Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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What is the average number of rounds you can load up out of 1lb of powder? I know its gonna depend on how many grains your loading up but, whats the average number you guys are coming up with(if you keep track). It may be a dumb question but I'm trying to price out how much I can load up 1,000 rounds for. A friend of mine and I are planning on doing some p-dog hunting and we are going to split the cost of ammo.
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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There are 7,000 grains to 1 lb of powder. Just run the numbers.
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Try this
http://www.push.com.au/misc/2012%20Amun ... ulator.xls
It's a link I copied from another forum. Excel spreadsheet with all the sums plugged in. Just change the grey boxes to fit your powder/bullet/cases etc.
If the link doesn't work, send me your email and I'll try to send it that way
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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Like Hedge said: 7,000 divided by # of grains in each case = total # per pound. Subtract however many grains you are going to spill on the floor before doing the math!
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RAMOS wrote:Like Hedge said: 7,000 divided by # of grains in each case = total # per pound. Subtract however many grains you are going to spill on the floor before doing the math!

:D I see you've forgotten to close the gate on a ChargeMaster too :D
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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jo191145 wrote:
RAMOS wrote:Like Hedge said: 7,000 divided by # of grains in each case = total # per pound. Subtract however many grains you are going to spill on the floor before doing the math!

:D I see you've forgotten to close the gate on a ChargeMaster too :D
I thought I was the only dummy that did that :oops: Bill K :D
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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For 1000 rounds of 204 ammo you will need around 4lbs of powder.
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Ill keep that in mind when I get my shopping list ready.
Thanks
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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Guys, I don't have a Charge Master. However, I'm quite confident that I can put powder on the floor regardless of the equipment being used! It takes years of practice but, I'm good enough that I can spill without even trying to.
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":D I see you've forgotten to close the gate on a ChargeMaster too :D"

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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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Bill K wrote:
jo191145 wrote:
RAMOS wrote:Like Hedge said: 7,000 divided by # of grains in each case = total # per pound. Subtract however many grains you are going to spill on the floor before doing the math!

:D I see you've forgotten to close the gate on a ChargeMaster too :D
I thought I was the only dummy that did that :oops: Bill K :D

Not by a long shot Bill. Sometimes I'm so careful to close the wheel I spin it twice which of course dumps powder all over the floor. ;)

Ramos. I applaud your dedication to perfection but get a ChargeMaster. You too can be a pro at spilling without so much as a thought,,,,which is exactly how it happens :lol:
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Been there, done that on the chargemaster with the drain gate open.

A worthwhile related tool for calculating reloading cost:

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp
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Re: Amount of rounds out of 1lb of powder

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Bill K wrote:
jo191145 wrote:
RAMOS wrote:Like Hedge said: 7,000 divided by # of grains in each case = total # per pound. Subtract however many grains you are going to spill on the floor before doing the math!

:D I see you've forgotten to close the gate on a ChargeMaster too :D
I thought I was the only dummy that did that :oops: Bill K :D

Nope your not, I think we all have done that.....LOL
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