A commercial product to convert Berdan to Boxer?

I ordered the kit on Friday and there was no message denying the purchase/shipping to BC. So waiting with much patience!
And yes it would be great to reuse the GP11 - had been saving a bunch of it for a few years in the anticipation of reloading with Berdan primers, but that is about as likely as winning the Lotto! No primers & no tools.
Kermode
 
So - where do you find the sleeves? Would you be able to drill this out and then simply use a universal deprimer die to pop the berdan primer (I'm thinking not)?
 
I have good luck using the RCBS berdan decapper to take out berdan primers. I tried the hydraulic method with water as well but after I got the knack of prying out the primer with the rcbs tool I can decap a brass every few seconds. I bought the correct berdan primers (there is a couple sizes) for the gp 11 brass. Resize brass with pin removed from die.
 
camster said:
Saw a youtube vid where someone modified 7.62x54R from Berdan to boxer. Involved decapping, drilling a central flash hole, swaging copper tube into place to hold boxer, clean up burrs.
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I've done it with gp11 brass. I find it works BUT only at lower pressures. I'm thinking of trying perminant loctite next time to help hold them in.
 
My concern would be a possible increase in pressure due to the extra flash hole.
I read something that suggested that a while back.

Regarding the rimfire reload kit, somebody needs to come up with a way to make .41 Swiss (10.4x38mm) rimfire cases.
 
tootall said:
My concern would be a possible increase in pressure due to the extra flash hole.
I read something that suggested that a while back.

Regarding the rimfire reload kit, somebody needs to come up with a way to make .41 Swiss (10.4x38mm) rimfire cases.
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I was worried about that to but the copper inserts I made covered both Berdan holes.
 
Kind of like reloading .22lr. You certainly can do it, but unless you reeeeeeeallllllllly have to...

Coolest product is primer compound! For kicks I've processed match heads, and for effort in vs product out a "mixable" primer compound (make your own percussion caps too) is a very convenient thing.
 
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