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How Much 9 mm brass does it take ?


MichiganShootist

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I have a collection of Folgers coffee containers that I use for brass storage.

Plus/minus 900 pieces, and that's a rough estimate, of 9x19 will fit in a 33.9oz container.

+1, I also use the coffee cans and my "scooper" holds about 300 pieces of 9mm brass. 3 scoops and the can is full.

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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+/-

If you use 1gal ziploc 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

CASES per POUND:

.380: 145

.357 Sig: 96

.45 GAP: 86

.32: 168

10mm: 96

FN 5.7: 124

.25 acp: 260

.30 Luger: 120

.38 S&W: 120

.38 Super: 104

9mm MAK: 124

.45 Colt: 60

.30-M1: 100

.308: 40

.30-06: 35

7.62x39: 54

.50 AE: 48

.30-30: 52

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I'm currently sorting and cleaning 18 months worth of brass.... (my own and brass from my classes) I'm talking over three 5 gallon buckets.....of 6 calibers.

Can anyone give me a good estimate on my 9 mm question???

I know it takes 3 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie POP..... just ask Mr. Owl :roflol:

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a 5 gallon bucket of 9's is about 8000 pieces. Don't ask me how I know ;)

8,000 40's in the making?

I've got 3 or 4 5gal buckets of glock bulged :sick: 40's that's 20,000ish cases

Since they are bulged and thus damged, I will take them off your hands cheap. :cheers:

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