Berdan Primers

[HK41]

Has anyone tried reloading 7.5x55 Swiss with Dominion Berdan Primers yet?

[Viggen]

I was hoping someone would have had an answer, as this is of interest to me also.

No one out there reloads with the above mentioned primers?

[bladerogers]

I've never bothered as removal of berdan primers is a royal pain. Do let us know when you give you up and by brass ready prepped for boxer though!

[Viggen]

Yay, an answer at least!

I've been saving the brass, but that makes it sound like it's not worth it(?)

[K-C]

DO NOT USE THOSE PRIMERS! (no offence intended to Canada Ammo!)

The Dominion Berdan primers are much shallower than the Standard NATO Berdan primers. They are intended for reloading 7.62x39 only!

I bought 2,000 from Canada Ammo thinking that they would work. They are the right diameter but much too shallow. They are also very thin brass. I tried a few to see what would happen and the charge was blowing a hole right through the primer where the firing pin had struck.
So, I started researching Berdan primers and discovered that the GP11 cartridge uses Berdan 7.62 Standard NATO primers.
Others both make these. The other are more readily available and cost $31 less per thousand...
I am now using the other primers which I purchased from another supplier

The other are a double-walled design (hard military type primer) and they work great with GP11 reloads.

Now, if I could only get the PRVI B-345 bullets...

[volkov956]

I have the said brass and primers

[midnightpossum]

I have 100 primers that I bought from budget a few years back.. not going to use them.. you can have them.. pm me with your addy and I will send them your way