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Two reasons:
1. The berdan primer is considerd by some to be a better ignition system because of the two flash holes. Don't know if it is true or not?
2. So idiots won't reload them. Acutally they used to make regular boxer primed blazers but they were primed with an odd sized primer. It was sized between a large and small primer and that way no one could reload them because you couldn't buy that size primer.
I worked at a commercial reloader when I was in college and every once in a while we would have a blazer case go across the 38 special machine and get loaded. I shot a few of those in my 357 revolver and they shot fine and the case split. I have reloaded blazer cases just to see if it is possible. The decapping pin breaks out the berdan anvil and you have a big jagged flash hole. I only tried it with light loads and just wanted to try it, I don't bother with it any more.
NJW in AZ
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