How do you measure gunpowder

**tdavis501** · 08-12-2009, 02:28 PM

Trying to settle a bet between MhoganCU. How do you measure gun powder. Is it
A.) by Grains
B.) by DRAMS

If you think it is DRAMS, please do not participate in the pole for you are a dumbass!

Thanks

**mhogancu** · 08-12-2009, 02:32 PM

Tdavis501, many people laugh at the picture in your profile. what people donot know is that you are the kid pictured far left leaning in to swallow that boner.........

**mhogancu** · 08-12-2009, 02:33 PM

grains is the size of bullet........

**tdavis501** · 08-12-2009, 02:34 PM

God,
I wish we had a video link to your webcam so we could all watch you rehearse your responses outloud to see which one sounds best.

**DVR** · 08-12-2009, 02:37 PM

I do a bunch or reloading. my reloading scale (that I use to weigh powder, bullets and shot) has 2 options for units of measure- grains or grams.

I have never gotten a straight answer about "max drams" on a load. It goes back to the days when high brass actually had a purpose.

**millero** · 08-12-2009, 02:37 PM

by the bucket.

**Swamp Rat** · 08-12-2009, 02:38 PM

Grains is the commonly accepted means of describing the powder charge AND bullet weight in US cartridges (Europeans use grams). there are 7000 grains in a pound.

DRAMS is the commonly accepted means of describing powder charge (only) in shotgun shells. It's actually "Dram Equivalent", which describes the powder charge against the EQUIVALENT of X number of drams of BLACK POWDER.... More of a performance measurement than anything. They (ammunition manufacturers) had to come up with a means of explaining to folks what they were getting when they started using smokeless powder instead of black powder. It IS a unit of measure, but not for use in reloading. You can get "X" dram equivalent performance from many different charges of assorted smokeless powders.

1 dram = 27.343 75 grain

1 grain = 0.064 798 91 gram

**Simple Man** · 08-12-2009, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by tdavis501

How do you measure gun powder.

GRAINS.

**HARV** · 08-12-2009, 03:18 PM

We use grains here as well.

**buckpro** · 08-12-2009, 03:24 PM

GRAINS

**Phone Man** · 08-12-2009, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by millero

by the bucket.

i deffinitly don't want to shoot any of your reloads.lol

**mello_collins** · 08-12-2009, 05:52 PM

Drams are for black powder ONLY. It is from the old apothecary measuring system.

Smokeless powder is measured in grains

**CWPINST** · 08-12-2009, 06:20 PM

Nobody uses Drams. What a stupid question! This is not the 19th century.

**Chuck the Duck Slayer** · 08-12-2009, 09:38 PM

How much was the "bet" for??? Seems like someone owes someone something

**rollnheavy** · 08-12-2009, 09:49 PM

since i shoot a cannon i measure in pounds

rp · 08-13-2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Phone Man

i deffinitly don't want to shoot any of your reloads.lol

Are you one of those 243 shooters they have been talking about? What is wrong with a little bruising around the shoulder. And the face?

**Palmetto Bug** · 08-13-2009, 08:30 AM

A little trivia.....one grain is roughly the weight of one grain of wheat. That's how the unit was originally derived.

**quack head 11** · 08-13-2009, 04:54 PM

Drams of powder are used in shotshells. Or at least I have seen it on dove loads on the box it tells how many drams of powder.

Rifle powder is def. grains.

Projectiles are also measured in grains.