Noob asking: How many per pound???

[h2o4lf]

How many .223 55gr FMJ BT rounds can I expect on average with a pound of powder??

[TMC]

How many .223 55gr FMJ BT rounds can I expect on average with a pound of powder??

7,000 grains per pound, figure out what load you are going to use and do some simple math.

[freakshow10mm]

24gr= 291rds/lb
24.5gr=285rds/lb
25gr=280rds/lb
25.5gr= 274rds/lb
26gr= 269rds/lb
26.5gr= 264rds/lb
27gr= 259rds/lb
27.5gr= 254rds/lb

[ar15barrels]

I never concern myself with a single pound because I buy 8lb jugs.
You get around 2000 rounds per jug so I order 5 jugs and 10,000 primers at a time from powder valley to fill up a hazmat tag.

[freakshow10mm]

I'm lucky enough to be able to order by the drum for $12/lb shipped.

+1 on maxing out the haz mat. I can't remember when the last time I bought just a pound of powder.

[h2o4lf]

Thank you for the input!! It really helps. I am trying to justify the cost of reloading. I am in the process of working out the finances and was just curious about how many rounds I would get on average per pound. Does it matter if it is disk shaped or ball shaped powder? Is 1 grain = 1 grain regardless of shape?

[ar15barrels]

Thank you for the input!! It really helps. I am trying to justify the cost of reloading. I am in the process of working out the finances and was just curious about how many rounds I would get on average per pound. Does it matter if it is disk shaped or ball shaped powder? Is 1 gain = 1 grain regardless of shape?

Grains is a unit of weight measure.
There are 7000 grains in a pound and 437.5 grains in an ounce.

It takes a bunch of actual powder GRANULES to make a grain.

Using Varget as an example, it takes about 30 granules to make 1 grain.

[h2o4lf]

Thank you! That makes sense. Please don't think money is my only concern. I think it would be fun to load my own loads as well as be kind of zenful.

[pdq_wizzard]

here you go a cheat sheat

Rounds p/Pound Reference Chart

[FLIGHT762]

If you want to calculate the cost per round, here's a great, easy to use calculator.

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp

[h2o4lf]

Thank you! All these posts are very helpful!