Ruger just announced it is offering the SP-101 in 327 Federal Magnum. Hopefully keeping this cartridge alive.

http://www.ruger.com/products/sp101/models.html

Enjoy!

I like the SP101 platform, but I'm not familiar with this cartridge.
Hopefully Ruger does well with it. 

on a side note, this is not approved for CA or MA.
what makes a revolver not approved for these states?

I like the SP101 platform, but I'm not familiar with this cartridge.
Hopefully Ruger does well with it. 

on a side note, this is not approved for CA or MA.
what makes a revolver not approved for these states?

Not sure about MA but in CA, in order for a gun to be certified, the manufacturer must submit 3 instances of the firearm for testing along with a large fee. If it passes the so-called safety tests then it gets on the list and is allowed to be sold in CA.

This has created a unique situation for my nephew who owns an SP-101 in 9mm. Ruger stopped making the SP-101 in 9mm long before the CA list requirement. So the 9mm version of the SP-101 is not on the list. According to the law he can own it because of a grandfather clause. But he cannot sell it to anyone in CA. He can either sell it out of state, sell it to a FFL or turn it in.

What is of continuing interest is that I remember reading somewhere that Ruger and S&W are going to stop selling semi-autos in CA. Maybe stop getting any new models certified at all? I don't have the time to Google Foo it right now. But that is what I remember.

thanks for the clarification, Inspector. 

How Massachusetts does it:

APPROVED FIREARMS ROSTER 02-2015

This roster has been compiled in accordance with M.G.L. c.140, § 131¾ and 501 CMR 7.00.  It
contains weapons determined by Massachusetts approved independent testing laboratories to
have satisfactorily completed the testing requirements of M.G.L. c. 140, § 123; clauses 18th; 19th;
20th; and 21st.

The reports resulting from said tests were reviewed by the Gun Control Advisory Board and those
makes and models listed herein were subsequently approved by the Secretary of Public Safety and Security
as having complied with the statutory handgun testing provisions of M.G.L. c. 140, § 123

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/chsb/firearms/approvedfirearmsroster02-2015.pdf

Not sure about MA but in CA, in order for a gun to be certified, the manufacturer must submit 3 instances of the firearm for testing along with a large fee. If it passes the so-called safety tests then it gets on the list and is allowed to be sold in CA.

This has created a unique situation for my nephew who owns an SP-101 in 9mm. Ruger stopped making the SP-101 in 9mm long before the CA list requirement. So the 9mm version of the SP-101 is not on the list. According to the law he can own it because of a grandfather clause. But he cannot sell it to anyone in CA. He can either sell it out of state, sell it to a FFL or turn it in.

What is of continuing interest is that I remember reading somewhere that Ruger and S&W are going to stop selling semi-autos in CA. Maybe stop getting any new models certified at all? I don't have the time to Google Foo it right now. But that is what I remember.

Is is just a prohibition on sale? Can someone buy one in another state and bring it in?

Is is just a prohibition on sale? Can someone buy one in another state and bring it in?

I believe the answer is no. You cannot bring it in because it is not on the list of approve firearms. Not that anyone is going to stop you from driving it across the border. You cannot transfer it through an FFL.