Brass Weights per thousand just an FYI
I didnt find a existing post so I figured I would start one up here.
Mods if there is another one that exists here please feel free to delete or merge. Note: these arent exact amounts! these are with used prime still in the brass. if anyone has more too add please feel free. PISTOL .25ACP 1LB= 260 Cases FN 5.7MM 1LB= 124 cases .32 Auto 1LB= 162 cases .380 ACP 1LB= 132 cases, 6.9LBS/ 1k 9MM 1LB=117 cases, 8.5LBS/ 1K 38 SPL 1LB= 102 cases, 9.7LBS/ 1k .357 MAG 1LB= 90 cases, 11.2LBS/ 1k .357 Sig 1LB= 100 cases .40S&W 1LB= 100 cases, 10LBS/ 1k 10MM 1LB= 96 Cases .45 Gap 1LB= 86 Cases .45ACP 1lb= 78 cases, 12.8LBS/ 1k 45 Colt 1LB = 60 Cases .45 Schofield 1LB= 68 cases, 14.58LBS/1k .44MAG 1LB= 61 cases, 16.3LBS/ 1k .44 Special 1LB= 64 cases .50 AE 1LB= 48 cases RIFLE .223REM 1LB= 74 cases, 13.6LBS/ 1k 5.56MM 14.3 LBS/1K .300BLK 1LB= 80 cases, 12.5LBS/ 1K 6.5 Grendel 1LB= 62.91 cases 30 M1 Carbine 1LB= 100 Cases 7.62x39 1LB= 54 Cases 30-30WIN 1lb= 49 cases, 19LBS/ 1k .243 WIN 1LB= 40 cases, 26LBS/ 1k .308 WIN 1LB= 39 cases, 26LBS/ 1k 7mm Remington Mag 1LB= 30.21 cases 30-06 1LB= 35 cases, 28.5LBS/ 1k 270 Win 1LB= 34 cases 50 BMG 1LB= 8 cases thank you to REDHORSE for putting this into a spreadheet makes it much easier for quick reference. http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/...pstlxlaloj.png |
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I calc'd this once to see how much a guy was selling some 9mm brass for each.
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To add to the info for case weights from info I've gathered on the web:
.357 Sig----145 per lb. .45 Gap----86/lb 10MM------96/lb FN 5,7-----124/lb .25 acp----260/lb 45 Colt-----60/lb 30 M1------100/lb 7.62x39----54/lb .50 AE------48/lb 50 BMG----865 grains each or 8/lb Just an average as some cases may weigh more or less. |
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Good looking out They neeed to make this a sticky
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Thanks! This is very useful
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Tag...nice post!
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These charts are handy. Does anyone know how many 223 cases fit in a 5 gallon Behr paint bucket? 9mm? 40 S&W? 45 ACP? Coffee cans are just too small :eek:
I think I recall a 5 gallon bucket of mixed brass weighing around 70 pounds, but I could be a bit off. |
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Excellent info for reference. Thanks.
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Thanks for the helpful info. I've been storing excess brass in 5 gallon paint buckets for deep storage. Anyone know the brass count or weight of a full 5 gallon bucket full of popular pistol and rifle brass cases? I don't have a large enough scale to weigh my buckets.
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A 5 gallon Orange Home Depot Bucket weighs 1 pound 10.6 ounces.
Use the charts above and add in 1 lbs of brass until bucket / bowl / coffee can is full. Not perfect but you should be able to get pretty close to the wieght. I cant believe I posted this / I cant believe people asked Dad use to tell me "Son Common Sence is so rare if should be a F$#KEN superpower". |
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Wish I had 5 gallon buckets of brass laying around... :( |
Nacinator, yeah I figured I could do it that way but I didn't think using a 5 gal. paint bucket for brass storage was my original idea and figured someone had it worked out already.
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keeping it alive..
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need to be sticky thanks
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tagged, sweet info thanks.
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If you use 1gal ziplock freezer bags to store your brass, each (full) bag contains:
9mm, 15.6#, 1836cases 40s&w, 12.2#, 1219cases 45acp, 11.4#, 890cases 223, 11#, 809cases or if you use the 5gal bucket method 9MM = 8500-9000 pieces .40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces .45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces 9mm, 59.46gr/ea, 117.7cases/#, 8.5#/1000 38spl, 68.06gr/ea, 102.8cases/#, 9.7#/1000 40s&w, 70.1gr/ea, 99.9cases/#, 10#/1000 .357mag, 78.3gr/ea, 89.4cases/#, 11.2#/1000 .45acp, 89.58gr/ea, 78.1cases/#, 12.8#/1000 .223, 95.28gr/ea , 73.5cases/#, 13.6#/1000 .44mag, 114.38gr/ea, 61.2cases/#, 16.3#/1000 50bmg, 865.26gr/ea, 8.1cases/#, 123.5#/1000 All weights are uncleaned fired cases with the primer remaining. Individual case weights were derived using an average of mixed brass weights (except 50bmg) So, if you picked up 8#?s of 45 brass: 8# X 78.1cases/# = 625 cases+/- |
I'll have to weigh my coffee cans so I can add to this.
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From my calculations
270 win, 5 cases 1034.6gn so 1 lb is 34 cases. |
32 auto, 10 cases weigh 430.4 gn
So 162 per lb |
44 special
5 cases 545.3gn So 64 cases per lb |
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Realistic counts for 5 gallon bucket of 223 is 4500-5000. 4600 -4700 is about average.
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maybe Ill add some 5 gal numbers.
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well ill tell you what my dillon 1050 will eat a 5 gal bucket of brass in a few hours....
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I weighed 1000 5.56 .223 mixed brass and it came out to 14.3lbs. used a refrigerant scale that i weigh all my ebay packages with.
maybe its because the 5.56 are thicker brass. .07lbs is a small variance in 1000 mixed cases. |
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I would suppose the 5.56 vs the .223 weights pretty much answer the questions re loading.
I read an article somewhere stating the volumes held by these two are identical. I don't know how that could be unless the 5.56 is denser somehow. Assuming the weights listed are correct of course, one would have to take into account the differences when working up loads. Thank you OP for taking the time to follow up on your og post. |
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