driver8M3 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i bought 10k mixed/used brass recently. i just finished cleaning all of it, and i wondered how sellers of used brass measure what they are selling (it came in a big box)? i've completely filled a 5 gallon bucket with it. so the question is, how much 9mm brass fits in a 5 gallon bucket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Well if this is a sort of a riddle... You said you bought 10k... then you stated you filled a 5 gallon bucket with it. Therefore 10,000 cases fits in a 5 gal. bucket... I have no idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 US or Imperial Gallons? Either way you have 5 Gallons of brass. Count out 500 and weigh them. Weight the rest and divide by what the 500 weighed and you have x times 500. Thats how we do it. But you have enough I suspect for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 18.92706 liters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 At 8600kg/m³ that would be 162.772716kg of brass assuming solid compaction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Whadday'all talk about? Don'tcha have any kid running and screaming through your house? You'll only need a 1st grader who's able to count up to 10. You teach him to count 10 brass, then save 1 from the batch of ten. Then... ...repeat.... ...repeat... ...repeat... ...repeat... ...repeat... ...and overnight the bucket will be empty and you'll easily be able to fit the saved brass in bullet boxes of 100. Multiply the number of boxes you fill by 1000 and voilà, there is your total. P.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 i guess i should have posted this in the humor forum maybe i should ask mr. owl ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i guess i should have posted this in the humor forum Well so far this thread has made my day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 9mm Brass weighs 9lb./1,000 I'm a little confused by your questions that have the answers with them, but I guess that you have 90 lbs. of brass. But you already knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 i cant believe none of you have ever counted a 5-gallon bucketful of 9mm brass . well, i guess the 9 lbs/1,000 will have to do...i'll weigh it to see if there really is ~90 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i cant believe none of you have ever counted a 5-gallon bucketful of 9mm brass You have the rare opportunity to be the FIRST!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i wondered how sellers of used brass measure what they are selling (it came in a big box)? It is sold by weight using a counting scale ( $$$$ ) or conversoin factor: 9mm w/ primer = 8.4 pounds / thousand 40 S&W w/ primer = 10 pound / thousand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 the bucket(empty) should weigh very close to two lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 All this over 9MM BRASS Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 1) weigh bucket and brass 2) weigh bucket 3) Step 1-Step 2 = weight of brass in lbs 4) Step x 7000 = grains of brass 5) weigh 10 cases on your powder scale (in grains), then devide by 10 for avg weight/case 6) Step 4 / Step 5 = # of cases You figure out what to do with that hanging fraction of a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 About 10 pieces, there's probably room for more, but this way no spilage... Really, a bucket of 9mm brass... holds about a years worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Well I seem to recall that you have a young daughter & this whole thing can be settled quickly & accurately if you just offer to give her a nickle for every piece of brass she counts. Loads of fun for bored kids; much more constructive than mumbly peg or tidlywinks. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Law Man Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Sounds like a good contest to me..whoever gets closest wins a prize..Maybe BE will give away a book or something..So who is gunna count to know the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I seem to remember once that a 2 gal bucket was 3200 pcs or so. So that makes about 8 K pcs in a 5 gal bucket. I'll fill one up and have my 11 year old count it tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 If you don't pay the 11 year old enough don't be surprised when you find your brass thrown around like fertiliser.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 OK, Department of Useless Information. 100,000 Once fired 40S&W cases nearly fills TWO 44Gallon Drums (55US Gallons), nearly but not quite. But as it happens the original 100,000 we bought has so far provided 210 bags that hold 505, yes I counted out 50 multiplied by 10 added 1% for the F.U.F. (second word Up, third word Factor). So even the commercial guys get it wrong. Worst part is I still have another drum to work through. But at least it is easy to move in a drum. And yes I did know how much the whole lot weighed (near enough 600lbs each drum), I was just real glad when it turn up on a truck with a tail lift and a trolley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEDELLCUSTOM Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 how much 9mm brass fits in a 5 gallon bucket. the answer is, all of it. whatever doesn't fit is on the ground. excuse me, honey bring me another beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Well I seem to recall that you have a young daughter & this whole thing can be settled quickly & accurately if you just offer to give her a nickle for every piece of brass she counts. Loads of fun for bored kids; much more constructive than mumbly peg or tidlywinks. D. Hmmm... 8,000 x .05 Can I count - - no I WILL COUNT for that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Get your own damn beer Dan!! How much dirt can you get out of a 2ft by 2ft by 2ft deep hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 All of it, but only if it had dirt in it in the first place. Is the hole in dirt or in some other medium (concrete?) Or, none as the hole is already empty, but! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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