Brass quantities per pound?

[DJ Skillz]

Is there a chart out there anywhere that shows the quantity of brass per pound of different calibers? Or the weight of set quantities?

I'd like to figure out how much I have, especially if I end up putting some up for sale.

[Black_Talon]

I've had this on my HDD for years, but don't know how accurate it is:

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)

So, if you picked up 8#?s of 45 brass: 8# X 78.1cases/# = 625 cases+/-

If you use 1gal ziploc freezer bags to store your brass, each (full) bag contains:

9mm, 15.6#, 1836cases
40s&w, 12.2#, 1219cases
45acp, 11.4#, 890cases
223, 11#, 809cases

[DirtyDave]

nevermind

[DJ Skillz]

That's just the kind of info I was looking for. You don't happen to have the numbers for .308 or .30-06 do you?

[DJ Skillz]

In case anyone else is looking for this information, I found this on THR, but I don't know how accurate it is either:

.380 150/lb
9mm, 117.7cases/#, 8.5#/1000
38spl, 102.8cases/#, 9.7#/1000
.357 Mag 90/lb
40s&w 99.9cases/#, 10#/1000
.45acp, 89.58gr/ea, 78.1cases/#, 12.8#/1000
.44 Sp 83/lb
.44mag, 114.38gr/ea, 61.2cases/#, 16.3#/1000
.223 75/lb
30 Carbine 110/lb
30-30 54/lb
.308 42/lb
30.06 38/lb
50bmg, 8.1cases/#, 123.5#/1000

Found this on The Firing Line:

.380: 145
.357 Sig: 96
.45 GAP: 86
.32: 168
10mm: 96
FN 5.7: 124
.25 acp: 260
.30 Luger: 120
.38 S&W: 120
.38 Super: 104
9mm MAK: 124
.45 Colt: 60
.30-M1: 100
.308: 40
.30-06: 35
7.62x39: 54
.50 AE: 48
.30-30: 52

and this:

Cartridge Weights per 1000
380 Auto- 8.5 lbs
9mm-9 lbs
357 Sig-10 lbs
38 SPL-10 lbs
357 Mag-12 lbs.
10mm-11 lbs.
40 S&W-10 lbs.
45 ACP-12.5 lbs
223 13.25lbs

and this:

280 Remington, Nickel- 188 grains
30/06 TW military (Federal) 1953- 184 grains without primer
30/06 TW military (Federal) 1953 203 grains with primer
30/06 RA military (Remington) 1951 183 grains without a primer
30/06Winchester 183 grains without a primer
30/06 FC Federal 198 grains without a primer
38 per pound, 26 lbs per thousand


308 formed from 30/06 military 178 geains without a primer
308 R-P (Remington) 174 grains, new unfired without primer
308 LC 82 Match (Olin) 174 grains, without a primer
308 formed from 30/06 Den 43 (Denver) 179 grains, without a primer
308 formed from 30/06 FA 53 182 grains, without a primer
308 NATO LC 82 188 grains with a primer
40 per pound, 25 lbs per thousand

7MM REM MAG WW Super 244 Grains without a primer, once fired
7MM REM MAG R-P Remington 233 grains without a primer
7MM Rem MAG R-P Remington 243 with a primer
28 per pound, 35 lbs per thousand

22 250 Remington Frontier 164 grains, with a primer
42 per pound, 23 lbs per thousand

I was hoping to find information from a reliable source, preferrably something published, but this should do. I suppose I could always just weigh a few cases by themselves, take an average, and do the math.

Thanks for the replies so far though!