Grain refers to the weight of the bullet when measured on a powder scale.
Grain refers to the weight of the bullet when measured on a powder scale.
The reference to grains means the weight of the bullet.
Means the mass of the projectile is 240 grain or ~15.6 grams.
115 grains is the weight of the bullet.
This means the weight of the bullet itself. A common misunderstanding is that the higher the grain the better. Which is not true. A larger grain is slower than a smaller grain. Find which grain of bullet shoots the most accurate out of your gun. There are 7,000 grains to a pound.
The weight of the bullet. They can range from 25 grain (Small rifles) to over 400 grain for big game.
Grains refer to the bullets weight. A 40 grain bullet weighs four grains more than a 36 grain bullet. It's a little heavier, that's all.
A grain is a weight. Smaller than an ounce or a gram- its a tiny amount. When talking about guns, grains refers to how much gunpowder is in each bullet. A bullet with more grains of gunpowder has more bang to it than a bullet with less grains of gun powder.
The heaviest bullet in my reloading manuals for the .380 is a 120 grain cast bullet.
The muzzle velocity of a Winchester .30-30 varies depending on the load and the bullet, but we can ball park things a bit. With a "standard" load and a 110 grain bullet, it's about 2,690 fps (feet per second). For a 130 grain bullet, about 2,500 fps. A 150 grain bullet cuts it to about 2,400 fps. With the 170 grain bullet, it drops to about 2,200 fps.
.408 Supersonic Chey-Tac round. It uses a 419-grain or 305-grain cartridge, and uses a Spitzer bullet
The grains of a bullet, be it black powder or not , is the weight of the bullet. Lets say you have a .50 caliber rifle, and fire a 250 grain bullet at a target and hit dead center. Then fire a 300 grain bullet, that bullet will hit slightly lower on the target , but will have more force or stopping power" due to the weight. So the higher the grain the heaver the bullet.