3 inch ball shell content in grams?

[tustinfarm]

Trying to get a sense of how much more composition there is in a typical 3 inch ball shell, versus the 60g limit in 1.4g consumer cans. When I participated in PGI operator training we hand lit some 3 inch ball shells (in the daytime), so it was hard to get a good sense of that. I perceived that the content was significantly higher, perhaps 2X higher mass content?

[BMoore]

It varies based on effect, but on average I'd say a 3" shell is around 130g so yes, about 2x a good 60g can,

[tustinfarm]

It varies based on effect, but on average I'd say a 3" shell is around 130g so yes, about 2x a good 60g can,

Thanks for the info. Of course, if we were comparing the 1.3g 3" shell to a 2" consumer ball shell the difference would be even greater, due to the volume ratio of about 3.4. That is, if the 3" shell had 130g content, only about 38g would fit into a 2" ball, give or take.

[jknepp1954]

Thanks for the info. Of course, if we were comparing the 1.3g 3" shell to a 2" consumer ball shell the difference would be even greater, due to the volume ratio of about 3.4. That is, if the 3" shell had 130g content, only about 38g would fit into a 2" ball, give or take.

just fyi - there is no such thing as a 2" consumer shell - unless you go way back in the 70s and 80s for the DS1 shells.
All consumer shells are max 1.75" in diameter

[BMoore]

just fyi - there is no such thing as a 2" consumer shell - unless you go way back in the 70s and 80s for the DS1 shells.
All consumer shells are max 1.75" in diameter

1.75" limit is only for reloadable shells. There are larger consumer shells but they are preloaded. Still limited to 60G, but as Tustinfarm correctly points out, you can't physically get 60G of composition into a 1.75" ball shell.

[tustinfarm]

just fyi - there is no such thing as a 2" consumer shell - unless you go way back in the 70s and 80s for the DS1 shells.
All consumer shells are max 1.75" in diameter
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Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about the 1.75" limit. So for a round shell with diameter of 1.75 versus a 3 inch display shell (even though the actual diameter would be slightly less than 3") the volume ratio would be even greater than 3.4.