7.62 NATO berdan primers

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Gents, anyone reload their berdan primer 7.62 NATO case?
I'm looking to reload these berdan primed brass, looking for any advice.
I reload for the M1 as well as M1A.
Which berdan primers to use and where to get some.
Thanks in advance.
 
I have done it, just because I happened to have the equipment and 5,000 primers. Only did a few.

I have loaded Berdan in other calibers because I had to.

There is no reason to reload Berdan. 308 and 7.62 Boxer primed brass is readily available.

It is a royal PITA to work with. Scrap the Berdan brass and get some real brass.
 
I have seen it done on YouTube but have never Reyes it.i think Henry at Budget Shooting Supply sells large rifle berdan primers.
 
Well, I've got 2lb of 4895,bullets and berdan brass, berdan de primer.....just no primers.
Sounds logical to reload them,rather than scrapping the brass.
 
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dash77 said:
Well, I've got a pile of 4895,bullets and berdan brass, berdan de primer.....just no primers.
Sounds logical to reload them,rather than scrapping the brass....

So....which berdan primers for M1A? Who's got some in stock?
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Have you tried to deprime any cases yet? That is the tough part. Make sure you are comfortable with that step. If you are, I can sell you some Berdan primers.
 
Like other have said it is doable but time consuming. I have used both hydraulic decapping with water and the RCBS decapper that pry's out the berdan primer. Its slow but does work, sorta. I have reloaded the GP 11 7.5 Swiss brass. I have decapped 7.62 nato, 8x56R , 6.5 x 55 and 8mm mauser. Berdan primers I bought from RaynerShine in Lancer, Sask.
 
Thanks guys.Yes, I've deprimed a batch the other day, time consuming,yes.....but I have a lot of spare time on my hands,and not enough ammo.
I made my own depriming tool out of an old file and a block of hardwood.Drilled some holes deep enough to stick the cases in and pop the primers out with my ghetto method....take about 10 seconds per case.Have not tried the hydraulic method, mine seems to be clean and tidy,and doesn't beat up the anvil.
 
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Budget Shooter Supply used to carry them. I think they are out-of-stock at the moment but perhaps Henry can tell you when he expects more.
 
I've deprimed a batch the other day with my home made tools and methods(prying tool made out of an old file and block of hard wood with holes to hold the brass), surprisingly straight forward,with no,damage to the anvils.
 
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There are a couple different sizes of large rifle berdan primers, so you should double check that you are buying the correct ones.
Also if it's mil brass, you probably have a crimped primer pocket and that will need to be addressed too.
 
Hitzy, exactly right.Thats why I was asking here,which primers.So far I have not received any solid answer.
I took care of the crimp with a spherical demurring tool in about 2 seconds flat.
 
I have a few thousand of KYNOK Berdan primers. British primers used to re-prime Radway Green (British) NATO 7.62 ammo.

They measure about 0.216".

Available for $55/1000

I don't recommend reloading with Berdan, but if you have to, these primers are available.
 
Just a side note. Berdan primers are named after their American inventor, Hiram Berdan of New York who invented his first variation of the Berdan primer and patented it on March 20, 1866. Meanwhile Colonel Edward Mounier Boxer, of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, England was working on a primer cap design for cartridges, patenting it in England on October 13, 1866 (same year). In the end, boxer primers are almost exclusively used in North American made ammo and berdan primers are mostly used in Europian made ammo, ironic ain't it?
 
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