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Post by squawberryman on Aug 9, 2019 19:55:12 GMT -5
There's many cartridges whose name belies their actual size. Given we could blame that on the past and all that goes with it. The 327 was developed after horse drawn carriages so why is a 312 to 314 sized bullet called a 327?
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Post by kings6 on Aug 9, 2019 19:56:38 GMT -5
Hot rod small block version of the 32 H&R?😀
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Post by Encore64 on Aug 9, 2019 20:37:21 GMT -5
To subjectively compete with the 357...
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Post by dougader on Aug 9, 2019 23:00:15 GMT -5
Ford already took the 312 Interceptor moniker...
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Post by squawberryman on Aug 10, 2019 4:59:52 GMT -5
Grrr
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Post by bushog on Aug 10, 2019 7:53:10 GMT -5
.44.....  |
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Post by contender on Aug 10, 2019 8:02:35 GMT -5
Ahh,, the confusion of naming calibers.
As an instructor,, this is a topic I often choose to only touch lightly upon. We can come of with a huge number of calibers which do not match their "size" while others do so easily. A whole book could be written on the history of caliber designations.
I'd say that in the case of the 327 Mag,, as noted above,, a hot rodded 32 mag, was named by a marketing designer. A name has to be "catchy" in todays market.
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Post by squawberryman on Aug 10, 2019 8:52:04 GMT -5
Go even further, why 32? 314 doesn't round to 32
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Post by bushog on Aug 10, 2019 10:00:24 GMT -5
At least .30-06 makes some sense....
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Post by oddshooter on Aug 10, 2019 11:45:41 GMT -5
The chevy 327 was one of my all time favorite blocks. That was my first thought as well when I heard 327.
Prescut
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Post by sixshot on Aug 10, 2019 12:31:21 GMT -5
Heck, I thought it was because 2dogs just added 5 more grains of powder!
Dick
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Post by boolitdesigner on Aug 10, 2019 14:32:36 GMT -5
Go even further, why 32? 314 doesn't round to 32 Very old naming convention here. 32 Rimfire did have a larger than .314 bullet. Example that I know: (41 rimfire at about 0.401" +/- changed to a inside case diameter bullet of 0.386" in the 41 Long Colt which also had heeled bullets also). Same problem here when the named 32 rimfire with a heeled bullet eventually went to an inside case diameter bullet in the 32 S&W to a 32 S&W Long to a 32 H&R mag to the 327 Fed. Mag. It gets hard to find a name for each interation..... I run into this problem naming bullet designs and have to be creative at times. |
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Post by matt56 on Aug 10, 2019 16:43:46 GMT -5
The 350 legend bothers me to the point I don't want to buy one.
It's not a .350
It's not a legend
I just feel dumb saying it
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Post by wheelguns on Aug 10, 2019 17:13:09 GMT -5
I feel dumb saying 327 federal magnum. As much as I like the round, it just sounds stupid. I go to an indoor range near my house, and they always ask what caliber you will be shooting. I always get a puzzled look from the very nice, but relatively inexperienced women working, so now I just say .32’s
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Post by 500fksjr on Aug 10, 2019 19:01:55 GMT -5
Yep its just s 32 today!!! with a different flavor...
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