noobie to reloading

sewerman · January 30, 2009, 06:12 PM

i;ve noticed there's a lot of berdan primed milsurp ammo.

i have heard these aren't worth the effort to try to reload.

what seems to be so different about these?

thanks,
sewerman

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · January 30, 2009, 06:23 PM

2 flash holes instead of one

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · January 30, 2009, 06:25 PM

and the anvil is located in the primer pocket, not in the primer.

PCJim · January 30, 2009, 06:30 PM

The major difference I am aware of (there may be others) is that Berdan brass has two offset flash holes where Boxer brass uses a single centered flash hole. Berdan primers are hard, if even possible, to find in the US. Removing Berdan primers requires a special tool.

If you are a range rat like me, picking up left behind brass, you may occasionally come across Berdan brass. You'll know it when reloading, when you go to deprime it and either your pin breaks or the depriming mandrel pushes up in it's collet (on Lee style dies).

January 30, 2009, 06:12 PM	#1
sewerman Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2005 Location: hurricane alley, florida Posts: 304	noobie to reloading i;ve noticed there's a lot of berdan primed milsurp ammo. i have heard these aren't worth the effort to try to reload. what seems to be so different about these? thanks, sewerman __________________ "When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny!" Thomas Jefferson "They that can give up an essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety!" Benjamin franklin The Armed Citizen PREVENTS tyranny!

January 30, 2009, 06:23 PM	#2
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	2 flash holes instead of one __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

January 30, 2009, 06:25 PM	#3
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	and the anvil is located in the primer pocket, not in the primer. __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

January 30, 2009, 06:30 PM	#4
PCJim Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2008 Location: FL Posts: 570	The major difference I am aware of (there may be others) is that Berdan brass has two offset flash holes where Boxer brass uses a single centered flash hole. Berdan primers are hard, if even possible, to find in the US. Removing Berdan primers requires a special tool. If you are a range rat like me, picking up left behind brass, you may occasionally come across Berdan brass. You'll know it when reloading, when you go to deprime it and either your pin breaks or the depriming mandrel pushes up in it's collet (on Lee style dies).