Berdan primer source in Kanaduh?

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Anyone know where to get Berdan primers up here? I've been reading about reloading steel 7.62x39 cases, apparently it's quite prevalent in the US and seems fairly straightforward (except for the fact that depriming is a lot more work!), but there's no point in buying the Berdan decapping tool if I can't get primers. Alternately, is it legal to get primers shipped up from the US?
 
North Sylva in Toronto is distributor for RWS. If anyone has them they might. Are you sure that folks in the US are reloading steel cased 7.62x39? Why? You can't reload it for the price of the loaded ammunition.
Nothing wrong with reloading Berdan cases if necessary. I've reloaded .303 British with the large .250 primers for the sake of doing it, and 6.5x55, before Boxer ammunition became readily available. Used a RCBS decapping tool, and also decapped them without the tool. Drill a hole in a split block of wood, drop in a case, tighten the vice, tap an icepick type tool into the primer at an angle, pop it out. If the primer was crimped, you will have to deal with that. You can also use the hydraulic method, but it is messy, and more bother.
 
Many of the steel cases in the Russian ammo sold in the US are actually Boxer primers. I know it seems wierd, but it is true. These are likely the ones being reloaded.
 
Steel cases are not reloadable. Even though the steel is mild steel it's not elastic the way brass is and won't resize properly. Likely damage you dies too.
Berdan primers, if you can find them, are very expensive. Reloading Berdan primed cases isn't worth the effort and expense.
 
I've not reloaded steel bottle-necked rifle cases, but I've reloaded a small pile of steel .45ACP cases, and carbide dies handled them just fine, and they were the kind of strong that brass only dreams of.
 
sunray said:
Steel cases are not reloadable. Even though the steel is mild steel it's not elastic the way brass is and won't resize properly. Likely damage you dies too.
Berdan primers, if you can find them, are very expensive. Reloading Berdan primed cases isn't worth the effort and expense.
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http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-767.html

I may try it anyway, since I'm stubborn and I have a tendency not to believe something until I've tried it for myself :p
 
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