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a 50-caliber ammo can hold?
I saw a 50-cal ammo can full of once fired .38 Special brass - all matching headstamp - for sale. Trying to figure out if the price is right, but I have no idea how many cases are in the can. The can is more than 3/4 full.
Any info will be appreciated.
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Armen, I have brass stored in the factory styrofoam and plastic inserts (no boxes). I just stacked 20 inserts (each holding 50 pieces of 38 special brass) in a 50 Cal ammo can. That is 1000 pieces of brass and the can was full. If the brass you are looking at is loose in the can, I would estimate it at 900 to 1000 pieces.@
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If you get a chance to weigh it, .38 Spl brass weighs between 10 and 11 pounds per thousand, depending on maker. Military brass is heaviest.
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Thanks to all for the replies. Based on the info you three gents provided, it seems like a good price for what they're asking.
It's military brass, but I didn't think to check if they're crimped primers. That might be the deal breaker for me. I've never dealt with crimped primers, but I'm assuming they're a pain to prep. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.
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I dunno about a .50 can, but a 7.62 can will hold 700 rounds of loose 38 special. I imagine the .50 will hold about four times that.
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I've never seen .38 Spl military ammo with crimped primers.
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a little off the topic, but it is connected to .38special and military brass. Friend of mine was a F4 driver during vietnam. He scrounged a couple of five gallon buckets of .38special casings off the firing ranges. Is still using that same brass today. Basically when it cracks or splits, it's tossed.
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