40 brass

[jstagn]

Approximately how many empty 40 brass in a 5 gallon bucket and approximate weight?.

[Rustygun]

Here is data from the Glock talk forum.  I have taken the time to count and it is surprisingly accurate.

So if you have a way to weight your bucket you can easily calculate number of cases in a bucket 

 

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)

[kujo929]

By that math around 6500 in a 5 gallon bucket. I weighed one the other day at 65lbs


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[jstagn]

Thanks!!