Dram Equivalent Chart The term dram equivalent is a holdover from the days when shotshells were loaded with blackpowder Blackpowder is or at least was measured in drams This is a weight measure where 16 drams equal one ounce At that measurement 256 drams of blackpowder weigh one pound Trivia bonus
This stands for Dram Equivalent The first shotshells were loaded with black powder Black powder volume was originally measured in drams When companies switched from black powder to smokeless powder they placed the Dram Equivalent on the box to give the shooter an indication of shot velocity 1 a standard 3 dram 1 1 8 oz load is 1 200 fps 2 add 55 fps for each 1 4 dram 3 subtract 35 fps for each 1 8 oz shot 4 1200 fps 55 fps 35 fps 1 220 fps I m not nearly smart enough to figure all this out Hodgdon has all the dram equivalency information on page 25 of their Shotshell Data Manual the hard cover reloading book
Dram Equivalent Chart
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The accompanying table compares common dram equivalents with actual velocities for all common gauges John M Taylor Contributing Editor This Questions Answers was featured in the Convert Units How Many Ounces in a Dram There are 0 12500084550226 ounces in a dram 1 Dram is equal to 0 12500084550226 Ounces 1 dram 0 12500084550226 fl oz Dram to Ounces Conversions 1 dram 0 125001 fl oz 8 dram 1 000007 fl oz 4 dram 0 500003 fl oz 2 dram 0 250002 fl oz 6 dram 0 750005 fl oz 30 dram 3 750025 fl oz
The term dram equivalent is a holdover from the days when shotshells were loaded with black powder Black powder is or at least was measured in drams This is a weight measure where 16 drams equal one ounce At that measurement 256 drams of black powder weighed one pound Trivia bonus Shooting Shotgun Shot Sizes and Drams Explained written by Steve Markwith A casual claybird shoot in progress No sense beating yourself to death if you don t have to The key to relief is the labeling on a box of shotgun shells Shotgun shot sizes gauges and drams can be confusing to even experienced shooters It doesn t need to be
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Dr Dram Conversion Chart This converter features contemporary units of weight There is also a special converter for historical units of weight you might want to visit for ancient medieval and other old units that are no longer used Conversion is easy Need help x This converter is very easy Really Enter the value of your unit 49 Dram Equivalent Chart FIOCCHI PRO STAFF 6 8 20 34 36 38 48 50 Fiocchi was founded in 1876 in Lecco Italy and has been producing high quality ammunition ever since In the 1950s Fiocchi began importing and the decision was made to build a manufacturing facility in the US to help service the US market
A dram contrary to its common use as a volume measure is really a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to 27 5 grains roughly 256 drams to the pound just over a half ounce By the way the origin of a pound is the weight of 7 000 plump grains of wheat And yes that is the grain we all use to measure powder today Just reference the chart below for the nominal bore size of 10 gauge 12 gauge 16 gauge 20 gauge 28 gauge and 410 bore shotgun barrels Dram equivalents are good for making an apples to apples comparison all other things equal a 2 3 4 dram eq load will have a higher velocity than a 2 1 2 dram eq load but that s about it
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Dram Equivalent Chart - Dram Equivalent Centuries ago shotshells were loaded with black powder measured in drams 16 of which equal one ounce After the advent of smokeless powder shotshell hand loaders needed a conversion system to understand the equivalents of black powder to smokeless powder The term dram equivalent was coined