Federal Offers New American Eagle Loads For .32 H&R Magnum
If you’ve got one of the new-and-improved .32 pistols that have come out over the past few years, then you need to feed it. And to help you with that, Federal has brought out new 32 H&R Magnum loads in its American Eagle lineup.
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The new American Eagle 32 H&R Magnum load has an 85-grain jacketed soft point bullet (JSP) coming out of a 4-inch barrel at 975 fps. Federal says it’s intended for either training or target shooting in handguns chambered in 32 H&R Magnum or 327 Federal Magnum.
The 32 H&R Magnum isn’t a super-popular pistol round. It was designed for revolver use, with a rimmed case, and introduced in the mid-1980s but it never got the following that .38 Special and .357 Magnum did. However, in 2007, the development of 327 Federal Magnum as an evolution of the 32 H&R Magnum round built up new interest in the ‘80s self-defense cartridge. The older 32 H&R Magnum round can be chambered in newer 327 Federal Magnum revolvers safely, similar to .38 Special in a .357 Magnum. Shooters looking to burn cheaper ammo will find rounds like the new American Eagle offerings are appealing for that reason.
Federal says the new load is being delivered to retailers nationwide; for now, it’s only available in 50-round boxes, with Federal giving an MSRP on its website of $47.99 a box.
“This new 32 H&R 85-grain JSP load is a perfect target shooting and training load for use with all the new guns from Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Taurus, and more,” said Chris Laack, product manager for Federal’s handgun ammunition. “It provides recoil and velocities similar to those of self-defense, offering a familiar feel and realistic practice.”
What we want to know now is: Of course, the new American Eagle load will work in a revolver, but can you stuff a load of them into a tube-mag lever rifle like the Henry Big Boy and have it function properly? The overall length for the .32 H&R Magnum is 1.35ish inches; the 327 Federal Magnum has an OAL of 1.47 inches. Not much difference, but sometimes it doesn’t take much of a difference to bung things up. If someone attempts this, let us know; intel on good, affordable practice ammo is always useful.
See the new American Eagle loads here.
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At a buck a round for American Eagle, I'm afraid to ask what the premium offerings are going for...
Ouch, good to see domestic production of target ammo but the Hornady Critical Defense carry rounds aren't much more than that.