Empty cases per pound/1k

[Rolex]

How many pounds should 1k 223 cases weigh?

[jmorris]

If you would like to know how many rounds of brass you have lying around, as I did, you can use the information below. If anyone wants to count them out to see how close my calculations are let me know what you find out.

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

If you use 5gal buckets each full one will have

9MM = 8500-9000 pieces

.40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces

.45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces

A few more 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

Edited September 30, 2012 by jmorris

[Rolex]

J- Thanks. I gave this to a few other people that where asking

just yesterday at the range.

[jmorris]

I post the whole list when folks ask and it's in a sticky on a few forums. Here its in the Reloading FAQ forum under brass weight.

[wsquires]

I WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH 1000 ROUNDS OF EMPTY 223 BRASS WEIGHED. SO I WEIGHED 100 OF THEM ON MY FOOD SCALE AND IT CAME OUT TO 220 OUNCES.  THAT IS 16 POUNDS AND 12 OUNCES.  I THEN WENT TO A FEW WEBB SITES AND I FOUND THIS ONE.  IT IS ANSWERING WHAT BRASS WEIGHED FOR PEOPLE AT HIS SHOOTING RANGE.  MY BRASS HAD CIVILIAN AND MILITARY BRASS WITH THE PRIMERS REMOVED.  I CAME OUT WITH A 16 LBS AND 12 OZ , FOR 1000 ROUNDS.  HE CAME OUT WITH 13 LBS AND 6 OZ.  IF I HAD WEIGHED THEM ON RELOADING SCALE I MAY HAVE COME OUT WITH HIS NUMBER--OR---MY MIXED  CIVILIAN/ MILITARY BRASS MAY HAVE ADDED A TOTAL OF 6 OZ FOR 1000 ROUNDS.  

 

I am responding to jmorris post of 30 Sept, 2012.

 

My hat is off to you!!!    Our differences my have been the brand/military brass that we weighed.  Plus calculating the rounds in a bucket was awesome.

THANK YOU, I WILL PASS THIS ON TO MY RELOADING BUDDIES. 

 

 

[jmorris]

On 1/25/2023 at 4:52 PM, wsquires said:

  Our differences my have been the brand/military brass that we weighed.

 

 

Certainly could be a difference between 5.56x45 brass and .223.  The 223 cases I had when I did the calculations above averaged 95.23 grains each.  
 

Of course different brands would also vary as they do with wall thickness.

 

Good use of search function though.

Edited February 1, 2023 by jmorris