The gun is a Smith and Wesson K frame converted 32 H&R to 327 Federal Magnum.
6” Barrel
Test media is water soaked catalogs and news paper soaked for 24hours.
Distance was 25feet Chronograph was setup at 10 feet from the muzzle.
Bullets used;
120 Grain HP from a Mihec mould gas checked and loaded over WW296
Factory Speer GoldDot 100 grain.
Hand loaded Swift A-Frame 100 grain
Dynamic Technologies sintered bullet hand loaded.
Velocity of each
Cast 120 grain HP GC = 1275 FPS
factory 100 grain GoldDot = 1535 FPS
Swift A-Frame 100 grain Handload = 1487 FPS
DRT sintered handload = 1758 FPS
Penetration;
Cast 120 Grain Handload= 18” (stopped in the water jug after the wet news print)
Factory Gold Dot = 14” stopped in wet news print.
Swift A-Frame = 15” stopped in wet news print,
Sintered DRT = 4”
Impressions;
120 grain cast HPGC - Straightline penetration really good disruption of the media with a wound channel that was obvious and tapered nicely. The pedals came off the wad cutter continued to disrupt and do damage. This boolit would without hitting any major bone and broadside shot pass through a deer. Real happy with this boolit and do believe with AA#9 I can get another 75-100 FPS.
Factory GoldDot - really opened up and caused damage starting at about 3” in and then tapered off with straight line penetration. Good defensive round as over penetration is not likely. But I would not use this on deer in a handgun maybe the Henry rifle though that extra velocity would do some serious damage.
Hand loaded Swift A-Frame - Did some serious disruption of the media and maybe more than the cast that might be the 200 FPS velocity edge it had. But like the cast the bonded rear half of the bullet drove deep and straight. The mess it caused was really impressive. My guess this bullet would pass through barring any heavy bone being hit. It would really be dandy bullet from a rifle in 327.
DRT sintered bullet- the velocity king but this bullet self destructed immediately and very poor penetration. Shoulder hit on an animal you would have nasty flesh wound and a long day tracking.
My pick; 120 grain cast HP then the Swift the cast edged out the Swift in penetration and driven faster would be great little gun for under 100 yard varmints and deer. With the revolver I will limit my shots to around 50 yards.