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May 18, 2009
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I am considering have the DW 32 I just purchased reamed out to accept .327 Federal Magnum. Anyone had any experience with this and want to share experience etc? Thanks.
Jim
DW 15, DW 22, SW 48, SW 1917, Ruger Lcp, Bernardelli Mod 80
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February 1, 2016
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glenncal1 said
I am considering have the DW 32 I just purchased reamed out to accept .327 Federal Magnum. Anyone had any experience with this and want to share experience etc? Thanks.
I can't answer whay you asked, but from what I know 32s are rather rare, why do you want to. ?? Are 32 rounds that hard to find or are the 327 F Mags better ? Maybe concider finding another cylinder to mod.
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February 16, 2016
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glenncal1 said
I am considering have the DW 32 I just purchased reamed out to accept .327 Federal Magnum. Anyone had any experience with this and want to share experience etc? Thanks.
The .327 Federal Magnum is actually a super magnum having replaced the .32 H&R Magnum as the pinnacle of the cartridge diameter (both use a .312" bullet), so no reaming would be required.
But, the .32 H&R Magnum cartridge is only 1.350" in OAL and the .327 Federal is 1.47", so you'd have to measure cylinder bore length.
February 16, 2016
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SAFETY DISCLAIMER: I am not suggesting you try the idea below, it should only be considered a theoretical discussion.
This issue has got me thinking .. since the .327 is only .12" longer, I wonder if it would be possible to back the barrel out and re-gage it off the protruding bullet, instead of the cylinder face. One issue might be the barrel nut not seating all the way.
October 1, 2012
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I recall last year a member had his 32 converted to 327 at the DW factory. It didn't cost that much and he had is original cylinder to install if he wanted to resell it as original. Best of both worlds. I would contact Bob and see if they still have parts to do this.
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February 15, 2014
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I had my 732 V4 cylinder reamed for the 327 Fed Mag. Took it to the range and it fired great, only thing was you couldn’t eject the empties. Had to pound them out. Took it back to the smith with 6 rds, he polished the chambers and fired the 6 rds (he said), all works fine. I took it to the range and same stuck cartridges. Not sure he did anything. So I will take it back to him one more time and we’ll see what happens. The 327 Fed Mag goes off about twice the pressure of the H&R Mag. I think this would account for the sticking problem. How to solve it is still pending. Maybe more and better polishing? Shooting it was great fun!
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