Loads, Grains, and Bullets

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With modern firearms the term "grains" refers to weight. The term itself is a throwback to the black powder era. On a box of ammunition cartridges the term "grains" describes the weight (mass) of the bullet.

If you purchase a box of a .30-06 rifle cartridges you will note that the load is marked on the box described by grains.

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