best mold for the 327 federal

[milltownhunter]

i just special ordered a ruger in 327 federal what the best bullet mold and weight for the 327

[Guesser]

I have tried 85 gr 313249, 94 gr. Meister RNFP, 115 gr. 3118 and the best of all turned out to be 311116. My 311116 drops at .314 from air cooled WW. I size .313 and seat a Hornady gas check. Lube doesn't seem to matter as long as there is some there. I have not finished load development yet but I'm pushing them fast and they seem to be accurate and very stable to target. I've worked out to 150 yards (minute of milk jug) with my 4" barrel. I like the bullet.

[Bret4207]

Did you mean 311316 Guesser? That was going to be my recommendation.

[Rusty W]

Which Ruger? SP or Blackhawk? I have a Blackhawk and have tried the Lee 90gr SWC TL, the 313640 group buy and a Lyman 311008. The Lee boolit shoots good with 3gr of Trailboss or 3.5 gr of 231. The 313604 shoots great with the hollow point version dropping at 106gr sized to 314. The gascheck version has a slight edge in accuracy using H110 & AA#9, with #9 working the best for me. The Lyman 311008 shoots good with 4gr of Universal sized to .314. Using jacketed bullets the 85gr xtp shot the best groups using AA#9. The 100gr xtp shoots good using a max load of H110. I've chrono'd some of the xtp loads and have seen 1700 fps using the 85gr xtp & AA#9. The 100gr xtp's run mid 13 to mid 1400 fps. Accuracy was better around 1500 fps for the 85gr xtp and 1200 fps with the 100gr xtp. I have a lot of testing to do so I haven't settled on a go to load yet. I've read about firelapping and am in the process of trying that to see if it will make a difference in the groups. Right now groups are about 2-1/2" at 25 yards shooting off hand. Sometimes 2 or 3 shots will cut the same hole. I use all 8 shots as a guide and I have one chamber that throws a flier every time.

[2 dogs]

Im shooting a 120 grainer currently in my sixgun, a Custom Single Six by Alan Harton. My velocity is 1550 fps with a gas checked bullet. However, in my tests with a 32-20 I believe the 327 Federal will run a 135 grain bullet just about as fast.....

Check my notes here.... http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=96453

[Guesser]

Yes, dislexic fingers!!!!!!!!!!!!311316

[Shooter6br]

NOE 115g FP is for me. Good for 32Mag ,32 Long and 327 Fed And the HP's look deadly