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 Black powder?????
cougar69  [Member]
10/18/2011 10:37:59 AM
I have a 4 dram by volume measurer for black powder. How much would that be in grains by volume? Thanks in advance.
DakotaFAL  [Member]
10/18/2011 7:48:12 PM
1 dram = 27.34 grains.
4 dram = 109.36 grains
jnk556  [Team Member]
10/18/2011 10:13:30 PM
Just curious, is a dram vs a grain a conversion like standard to metric, or what exactly was a dram used for. I have heard dram used, just never knew why.....
Ulfhednar_42  [Team Member]
10/19/2011 8:42:15 PM
A dram is 1/16 of an ounce.

And there are 7000 grains in a pound.

Which is where the conversion comes in and you wind up at about 27.34 grains per dram.