Conversion from Grain (gr) to Dram (dr) and vice versa

Updated on by Stefan Banse

Here you can convert the Unit of weight Grain into the unit Dram and vice versa you can convert Dram into Grain. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., gr to dr or dr to gr. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Unit of weight.

Info about Grain

The grain is the smallest classical English unit of mass. The usual pound contains 7 000 grains.

1 grain = 64.79891 mg

1 gram = 15.43236 grain

The unit is increasingly replaced by milligrams or carats. Grain, however, is still used for hand gun bullets, arrowheads or ammunition powder.

Info about Dram

The dram is a non-SI unit of weight or mass. It is defined as one 256th of a pound or the sixteenth part of an ounce.

1 dr = 16 oz = 1.7718 g

256 dr = 16 oz = 1 lb.

Basis for conversion Grain (gr) to Dram (dr)

The abbreviation for the Unit of weight Grain is gr. The abbreviation for the Unit of weight Dram is dr.

Formula for the conversion of Grain (gr) to Dram (dr)

The calculation from Grain to Dram shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Grain to Dram 

Determine the number of Dram from Grain

Grain × 0.036571428571429


Formula for the conversion of Dram (dr) to Grain (gr)

The calculation from Dram to Grain shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Dram to Grain 

Determine the number of Grain from Dram

Dram × 27.34375


Overview table: How many Grain are how many Dram?

Grain grDram dr
0.01 gr => 0.00036 dr
0.02 gr => 0.00073 dr
0.03 gr => 0.00109 dr
0.04 gr => 0.00146 dr
0.05 gr => 0.00182 dr
0.06 gr => 0.00219 dr
0.07 gr => 0.00256 dr
0.08 gr => 0.00292 dr
0.09 gr => 0.00329 dr
0.10 gr => 0.00365 dr
0.20 gr => 0.00731 dr
0.30 gr => 0.01097 dr
0.40 gr => 0.01462 dr
0.50 gr => 0.01828 dr
0.60 gr => 0.02194 dr
0.70 gr => 0.02560 dr
0.80 gr => 0.02925 dr
0.90 gr => 0.03291 dr
1 gr => 0.03657 dr
2 gr => 0.07314 dr
3 gr => 0.10971 dr
4 gr => 0.14628 dr
5 gr => 0.18285 dr
6 gr => 0.21942 dr
7 gr => 0.25600 dr
8 gr => 0.29257 dr
9 gr => 0.32914 dr
10 gr => 0.36571 dr
20 gr => 0.73142 dr
30 gr => 1.09714 dr
40 gr => 1.46285 dr
50 gr => 1.82857 dr
60 gr => 2.19428 dr
70 gr => 2.56000 dr
80 gr => 2.92571 dr
90 gr => 3.29142 dr
100 gr => 3.65714 dr
200 gr => 7.31428 dr
300 gr => 10.97142 dr
400 gr => 14.62857 dr
500 gr => 18.28571 dr
600 gr => 21.94285 dr
700 gr => 25.60000 dr
800 gr => 29.25714 dr
900 gr => 32.91428 dr
1 000 gr => 36.57142 dr

Overview table: How many Dram are how many Grain?

Dram drGrain gr
0.01 dr => 0.27343 gr
0.02 dr => 0.54687 gr
0.03 dr => 0.82031 gr
0.04 dr => 1.09375 gr
0.05 dr => 1.36718 gr
0.06 dr => 1.64062 gr
0.07 dr => 1.91406 gr
0.08 dr => 2.18750 gr
0.09 dr => 2.46093 gr
0.10 dr => 2.73437 gr
0.20 dr => 5.46875 gr
0.30 dr => 8.20312 gr
0.40 dr => 10.93750 gr
0.50 dr => 13.67187 gr
0.60 dr => 16.40625 gr
0.70 dr => 19.14062 gr
0.80 dr => 21.87500 gr
0.90 dr => 24.60937 gr
1 dr => 27.34375 gr
2 dr => 54.68750 gr
3 dr => 82.03125 gr
4 dr => 109.37500 gr
5 dr => 136.71875 gr
6 dr => 164.06250 gr
7 dr => 191.40625 gr
8 dr => 218.75000 gr
9 dr => 246.09375 gr
10 dr => 273.43750 gr
20 dr => 546.87500 gr
30 dr => 820.31250 gr
40 dr => 1 093.75000 gr
50 dr => 1 367.18750 gr
60 dr => 1 640.62500 gr
70 dr => 1 914.06250 gr
80 dr => 2 187.50000 gr
90 dr => 2 460.93750 gr
100 dr => 2 734.37500 gr
200 dr => 5 468.75000 gr
300 dr => 8 203.12500 gr
400 dr => 10 937.50000 gr
500 dr => 13 671.87500 gr
600 dr => 16 406.25000 gr
700 dr => 19 140.62500 gr
800 dr => 21 875 gr
900 dr => 24 609.37500 gr
1 000 dr => 27 343.75000 gr

Source information

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Last update on June 25, 2020

The last changes in the "Units of weight" category were implemented by Stefan Banse on June 25, 2020. The main changes were:

  • Publication of the Weight converter
  • Editorial revision of all texts in this category