Quote from: shark_za on January 16, 2016, 04:47:05 PMHmm, people saying revolvers are more reliable need to shoot them a lot more under pressure and in more varied conditions.When a revolver jams you tend to need tools to get it going again.Loading and unloading can introduce some serious jams if not done right.I have personally never had ANY revolver I own jam or misfire. I have misfires or a jam frequently with semi's. The situation I am referring to has nothing to do with a reload so that is not even on the radar. In your "normal" situation where a CCW weapon is used (revo or semi) I have almost never seen a reload. I actually cannot recall a single event where a reload was done in such a situation. I have also never jammed a revolver reloading it in my entire life and i'm not just talking standard range time.
Hmm, people saying revolvers are more reliable need to shoot them a lot more under pressure and in more varied conditions.When a revolver jams you tend to need tools to get it going again.Loading and unloading can introduce some serious jams if not done right.
I have been shooting revolvers for over 20 years and love them but the reality where I live is multiple armed attackers so capacity and reloads are very important. Not counting on a reload in a shootout is very short sighted; in sport shooting I have had a case slip back and fall under the ejector star, more than once, this is not easy to fix. Unfired powder and grime also gets under the star making the revolver impossible to close. Once a bullet pulled itself loose on recoil and bound up the cylinder. Not a tap rack fix.When a revolver goes wrong you need another gun. An auto can get back to shooting quite quickly.
Dan if you ever get a chance to fire a .500 Linebaugh with full house loads please do so. It a real exciting experience you wont soon forget. I think you may have found a handgun and round with enough recoil.
Four dollars a round!I could not afford to have guns as a hobby in Canada.
Knives are Jason's. I have had a dog tag but don't think it's practical. He small cutting edge can be had elsewhere. I'd even take a Roadie over a dogtag. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Browsing some random links on youtube I came across a round I'd never heard of before; the .327 Federal Magnum. Anyone have any experience with this one?
Gonna go to the range tomorrow! I will shoot a great gun, it´s not mine, but my shooting club owns several of these. It is an Anschütz Modell 54 in .22lr. A single shot rifle.One of the most precise systems I´ve ever shot.
Introduced in 2008, the .327 Federal Magnum is an attempt to improve the performance of the .32H&R Magnum. .32H&R factory ammunition, as per SAAMI specs, is not loaded to the cartridge's full potential. This is due to the weaker H&R revolvers chambered for this cartridge. Cartridge performance for the .32 H&R Magnum can be subsequently improved with hand-loads, when fired in Ruger or S&W revolvers. The .327 Federal Magnum takes this performance to a new level. This was accomplished by increasing the case capacity and loading the cartridge to a substantially higher pressure (45 000 psi) than the .32 H&R Magnum which is 21 000 psi. In fact, the .327 Federal Magnum is loaded to a higher pressure than any other commercially loaded defensive handgun cartridge. Since .327 Federal Magnums cannot be chambered in any other .32 caliber revolver, there is no concern of over-pressure issues. Ruger worked with Federal during the development of this cartridge and initially offered a three inch version of its SP 101 six shot revolver in this chambering. With factory load, a 100-grain bullet will leave the barrel of the SP 101 at about 1400 fps.The .327 Federal Magnum is a handful in a 28 ounce SP 101 with full power loads. Federal does offer an 85 grain, low recoil load that is much more controllable, but it is still markedly more powerful than any factory .32 H&R Magnum loads. The terminal performance of this cartridge with both the 100 and 115 grain Speer Gold Dot loads approaches that of the .357 Magnum with similar bullets. Penetration in 10% gelatin is in excess of 14 inches, and bullets exhibit wide expansion. The design of these two Gold Dot bullets is very important to this cartridge, because prior to them, there were no .312 diameter bullets that could withstand the velocity this cartridge is capable of producing. If you can manage the recoil from a handgun, it is a viable self defense option, and from a rifle, it is capable of taking deer sized game out to 100 yards. From the 16 inch barreled Marlin, the 110 grain bullet speeds along at over 2000 fps. One thing that sets the .327 Federal Magnum apart from all other revolver cartridges is the fact that any revolver so chambered will also fire .32 Short, .32 Long, and .32 H&R Magnum ammunition. This cartridge's versatility is unmatched.
Quote from: Gareth on January 23, 2016, 05:45:23 PMBrowsing some random links on youtube I came across a round I'd never heard of before; the .327 Federal Magnum. Anyone have any experience with this one?No personal experience, but the round has been around for years. Around 5 or so if I remember correctly. It is "thinner" than a .357 mag, but is supposed to create the same amount of energy while allowing a revolver cylinder to hold 6 shots instead of 5 shots of .357 mag. Should be a great round. I personally like to stick with common rounds as ammo is already expensive as it is and specialty rounds are normally more expensive and harder to find.
Here is a pic of the Anschutz 54 Sporter.
Quote from: toolguy on January 23, 2016, 11:07:15 PMHere is a pic of the Anschutz 54 Sporter.Anschutz are always nice.
I like both but shoot a 1911 much better.Here's an unrelated ammo test pic of the Kit Gun just because....The S&W 650 is one of my favorite fishing guns,shot shells for snakes,and hollow points for rabid animals,and I modded some mag shell cases to shot CB longs in it also.
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