7.5x55 Swiss changing to boxer primer??

[quinnbrian]

Hello All,
Has anyone tried/done it yet? Looked at the utube videos and .....yea there utube video, so anyone done it.
Have some GP11 brass....nice brass!! And would like to uses it , and can't find any Berdan primers.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers
Brian

 

[Alpheus]

Just buy some Privi Partizan, much easier and superior brass.

 

[PatchRat]

I was getting berdan primers from Henry at Budget shooter supply. Can't recommend him highly enough.

 

[quinnbrian]

Didn't know Henry had them back in stock. Will have to look again.
Yes could buy new brass , but have some good brass already.
Thanks
Brian

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Make sure they are for 7.62x51mm not 7.62x39mm as they have less power and are shorter.

 

[Redblack]

Budget shooter should have the right size. The ones at canada ammo are for 7.62x39

 

[quinnbrian]

Yup BSS has the 7.62x51 there the same as the 7.5x55 berdan's will be calling Henry at the first of the week.
Cheers
Brian

 

[K-C]

There is a CGN Forum thread which you should read:

Anyone reloading 7.5 Swiss berdan primed brass?

 

[dnepr]

Hello All,
Has anyone tried/done it yet? Looked at the utube videos and .....yea there utube video, so anyone done it.
Have some GP11 brass....nice brass!! And would like to uses it , and can't find any Berdan primers.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers
Brian

I have played with this a bit but haven't got past pulling the old primers

 

[sunray]

Trying to convert Berdan to boxer doesn't work with any cartridge.
There's no such thing as a large rifle Berdan primer either.

 

[Eagleye]

There are different sizes of Berdan primers, and the .217" one is what the OP is looking for. Henry at Budget has them.

Sunray, spouting off his ignorance once again.

"Better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" lol.

Regards, Dave

 

[Spawn-Inc]

There are different sizes of Berdan primers, and the .217" one is what the OP is looking for. Henry at Budget has them.

Sunray, spouting off his ignorance once again.

"Better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" lol.

Regards, Dave

Lmao, far to late for him to stop now.

 

[Ganderite]

Trying to convert Berdan to boxer doesn't work with any cartridge.
There's no such thing as a large rifle Berdan primer either.

Thank you so much! All these years I have been loading these large rifle Berdan primers (down to my last 10,000 box) and now I have seen the light. "no such thing as a Large Rifle Berdan primer" Where would I be without a Ray of Sun?

To the OP. If you want to try some Berdan Large Rifle primers, send me a PM. They are free.

 

[diopter]

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/berdan_supplies_dimensions.html

Rws size 5608 is ideal, 5620 size usuable.

 

[K-C]

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/berdan_supplies_dimensions.html

Rws size 5608 is ideal, 5620 size usuable.

Have fun getting those...

I phoned North Sylva as they are RWS Distributor for Canada.
The conversation was short and (anything but) sweet:
Q. Do you stock RWS 5608 or 5620 Berdan primers?
A. No.
Q. If I prepaid a retailer for bulk pack(s) of 2,000 or 4,000 could you special order them?
A. No. Anything else?

This may have actually been a good moment for me as I eventually found Henry at Budget and his Tula NATO Berdan primers work well.

 

[quinnbrian]

Just checked Henry's web page again, here's what it said:

These are Tula Large Rifle Berdan primers that will work in most European large caliber cartridges. Non-Corrosive.
The diameter of them is .0217 inches

KV762N is the Nato (.217'') size and correct Cup height for all .217'' Berdan Pocket cases of ''European Military Rifle'' calibers (7.9mm, 7mm, 7.65mm, 8mm Steyr, Euro .30/06, Euro .303 Br., 7.62R Albania, Czech, etc. 7.5MAS, 7.5 Swiss, 6.5 Swede, 7.62 Nato.)

Thanks for all the response ,
Cheers
Brian

And FYI , there in stock!! got to love Henry!!

 

[Tinman204]

Trying to convert Berdan to boxer doesn't work with any cartridge.
There's no such thing as a large rifle Berdan primer either.

REALLY EH?

What do you call these then Sunray?? They sure look to be 7.5x55 berdan cases that I converted to boxer and......THEY WORKED!!

Op, I've done it, it works. But I only did it to see if it WOULD work, I recently bought 7.5x55 privi brass as I was finding repriming the converted brass once fired to be problematic at times.