What does grains mean?

[bearslayer56]

I understand that grains does not mean actual grains of powder, But I do not understand how a 44 magnum cartridge can have 300 grains while a 300 win. Mag cartridge can have as little as 180 grains and yet be twice the size of the 44 cartridge cartridge. Could somebody educate me please? It's confusing to me because I used to think the more grains the more power, hence in my feeble mind the 300 grains in a 44 should be stronger than 180 grains In the 300 win Mag.

 

[260SnowBird]

That grains is referring to the weight of the projectiles

 

[calibrecarstairs]

Did you check your other thread with the same question?

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2318594-Meaning-of-grains

 

[guntech]

Grains are a measurement used in weighing bullets and powder.

There are 7000 grains to one pound...

 

[Scotty454]

Lol. A grain is a measurement of weight. Bullets and powder are both measured in grains.

Please do a lot of reading and ask for a lot of help if you ever decide to do any reloading.

 

[Wendell]

'Grain', as a unit of mass, is defined in the dictionary.

<https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight#table>

 

[porpoise]

The 300 grain 44 magnum probly has around 20 grains of powder and the 180 grain 300 magnum probly has about 70 grains of powder

 

[sillymike]

The 300 grain 44 magnum probly has around 20 grains of powder and the 180 grain 300 magnum probly has about 70 grains of powder

And different powders have different burn-rate (and will generate different pressure)

 

[guntech]

He just asked what 'grain' meant... and that was answered... it's a measurement of weight...

I seriously doubt he is interested in comparing burning rates of powders...

 

[hoytcanon]

How can anyone that has been on CGN since 2010 even ask this question? Has to be a fishing trip.

 

[OkayShooter]

How can anyone that has been on CGN since 2010 even ask this question? Has to be a fishing trip.

I was asking this myself.

 

[Chuckbuster]

One grain equals 0.0648 grams.

 

[hawk-i]

How can anyone that has been on CGN since 2010 even ask this question? Has to be a fishing trip.

Maybe crazy Wendy and friends are trying to figure another angle for the next ban?

 

[MkivSupra]

a little info on the origin

"The grain was the legal foundation of traditional English weight systems, and is the only unit that is equal throughout the troy, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems of mass. The unit was based on the weight of a single grain of barley, considered equivalent to 11⁄3 grains of wheat."

 

[Rwilco]

Next we'll have somebody asking what are slugs & snails are...oi...where did you go to school?

 

[Slimbo]

Nobody ever taught me what a grain was in school