how many .223 brass fit in an ice cream pail

Got this from another site...

I have to give credit to Jmorris - he posted this info on several forums, but I don't remember the exact forum I lifted this info from:

If you would like to know how many rounds of brass you have lying around, as I did, you can use the information below. If anyone wants to count them out to see how close my calculations are let me know what you find out.

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

If you use 5gal buckets each full one will have
9MM = 8500-9000 pieces
.40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces
.45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces
a few more

CASES per POUND:
.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
 
based on how much space my 38Spl takes up, i'd say that the 4L pail would hold between 1200 and 1400 shells assuming you don't make a mound on top.
 
Is someone going to test this. As said above fill pail, shake, top up, weigh full pail, divide by single case weight. How bout
two results as well. One filled level with lid able to be snapped on and one heaping pover filled.
 
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