How far does 1lb of powder go loading 9mm?

[insulinboy]

Just a general guestimate.. 500 rounds? 1000 rounds? I'm about ready to give up and just bite the bullet and order some powder online and I'm currious #1 how much should I order and #2 how much do I need to order to make it cost effective.. a lb of Hodgedon longshot runs $20 +$30 hazmat charge, add 500 zero bullets for $52 and if 1lb does me those 500 bullets I'm looking at $11 a box which is saving me a couple dollars but not a lot (Im not really in it for the money, I do enjoy the process and want tighter tolerances than cheap factory loads) if I can figure close to 1000 rounds out of the lb of powder hooray even more.

2nd question.. Anybody have any problems with Hodgedon Longshot? Its available and I can find load data for it and its under my $30/lb price point (until the hazmat charge, but if I order 3lbs I get back to my $30/lb price margin but I'm worried about having too much powder around and having it go south on me before I use it too).. Honestly at this point its my only reasoning for picking it out right now

 

[D_Max]

7000 Grains in a pound divide your load weight into 7000 = answer

 

[D_Max]

powder dont go bad keep it in a dryplace and you will be fine, Country sportsman in rome has plenty of powder most of the time, skip the haz/mat fee

 

[sparked1]

You'll get way more 9mm rounds than that from 1lb of powder. There are 7000 grains in 1lb and most plinking loads call for 4.7 to 5 grains per round (I load 4.8gr of HP38). 7000/5 should yeild ~1400 rounds. It will vary by powder but not by much. I've seen powder locally more recently. Have you looked at Bass Pro and Cabelas?

 

[insulinboy]

powder dont go bad keep it in a dryplace and you will be fine, Country sportsman in rome has plenty of powder most of the time, skip the haz/mat fee

Appreciate that. I've been all over.. and haven't tried there.. Everybody has rifle powder I'm having trouble finding pistol powder though

 

[insulinboy]

And yes.. I've been going to cabela's once a week for two months and they haven't had pistol powder any of the times I've been in there..

And thanks for the Conversion for the amount of Grains in a lb of powder.. I suppose if I searched a little harder I probably would have found that.. Too tired, past my bedtime

 

[Buckeye76]

In your area, check out Georgia Arms. You can also contact mrdrhumphreys, he is in Powder Springs and a great guy do deal with.

http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/th...rs-projectiles-and-brass.859757/#post-4308627

 

[tfergusonracing]

If you're reloading to save money, shop around. You should definitely be able to get down below $8/box for good target 9mm ammo. Check out Xtreme Bullets for projectiles. They actually have a 24 hour sale on 9mm today.

http://www.xtremebullets.com/9mm-115-RN-p/xc9mm-115rn-b0500.htm

As stated above, powder in 9mm goes a LONG way. I actually use a shotgun powder at 3.6gr/round which yields almost 1950 rounds per pount.

 

[biker_bill]

Just about 2,200 rounds out of a pound of Unique. 3.2 grains with 147 gr lead.

 

[TheDragon]

I second the Xtreme bullets suggestion. They make great bullets at a good price.