I think the longer barrel = more accurate would apply to the sight radius. If you extended the sights on a short barrel, you cannot tell the difference in accuracy.
I bought the .327 sp101 this week with a box of Federal .327 low recoil ammo and a box of .32mag and .32 long.
After firing most of the ammmo(i kept 6 of the Federal .327 for in home use) - I can say that this is a real gun and I think if you were to shoot me with this .327 Federal or some .357 round - i'd fall down dead or fall down bleeding profusely.
Before I get too enthused with my perceived stopping assessment, I also want to say what a pleasure this gun is to use. The trigger pull is almost unvarying and shots can be effortlessly squeezed off in double action mode. I got some aftermarket grips for the gun simply because the stock grips looked a bit small (but they are beautiful grips).
A great handgun and a great case for the 6 bullet vs 5 argument.
Hoolio: I put some more ammo through mine yesterday and a few things come to mind. One, putting standard 32's through this gun is such a pleasure. Low noise, no recoil, just aim and shoot your target. The recoil from the Federal personal defense round is pronounced but nothing which would keep you from shooting unless you have arthritis, gout, something which is easily induced to pain. It's on par with some high power Cor Bon loads I run in my Bersa 380 in terms of recoil. It's louder and harder, but it's comparable. You can shoot The Federal PDL with one hand and it won't make you wish you had not done that. I DID have some minor cartridge sticking with the .327 load. The shells had to be forced back with the ejector. They weren't stuck, they had become very SNUG in the cylinder. Did you have this problem? Apparently it's common.I am not afraid of the cartridge not catching on. Anyone who shoots it will like it. Hell, ifI knew that this cartridge would go out of production next year, I would still buy this gun and squirrel away some ammo. Its that much fun to shoot!
Hoolio: I put some more ammo through mine yesterday and a few things come to mind. One, putting standard 32's through this gun is such a pleasure. Low noise, no recoil, just aim and shoot your target. The recoil from the Federal personal defense round is pronounced but nothing which would keep you from shooting unless you have arthritis, gout, something which is easily induced to pain. It's on par with some high power Cor Bon loads I run in my Bersa 380 in terms of recoil. It's louder and harder, but it's comparable. You can shoot The Federal PDL with one hand and it won't make you wish you had not done that. I DID have some minor cartridge sticking with the .327 load. The shells had to be forced back with the ejector. They weren't stuck, they had become very SNUG in the cylinder. Did you have this problem? Apparently it's common.
my 642 does the same thing with +P cartridges its probably just the higher pressures makes the casings expand a little more than the lower pressure ones.