How many reload with berdan primers --------

wallyent

February 08, 2013 18:26

What is the percentage of people that reload brass with berdan primers?

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  perry shooter

  February 09, 2013 03:58

  Not many I have 3000 CCI primers that go way back .I think they are for berdan cases Because they are just the primer cup with priming compound no anvil

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  A J Christ

  February 09, 2013 04:13

  I never have and don't know anyone who does.
  
  Try to avoid buying ammo berdan primers as I don't even bother picking up the brass (or aluminum, or steel).

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  cbyerly

  February 09, 2013 06:19

  Your CCI anvil-less primers are shotgun primer cups. I have lots. Saving them for the "hard times" when complete primers are not available. I made a hand priming set-up to install these in the fired sleeves. I only load berdan ctgs for obsolete ammo where boxer ctg cases cannot be found.

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  XXCross

  February 09, 2013 06:21

  Up until "Old Western Scrounger" went out of business, I loaded many thousands of them over the years. (the brass was always EASY to come by)

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  charliemeyer007

  February 09, 2013 07:24

  As a kid I reloaded shotgun primer for my Dad. I have on occasion loaded berdan ammo for oddball metric stuff.

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  rusty3040

  February 09, 2013 07:25

  i prefer berdan over boxer in several calibers, it is easier to build accurate loads with them

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  Ambrose

  February 09, 2013 10:39

  I haven't done it in a while. I have a bunch of cases, especially '06, 8x57, & 7.62x54R. I even loaded some steel Russian cases as an experiment--worked fine. Prying the fired primers out of the case is a PITA, other than that and having to remove the decaping pin from the die, everything works the same.

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  navc130

  February 09, 2013 14:14

  Would someone care to share where they are getting Berdan primers. I have been told they are basically unobtainable.

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  BGHillbilly

  February 09, 2013 14:40

  quote:Originally posted by navc130
  Would someone care to share where they are getting Berdan primers. I have been told they are basically unobtainable.
  
  Grafs carries some and guess what? they are in stock.

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  jonk

  February 09, 2013 17:18

  I'm set up to do so for a few calibers, using hydraulic decapping. Only issue there is, it doesn't work with crimped or heavily sealed primers. The case bulges out before the primer moves.
  
  However, once decapped, they reload as easy as anything else.
  
  Grafs gets a stock in every few years, that seems to last about 6-9 months, so if you want some, order now while the gettings good.

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