Just days before the 2009 SHOT show, Smith and Wesson has introduced several new revolvers including the model 632 Carry Comp Pro. The S&W 632 Carry Comp Pro is the first .327 Magnum chambered firearm offered by Smith and Wesson.
Sporting a 3″, full lug barrel, the six-shot model 632 is all stainless steel in the matte black finish common to the Night Guard series of revolvers introduced at the 2008 SHOT Show. The Carry Comp Pro features the Power Port™ technology to help tame recoil.
The 632 has an adjustable rear sight and a pinned, serrated front sight.
Smith and Wesson is the third manufacturer to chamber a revolver in the new .327 Magnum cartridge. Ruger introduced the cartridge in their SP101. In May, Charter Arms introduced the Patriot revolvers in .327 Magnum.
MSRP is $980 for the 632 Carry Comp Pro.
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Good things do come to those who wait and this caliber from Smith&Wesson is sure to be worth it.
Put a five inch barrel on it and you’ve got a winner. This cartridge has great potential that is being sadly neglected as a small game cartridge.
gary
The .327 is a fantastic cartridge, more powerful than a .38 but with about the same recoil as the +P 38… but the key feature not mentioned above is that the 632 carries 6 rounds instead of the normal 5 rounds of .38/.357 typical of J frame Smiths.
I have a 2.2″ bbl Charter Patriot and I like it a bunch. The Federal 100 GR LSP is not a wimp load and kicks like a .38 +P not a 357.
Balances well and feels good in the hand and shoots to POA at 12 yds.
why do they have to port it? i hate ported guns.
My thought is that it depends on what one already owns and what it’s purpose will be. If I owned nothing, this caliber might be a nice starting point with multiple cartridge options to learn and train. However, I own more than a couple handguns, each for particular purpose(s).
I have a S&W .357 7-shot w/front night sight in one room of my house. Where it’s at now, either .38+P or .357mag is fine. Recoil is not a problem with practice and confidence. Besides, in an HD/SD situation, do I really care if I absorb the kick of a few rounds from the correct side of the barrel?
For CCW, I have a Kahr K-9. Admittedly, this is too heavy for most. I find its weight to be an asset to avoid unwanted barrel flip and staying on target post-shot. 9mm in a good HP provides reliable effectiveness. I’m still considering other CCW options, including .40S&W, that may be more concealable and lighter.
I have other firearms as well, and each is matched to its purpose. I don’t see the .327mag fitting a need for me absent a well-designed CCW piece. This S&W and the current offerings from Ruger and Charter Arms don’t seem to fit that bill.
Also, I can’t imagine having a firearm for HD/SD that is ported. The only ported I own is my backcountry gun, a S&W .44mag 2.5″, where porting is a nice, if not necessary, feature. For HD/SD, a low-light situation is probable. I’d rather not have a ported barrel (particularly upward) that would provide muzzle blast in my sight picture. Maintaining/reacquiring sight and target is too important.
More than two cents worth, but hope it adds to the analysis.
Thanks for bringing your thoughts to the discussion. I am not a fan of the porting either, but it does set the S&W apart from the Taurus, Charter Arms, and Ruger offerings.
I’m thinking a 6-shot, 642 style revolver would be a good seller for CCW. Add in a 4-5″ gun marketed for handgun hunting small game…and I think it would also sell well, though in smaller numbers. A reader posted that he was getting almost 1600 fps out of a 4″ Charter Arms Patriot revolver with the Federal 100gr soft point ammo. I can’t help but think that would be a great lever gun cartridge also.
As a police officer I think this going to fit in nicely. I like revolvers but havent found a J-frame (until now) that I liked. The porting would put a damper on repeat shots at night. That being said most shooting is 15ft or less. So a nice small (easliy concealable) rvolver for in the pants wear and in a caliber that does more that .38 but puts less recoil that a hot .357 is the ticket for me.
Looked at one at a local store (needs some smoothing and a wolf spring set/ front XS night sight w/white outline rear and nightsister coating?) and the price was right just waiting for the funds.
I usaually have much bigger guns (rifle/shotgun and handguns) but for in the pants close up work this fits the bill in my opinion. .38 just never did it for me and a .357 J-frame with full power loads gives you garbage groups. My department mandates that every gun we carry (on or off duty) must be used on a P.O.S.T. range first so something with a longer barrel and less recoil (but better balistics) is much appreciated.
For reference with a glock model 17 and 147 grain bullets i score an average of 117 out of a possible 120. 1911-A1 ( kimber TLE2 SS) 118 or 119. S&W M&P R8 i have scored 120/120 but no ever time. the on time i used a J-frame with .357 it was a dismal 98! thats almost not passing!