BigSlick Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) . Left BrianEnos forums. Edited December 27, 2005 by BigSlick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) according to my calculations ... length 45 acp cartridge ~ 0.9 in diameter of 45 acp cartridge ~ 0.47 in the volume of a 45 acp cartidge should be: (pi*r^2)*l or (pi*(d/2)^2)*l substituting the above values (3.14*(0.470/2)^2)*0.9 yielding 0.156 in^3 or 9.03*10^-5 ft^3 using the conversion ft^3*7.5 = gallons a five gallon bucket should then be 5/7.5 = 0.667 ft^3 assuming a 20% loss of space since the brass does not stack perfectly, the amount of brass should be approximately: 0.667 ft^3 / 9.03*10^-4 * 0.8 5905.2 pieces of brass Edited August 13, 2005 by short_round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlick Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) . Edited December 27, 2005 by BigSlick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jones Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 4,400 sounds about right to me. I just bought 4k, bagged in a 5 gallon bucket and it was nearly level full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 A 5 gallon bucket, will hold 4,400 full to the rim. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... isn't it funny how the math always seems to be a little (or a lot) off from reality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 The random placment of the empty casings in the bucket would seem to be a big, big variable. Maybe Chaos Theroy has a role to play... My flat guess, given what the known 40 & 9 volumes were, would have been 5K. Anybody have the time to neatly stack the brass in a bucket to see how many would really fit? edit by Middle Man to add new method of calculation Just had a thought while taking the dog out. The way to calculate the number of 45 cases in a 5 gal bucket would be to take the weight of one 45 case and plug in the formula for Weight by Volume, subtract 1lb for the bucket, and divide total weight of the 5gal volume by the single 45 case weight to obtain the number of pieces in the 5gal. Anyhow off to today's match...I'll have check the math books later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) The random placment of the empty casings in the bucket would seem to be a big, big variable. Maybe Chaos Theroy has a role to play...My flat guess, given what the known 40 & 9 volumes were, would have been 5K. Anybody have the time to neatly stack the brass in a bucket to see how many would really fit? edit by Middle Man to add new method of calculation Just had a thought while taking the dog out. The way to calculate the number of 45 cases in a 5 gal bucket would be to take the weight of one 45 case and plug in the formula for Weight by Volume, subtract 1lb for the bucket, and divide total weight of the 5gal volume by the single 45 case weight to obtain the number of pieces in the 5gal. Anyhow off to today's match...I'll have check the math books later. Yes - but if the brass were mixed head stamp, then wouldn't you need to take into account the variance in weight between manufacturers? I would measure the weigh in grains of a sample of each represented brand and then figure the average of the samples. Thoughts? By the way, anyone have a rough # of .45 casings that fit in a US Postal Service flat rate box? Edited August 6, 2007 by Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclez Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) Off topic I know but why did the OP delete ALL of his posts? All 35. Someone must have pee'd in his Cheerios. Edited August 7, 2007 by unclez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Off topic I know but why did the OP delete ALL of his posts? All 35.Someone must have pee'd in his Cheerios. Noticed that too. Dunno the scoop. Mods- if this is a dead horse topic or off limits, just say the word. Suprised someone would leave in a huff - this is a very polite corner of the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclez Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) If it's who I think it is that plays "King of Reloading" on GT's reloading forum going by the same name then it's better off he is gone anyway. Edited August 7, 2007 by unclez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Off topic I know but why did the OP delete ALL of his posts? All 35.Someone must have pee'd in his Cheerios. Noticed that too. Dunno the scoop. Mods- if this is a dead horse topic or off limits, just say the word. Suprised someone would leave in a huff - this is a very polite corner of the web. This is one of the reasons there is now a time-limit on editing and deleting posts.. Beyond that time you have to convince one of the admins to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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