How many loads from a Pound of Powder?

[ruger1228]

Is there a chart or a calculator that allows you to figure how many loads
you can get out of a pound of powder? Seems like I have seen something like this a few years back.
Any help would be appreciated. thanks
thom

 

[MikeRussell]

IIRC there are 7000 grains in 1lb of powder. So, divide 7000 by your load weight.

 

[joed]

Yep, as above, nice and easy.

 

[TheCracker]

IIRC there are 7000 grains in 1lb of powder. So, divide 7000 by your load weight.

This

 

[Rodentman]

Yeah, after I did this I ordered more H110. At 40g for each 500 round I get only 175 rounds per pound.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Yeah, after I did this I ordered more H110. At 40g for each 500 round I get only 175 rounds per pound.

If you're using 40gr for each load you might want to order a 8lb jug and save some money.

 

[Kachok]

If you want to avarage it out, figure about 100 for common magnum calibers(7mm RM/300 WM), 125 loads of long action (270/30-06), and about 150 for Mauser and short action calibers(7x57, 257 Roberts, 308... etc) That is the genral rule I have always gone by.

 

[A Pause for the Coz]

yes that was a happy day when I learned this. 7000 gr in one pound of any powder.

Made me shoot allot more Unique loads with cast Bullets.

I get 233 shots of I3031 out of my 30-30 compared to
875 shots from Unique.

I still load rifle powders in my rifles but the ratio is like 10 to 1.

 

[helotaxi]

7000 grains in one pound of anything. It's a standardized weight.

 

[JohnM]

Only in Avoirdupois.

 

[jaguarxk120]

Advoirdupois is the weight system we use.

 

[ny32182]

What weighs more, a pound of feathers, or a pound of rocks?

 

[zxcvbob]

What weighs more, a pound of feathers, or a pound of rocks?

That depends, what kind of rocks? (Troy weight vs. Av.)

 

[Bwana John]

Advoirdupois is the weight system we use.

Speak for yourself.

Some of us are more enlightened and use SI (Système International d'Unités)

and its spelled Avoirdupois, not Advoirdupois

At 40g for each 500 round(?) I get only 175 rounds per pound.

40g=617.29gr

g = gram (SI)
gr = grain (Avoirdupois)

 

[mcofboise]

Quote:
At 40g for each 500 round(?)

C'mon, Bwana. Probably needed a decimal point, like .500 S&W, or .50 BMG, or .500 Nitro.

 

[Waywatcher]

7000
Charge weight

=

Number of charges per pound

 

[helotaxi]

Regardless of the system, the grain and the pound are in the same system and the conversion is a standard.

 

[Certaindeaf]

All measurements are standard/convertible.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Are you people actually acting like school kids and having a pissing contest on who is right and who wrote something wrong by mistake? Sorry but that's not very High Road IMO.

 

[rondog]

All I can tell ya is, if you're gonna load a bunch of rifle rounds, buy an 8lb. jug of your chosen powder. Blows my mind how quickly I can use up a pound of Varget loading .223's. And trying to load several hundred .30-06 with IMR4895? Get the big jug.

 

[jcwit]

Fairly simple formula isn't it?

Yup buy the big jug when loading rifle rounds to save money, makes sense to me.

Now lets skip down and discuss using 10w/30 to lube cases.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Great minds think alike!! LOL I mentioned a 8lb jug in post #6 so I'm with you guys alright...

 

[helotaxi]

All measurements are standard/convertible.

What's the standard for how many decimal places to take the conversion factor out? Different systems my have conversions between them, but precision suffers when you change systems.

And CUP has no direct conversion into any other measure.

 

[ruger1228]

Are you people actually acting like school kids and having a pissing contest on who is right and who wrote something wrong by mistake? Sorry but that's not very High Road IMO.

I agree ArchAngel. All I did was ask for a simple way to figure out how many rounds I could get from a pound of powder. My question was answered. I don't care what standard or scale is used. thom

 

[higgite]

If all else fails, you could always just buy a pound of powder and count the number of rounds loaded until it's all gone. That works in avoirdupois or SI.