Iam about to do some mass loading and was wondering how much powder i needed.The powder
Imr 4350 useing 62 gn. How many gn in a pound?
thanks for any help!
Reloaderlen

7000

7000

Thank's Mike & Dave that was fast!
Reloaderlen

It was close but Mike 375 won!

Congratulations for THINKING

Congratulations for THINKING -- for thinking what should be so obvious to every handloader planning to buy powder,what many handloaders never think of when they're buying powder. Before the bucks come out of the wallet, before the canisters come off the shelf onto the counter, before you leave home for the gun store, you should know how many rounds of a given charge you'll be able to get from a pound of powder -- so you'll know whether ONE pound is going to last long enough to feed your shooting.

For those who still don't know how, divide the charge weight in grains (C) into 7,000 (the number of grains in a pound) to get the total yield of rounds (R) in a pound -- 7.000/C = R rounds.

Loading my .220 Howell, for example, with a 52-gr charge, I get 134 loads, without quite enough left in the 1-lb canister for the 135th round (7,000/52 = 134.6 charges). An 8-lb jug contains 56,000 grains (8 x 7,000 = 56,000) -- enough for loading 1,076 rounds, with almost another full charge left over (56,000/52 = 1076.9 charges).

So to load 2,000 rounds (104,000 grains) for a "heavy summer" of prairie dogs, I'll use-up 15 one-pound canisters (104,000/7000 = 104/7 = 14.85 pounds), enough to make it wise to buy two 8-lb jugs at one time if I want all that ammo loaded with the same lot of my chosen powder.

RELOADER LEN,
If I worked the calculator correctly you shouls get 112 charges from a pound. Good luck.

Hi Ken,
Good point about lot numbers, that is something that all handloaders should be aware of.
There is always some variation between lot numbers of the same powder. Most variations are small, but sometimes can be quite large.
If using multiple lot numbers of powder, you may find that some of your reloads shoot good while others shoot poorly, or of more concern, that your rifles action starts to get sticky. This is of special concern where max loads are used.

Don't know about you fellas, but here in the land of Oz they sell powder by the half kilo. That makes 7700 grains to a tin.

Just out of curiosity what sought of prices do you buy powder for in USA? Rifle powders here are
about $29/500gms, Black FFG $52/kilo, Pistol in bulk $106/2kg, primers $43/1000, projectiles (av ones) $35-40/100, and Barnes etc $65.

Assuming you're pricing components in Austrailian dollars, with an exchange rate of about 55-60c American, your powder prices are about like ours, but your primers and bullets are a little more expensive.

You can look at some of the shooting supply websites for exact American prices. Calculate in shipping (for everything but primers and powder) at about $3.50 to $15, depending on the size of the order. For primers and powder the hazmat charges are very steep and make mail-order purchase impractical for all but the largest orders.

Stonecreek,

I just bought some 350 grain 416 Speer Mag Tips and they were $55Aus per 50. That is $29.70US and I think Huntingtons list them at $28.50US.

An M70 Stainless in 270 would be around $840US. A Ruger is around $550US as are Howa and CZ. A Sako is about $1000US

Generally speaking prices we pay for rifles like sako or CZ in relation to M70/Rem 700 prices are lower than you because we have import duties on rifles whether they come from the US or Europe.

Mike

Mike375,
I found 7 boxes of 50 of the 350 grain Speer .416 bullets for $19.95 (USD) a box recently. They were gathering dust on a shelf. Should be a good deer/roo bullet, eh? It will take a pound of powder to load about 70 of them in the Rigby, about 85 in the Remington, and about 100 of them in the Taylor, with progressively faster powders, giving retro gressively slower muzzle velocities respectively.

Wallace,
Just bought some powder locally the other day off the shelf here in Helena, Montana at $18.99 US per pound for H322 & $16.99 per pound for H4831 (two different retailers and the one with the lower prices doesn't carry H322). Both purchases were for one pound canisters, and I expect that they are typical for powder across most of the US.

Dave

Am I missing somthing here or did you all skip over the fact that this question was asked in the first place. Meaning, this is just a simple convertion, and it was asked by a person who reloads? No offense to anyone but I wouldnt want to be around when those reloads are being fired.

IMHO

Jag i would like you to know i have been loading
for some time now,generaly in small amounts.My
grand farther got me started and i loved it.when
i got started i had to scrape lunch money to buy
a kit of my own! Ive known that i could get at
least 100 rds out of most 1lb cans,i only loaded
20 rds once every few weeks,when a can got low
i just bought another can.And no where in 4
diffrent manual's do they tell how many gn in a
pound! MY HANDLOADS ARE JUST FINE !
Reloaderlen

Then when you find that "pet" load,,,,Buy a keg of that powder and sleep easy. Happy Shooting!!!

<<<<< 7000 >>>>>>>

JAG- I was thinking a similar thought though less pointed.

Reloader LEN- I think if you look at Hodgdons Reloading Manual 27 there is at least a conversion table and at most a small chapter. I don't have the book in front of me but I am reasonably sure that is where I saaw it. Your question is a good one and I can see why it may not be "necessary" to know, however for a number of listed reasons lot, uniformity and coverage,it is quite important to know.

I would not consider this a stupid question as some might, only the unasked question is.

Kind regards to all.

[ 08-30-2002, 02:32: Message edited by: Dave In LB ]