Does anyone know of any practical way to remove the old primer on Berdan primed brass then reload?
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Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
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Re: Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
The question is why......
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The question is why......
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Re: Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
In .223/5.56, a Lee sizing die is usually capable of punching a flash hole in Berdan BRASS cases. There was one in the last batch of stuff I reloaded.
Can't really recommend it though, as a regular practice.
If by "practical" you mean "fast", not really, IMO. The water thing is slow, and the little can opener-type device sold (years ago???) by RWS or Norma or Lapua or whomever in northern Europe is not much faster according to my sources.
I got 1.25/lb for my last batch of retired brass. That's where I put all my Berdan stuff. If the hobby/enjoyment factor isn't there, I refuse to be a slave to false economy. The time involved in messing with Berdan-primed cases is not worth it to me.
In .223/5.56, a Lee sizing die is usually capable of punching a flash hole in Berdan BRASS cases. There was one in the last batch of stuff I reloaded.
Can't really recommend it though, as a regular practice.
If by "practical" you mean "fast", not really, IMO. The water thing is slow, and the little can opener-type device sold (years ago???) by RWS or Norma or Lapua or whomever in northern Europe is not much faster according to my sources.
I got 1.25/lb for my last batch of retired brass. That's where I put all my Berdan stuff. If the hobby/enjoyment factor isn't there, I refuse to be a slave to false economy. The time involved in messing with Berdan-primed cases is not worth it to me.
Re: Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
I didn't realize that it took different primers. It is definately not worth the effort if that is the case. As a long time reloader, it pains me to throw away a hundred or so cases at the end of a shooting session so I thought there might be a simple way to remove them and then reprime the case. The video proved that it isn't worth the effort. Thanks for the comments.
I didn't realize that it took different primers. It is definately not worth the effort if that is the case. As a long time reloader, it pains me to throw away a hundred or so cases at the end of a shooting session so I thought there might be a simple way to remove them and then reprime the case. The video proved that it isn't worth the effort. Thanks for the comments.
Re: Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
Make em' dummys for dry fire practice or when setting up for annealling.
Make em' dummys for dry fire practice or when setting up for annealling.
Re: Reloading Berdan Primed Brass?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jerry M</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Recycling centers pay for brass, </div></div>
+1 for the recycle. Why waste your time, or fuck up your dies?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jerry M</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Recycling centers pay for brass, </div></div>
+1 for the recycle. Why waste your time, or fuck up your dies?
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