Need assistance with ammo weight

[fireflyfather]

I'm trying to figure out typical weights for some fictional cartridges for a writing project I'm doing. I can find all kinds of information about bullet weights, but I need to know the overall weights of the entire round, not just the projectile.

I actually broke out a kitchen scale and some shotgun rounds last night, but I don't have all these cartridges handy at the moment, and won't have an opportunity to weigh them myself any time soon.

I need ballpark figures for the following rounds in order to base the fictional cartridges off of:

9mm parabellum
.44 magnum
.22lr
.40sw
10x25mm
6.5mm grendel
8mm mauser

Can anyone offer any help here?

Thanks.

 

[fireflyfather]

bump

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

I have no idea how accurate these are, but it may give you some idea.

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/pistol/pistol_ammo.html

 

[Jubjub]

Well, I just broke out a kitchen scale and some ammo. Weights are in grams, you can do the math. I mostly just weighed a full box and divided, so the weight of the packaging would mean that my estimates are a tiny bit high.

.30-06 150 grain 28 grams

9mm 115 grain 12 grams

.22 LR 40 grain 3.6 grams

6.5X55 139 grain 25 grams

12 gauge 1 1/8 ounce 44.6 grams

 

[ZeSpectre]

From the ones I have to measure Jubjub is pretty much right on the money.

EDIT: whoops, forgot to add .40 S&W (180gr FMJ) 14 grams

 

[fireflyfather]

Thank you all, you have saved my butt (probably nobody would notice or care but me, but I have to be intellectually honest with myself and use at least ballpark figures). I'm writing a science fiction RPG (I know, my inner nerd is showing), and needed those for an equipment table.

Knowing within 5-10% is fine for me, since I am going to drop the weights a tad anyways to reflect better materials science.

Jorg: Thanks for the link, I had already used it for my preliminary estimates, but it doesn't have non-military calibers (.44 mag, 10mm norma, .40 s&w, 6.5mm grendel)

Come to think of it, I still need weights for those, but thanks for the .22lr and 30-06 (easy substitute for 8mm mauser)especially.

 

[DogBonz]

6.5 Grendel

Can use 85-144 gr bullets, although the factory loads are usually 90-130.

 

[fireflyfather]

If you read the original post, you would see that I am looking for cartridge weights, not bullet weights. Anybody with at least one remaining finger, eyeball, and brain cell can google for that , but I don't blame you, since that's what people usually want to know.

Still waiting on the .44mag, preferably 300 grain bullet .44 mag (managed to calculate a few using roundabout information, but not .44 mag yet).

 

[DogBonz]

OH... Ok

Well a "Battle Pack" (260 rounds) of 6.5 Grendel weighs 11.2 pounds if loaded with 123gr bullets. That also includes the weight of the 10 magazines.

hope that helps