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DGE LOAD VEL(fps) ENG(fps) PRECISION(in.)
P Winchester60-grainSilvertip 900 108 2.55
W Magtech85-grainLead 701 93 1.65
W LongFederal98-grainLeadRN 626 85 1.16
R DoubleTap60-grainTACXP 1,375 252 0.92
R Hornady80-grainCriticalDefenseFTX 1,046 194 2.62
R Federal85-grainJHP 960 174 1.72
R BlackHills85-grainJHP 983 182 1.15
R BlackHills90-grainLeadFP 711 101 1.56
.32H&R BuffaloBore100-grainJHP 1,236 339 1.24
.32H&R DoubleTap115-grainHardcast 1,038 275 1.18
.32H&R BuffaloBore130-grainHardcast 1,193 411 1.50
.32H&R 90-grainSierraJHC/110-grainLil'Gun 1,156 267 1.38
.327FM DoubleTap75-grainTACXP 1,545 397 1.42
.327FM Federal85-grainJHP 1,376 357 1.28
.327FM Federal85-grainHydra-Shok 1,406 373 0.72
.327FM Speer100-grainGoldDot 1,511 507 1.14
.327FM Federal100-grainJSP 1,434 456 1.58
.327FM BuffaloBore100-grainJHP 1,339 398 1.28
.327FM Speer115-grainGoldDot 1,393 495 0.77
.327FM DoubleTap115-grainHardcast 1,178 354 0.68
.327FM BuffaloBore130-grainHardcast 1,306 492 1.65
.327FM Duplex(Snake)60-grainXTP/60-grain
#12shot 1,000 266 2.00
Note: Firein.327FederalMagnumrevolversonly.
ORMANCE RESULTS
As soon as I opened the box, I knew
this revolver was destined to be one of
my all-time favorite handguns.
LIMITED-EDITION DREAM REVOLVER
The revolver is listed on the Lipsey’s
website as the Single Seven 327 FED
4-5/8” BL 8165 XS SGTS/BLK Micarta
Grips version. The model number, in
case you want to order, is #8165, and
the suggested retail price is (as of this
printing) $629.
This revolver is fi tted with the alu-
minum grip frame, which cuts about
5 ounces off the weight. It is all metal
with a satin-blue fi nish, and it con-
trasts very nicely with the rugged—
and bulletproof—black Micarta grips.
The front sight is made by XS Sights
and features a white bead that mea-
sures 1/10 inch in diameter. But what
most folks will notice is that the front
sight is much higher than the normal
Single Six sight. This is because of the
way the XS sights are to be used: For
close range—zero to about 15 yards—
you use the center of the dot as your
point of aim. Essentially, you just cover
the target with the front sight. At ex-
tended range, you aim with the top
of the dot. This is all made very easy
by placing the dot in the V-notch rear
sight, right on top of the center white
line in the V.
BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE
As you might guess, I’ve spent a lot of
time shooting this revolver, and I’ve
gotten pretty good with it. I fi gured that
it would be cool to establish the ballistic
performance for just about every load
that could be fi red from this versatile
handgun.
So, after amassing 22 different loads
for fi ve different cartridges—.32 ACP,
.32 S&W, .32 S&W Long, .32 H&R
Magnum and .327 Federal—I got on
the bench with some sandbags and
started shooting.
I fi red a single fi ve-shot group with
each load at 15 yards and noted the
group size, point of impact and veloc-
ity of each one (see the chart directly
above). You probably won’t fi nd a
more comprehensive collection of
data on the ammunition you can fi re
.327FederalMagnumis deer-capableandwill
evenworkforlargergame.Hardcastbullets
suchasthesepenetrateincrediblydeep.
CARTRID
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This“heavy”y loadfromBuffaloBoreforthe
32 7FederalMagnumisdeercapableandwillRuger Single Sixes have
always been reliable and
great-handling revolvers.
The Single Seven is no
different.To coordinate with
the small XS Sights’
Big Dot front sight,
the new Single Seven
from Lipsey’s has a
V-notch rear sight.