. Don't think these loads wil be functional in the SP101 or the Single sevens, but the Blackhawk should be fine.
I would think the flat nose of the Xtreme 123 would be ok in a lever guns tube magazine. I had planned on trying Long Shot and Unique, as they seem very linear in their pressure increases. Pointed bullets will be out of the question. Thanks for the help Fellas.:)
 
I would use Hornady XTPs and call it good. The premise that a 100 or so grain bullet at serious rifle velocity can't do enough damage is debatable.
 
The only issue I have with XTP's from a .327 rifle is that the velocity is so high and above what XTP's were designed for that I think if the bullets hit a living target, the hollow point is going to open up so fast that the petals will separate from the bullet and decrease penetration.

That may be desirable for use on varmints or small pests, but for a deer or coyote I wonder if it will be a humane projectile

The nice thing about those jacketed soft points that Federal makes is they won't do such a thing and it'd be nice if Federal made some in 115 grain, maybe even 130 grains.
 
The wisdom of owning a 327 Fed Mag rifle depends on what reloading components or other ammo is available. Were it my rifle, I would cut the velocity to the ratings of the components, and Hornady has continued to support the cartridge with revolver bullets.

I guess I would look at the history of 32-20 for deer, but off hand I would say I would take my 30-30 , if I knew I was going to be hoping for a deer shot. My 30-30 bullets are 150 grain.
 
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