grains of powder

[Billvz]

How many grains of powder in 1 lb of powder? I think 7000.[smilie=1:

[wills]

7000 Grains per pound. Powder, boolits, apples, whatever.

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[arkypete]

You could make sure they didn't short you and count them.
Jim

[carpetman]

Billvz--A grain is based on a very technical scientific principle. It is based on the weight of an average grain of wheat. It was deduced that about 7000 of them weigh a pound. So if you should forget the number again,just go get some average wheat and count out until you have a pound. But you have to be careful that it is "average"wheat. Should you get some Boone&Crockett class wheat your figures will be off. If you get virgin wheat it will be wrong too. Virgin wheat tends to be fat and ugly. Extra virgin wheat is really fat and has a bad attitude. You can use some high Math and save a little time. It would seem you could remember that there are 16 ounces to a pound you could divide 16 into 7000 and come up with 437.5 per ounce. Well--that would be a waste. You already knew it was 7,000. Also there is no precise way to cut a grain of wheat exactly in half. (Even Wills can't post a link to cutting a grain of wheat in half). Extensive research did come up with everyother ounce will be even number,so you could only count out 2 ounces and then multiply by 8 to get 16 ounces. Glad I could help.

[jhalcott]

When A young member of the gun club asked me "How close do you have to be when you cut a grain of powder to get the load right", I asked for more info. He said he was about to start reloading his 30-30 and read that some loads took 39 and a half grains. Yes he had a can of powder and all the equipment to load. He even had a scale, which he thought was for weighing bullets.A weekend later he was a LOT more informed. The thought of counting 39.5 GRAINS always brings a smile to my face.

[wills]

Billvz--A grain is based on a very technical scientific principle. It is based on the weight of an average grain of wheat. It was deduced that about 7000 of them weigh a pound.

Also there is no precise way to cut a grain of wheat exactly in half. (Even Wills can't post a link to cutting a grain of wheat in half). Extensive research did come up with everyother ounce will be even number,so you could only count out 2 ounces and then multiply by 8 to get 16 ounces. Glad I could help.

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[KCSO]

I'm taking this all with a grain of salt, 7000 to the pound. Althought I might have to wash it down with a few drams.

[montana_charlie]

How many grains of powder in 1 lb of powder? I think 7000.[smilie=1:
You are correct, if you mean grains and not granules.
As you continue to receive grains of truth, in response to your question, you may accumulate an ounce of prevention. We gladly provide these in an effort to make it unnecessary for you to seek a pound of cure.
CM

[ron brooks]

Wills, you're the man! :-D

[MT Gianni]

MT is full of virgin wheat, I don't know about San Angelo.

[eka]

Carpetman and Wills,

If you two knew how much I needed that laugh after the day I've had.

That's too good!

Keith

[qajaq59]

You guys may be a little nutty. BUT Lord knows, you certainly are FUNNY. ha ha ha

[9.3X62AL]

Wills and C-man.....you've both outdone yourselves. As usual.

After seeing the GRANULE size of Trail Boss powder, I'm inclined to think that you could load 32 S&W Long with tweezers--five or six of those GRANULES would probably be just right, with the primed case sitting upright in the scale pan for verification.

[wills]

Were going to hear from ray again

[carpetman]

Mt Gianni---Virgin wheat and virgin sheep are inverseley proportional to one another. We have no virgin wheat here. I am not surprised to learn you have a lot of virgin wheat in Montana. I suspect you are overrun with it.

[wills]

See, I told you.

[wills]

and more

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Publications/upload/h4402_appenc.pdf

[Phil]

Well, no one has said whether this can of powder was a pound avoirdupois or a pound troy. (:>)

Cheers,

Phil

[9.3X62AL]

Cabin fever is pandemic, I see.

[MT Gianni]

My error, I thought virgin wheat was what virgin sheep ate. Gianni.

[Phil]

I must shoot something.... I must shoot something....I must shoot something....three rifles I haven't shot yet....too much snow and cold....must move to the southwest....darn global warming....must go shooting.............................

Phil (:>)

[carpetman]

I can easily understand the confusion in Montana as to what virgin sheep eat. Virgin sheep and Montana--now there's an oxymoron for you.

[Lee]

Man, it's a good thing he didn't ask whats' a henweigh[smilie=1:
.................................................. .......Lee:wink:

[NVcurmudgeon]

7000 Grains per pound. Powder, boolits, apples, whatever.

But precious metals are weighed in Troy weight, only 12 ounces to the pound. And if the price of powder gets much higher, I guess it will come in troy pounds, too.

[Phil]

Its a good thing for us that THEY don't consider ww a precious metal.

Cheers,

Phil

[birdhunters]

Well thank goodness for above average wheat, cause if it all was just average, We would have to put up with just average whiskey.

[wills]

But precious metals are weighed in Troy weight, only 12 ounces to the pound. And if the price of powder gets much higher, I guess it will come in troy pounds, too.

Grains dont seem to change.

[Phil]

Hi Wills,

You're right of course, a grain is a grain. But, the number of grains in a Troy pound are different than the number of grains in an Avoirdupois pound because the Troy pound is only 12 ounces instead of the 16 ounces an Avoirdupois pounds contains. But, you knew that. (:>)

Cheers,

Phil

[vmt_hntr]

Youins' is funny...keep up the good humor...
boB..

[castalott]

If virgin sheep eat virgin wheat....does that make virgin droppings? Can you recognize these droppings by the ability to pick them up by the clean end?


There seem to be a lot of guys here that sing the old Platters song....

Only Ewe..

"Only ewe can make this world seem right
only ewe can make the darkness bright
only ewe and ewe alone
can thrill me like ewe do
and fill my heart for love for only ewe....'

Interesting fun fact....1/2 of all shooters are below average marksmen

[Phil]

Yep, and fifty percent of the doctors out there graduated in the bottom half of their class.

Cheers,

Phil

[carpetman]

If you are using a pound that only has 12 ounces then it would only take 5250 grains(less wheat to count).

[Ricochet]

If virgin sheep eat virgin wheat....does that make virgin droppings? If you don't screw around with them.

[mag_01]

---------- If you are missing a grain or two from a pound how do you recover it from the manufacturer----Is there an 800 # available.


This thread has brought a little sunshine into the day ---- Mag

[Phil]

1-800-BR549 Ask for Junior.

Phil

[leftiye]

Lee.... Depends on whether it's full of chicken stuffing or not (they all are you know).

[13Echo]

"But precious metals are weighed in Troy weight, only 12 ounces to the pound. And if the price of powder gets much higher, I guess it will come in troy pounds, too."

Uhhhh, NV, have you looked at a can of Trailboss yet? Must be in Troy weight.

Jerry Liles

[georgeld]

Echo:

I was waiting for that one to be posted, thank you sir!!