The Guessing Game

[Lead Waster]

755

[joelogic]

Some good guesses. Tonight the winner will be announced.

[bcrich]

1944 (WWll)

[joelj320]

2650

[tujungatoes]

2350

[KeithET]

2100

[Vicious_138]

1340

[rumblebee]

One Million???!!!!

[deac777]

1800

[Bill Steele]

So I was thinking 2000, but then thought there must be a few flipped primers in there, so I figure 1979 in the bucket.

[joelogic]

Guessing closed.

[Dark Mod]

Guessing closed.

So whats the verdict? i hope you dont have to go count them all lol

[joelogic]

Rounds are 230gr RN .45 in a 3 1/2 gallon bucket and there were 973.

852

Closest without going over.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! PM me if you want the prize.

So I was thinking 2000, but then thought there must be a few flipped primers in there, so I figure 1979 in the bucket.

Correct line of thinking except I started with 1k of primers. As a note I did notice more flipped primers than usual. 2.7% lost primers (I did not try and reseat flipped primers). Usually I crush maybe 10 per 1k. I blame Win NT and S&B brass. For the flipped primers I dont know.

[Thomas1190]

Doh! I was only 12 over! I guessed 985 lol.

[Bill Steele]

...Correct line of thinking except I started with 1k of primers. As a note I did notice more flipped primers than usual. 2.7% lost primers (I did not try and reseat flipped primers). Usually I crush maybe 10 per 1k. I blame Win NT and S&B brass. For the flipped primers I dont know.

Ah, I figured it was one of those 5gal buckets you get at OSH to use washing the car (and storing brass...). I guess I could have been more observant, I just noticed those ammo cans in the background, good for scale.

I have gotten to the point, I sort my head stamps now for both .45 and 9's. Ironically, lately I have gotten a fair amount of mil-surp 45, instead of SPP. I recently did a big buy of some once fired 45ACP brass. It came with a bunch of WCC43 headstamps, amazing to be reloading brass that at one time was being made to fight the Axis Powers.

Sorry for the highjack dudes.

Congrats to the big winner!