Buffalo bore loads a 100 gr xtp to about 1300 fps from a 5 inch barrel and should be doing around 1200 fps from a gun this size. Most 32 h&r is watered down for the old original break top revolvers. You get considerably higher velocity than the 38 spl, with better penetration and more reliable expansion. You still aren’t sacrificing anything over a 38 spl. Unless someone decides to make a cylinder out of one of those secret super alloys with double the tensile strength of heat treated 4140 chromemolly or 416 stainless, you’re never gonna get 7 shots in a frame this small. It opperates at nearly double the pressure of the h&r so the chamber walls have to be much thicker. I own 3 327 firearms myself but the simple fact of the matter is that in order to accommodate a 7 shot 327 cylinder, you have to step up to a GP100 sized frame. *** Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica! All Local Sales are FREE!***įor all those clamoring for a 327, I understand fully. It seems like Charter Arms is doubling down on their decision to build these niche revolvers, and it’s paying off. 44 Special, they have been busy lately making interesting guns chambered for uncommon revolver cartridges, including 9mm Luger. While the company’s bread and butter is short-barreled concealed-carry revolvers in. This is an interesting development from Charter Arms.

With a suggested retail price of $438 real-world prices should come in at $400 or less. Charter Arms has partnered with Galco Gunleather to produce custom holsters for the Professional at launch.Ĭharter Arms has built a reputation for making reliable revolvers affordably, and the Profession is no different. Overall the Professional measures in at just under 8 inches long with its full-size contoured walnut grip. In the concealed-carry world, seven shots is competitive, considering that revolvers can be easier to carry for some people, especially people with restrictive dress codes.

32 H&R Magnum is its smaller diameter, which lets Charter Arms squeeze an extra round into the cylinder. “We knew once the Professional model came off the production line … It’s a winner.” See Also: Revolver Revival: Resurgence in Wheelguns 32 H&R Magnum caliber has always been an underrated caliber that’s ideal for concealed carry and well-suited for the range,” said Charter Arms president Nick Ecker.

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