I am thinking of getting a k31 swiss rifle soon. I am interested in reloading the round as it is fairly expensive to buy. My question is this: Does anyone know if the surplus 7.5x55 is brass cased or steel cased? also is it berdan primed or boxer? final question, Can a round that is berdan primed be re primed with a boxer primer? I have never reloaded before so sorry about the noob questions.
gp11,7.5x55 question
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The GP11 is brass cased but berdan primed. There are ways to convert it but generally speaking it's a lot easier to guy buy reloadable brass.
To convert berdan brass to boxer the usual method is to swage the primer pockets and drill a new flash hole. This differs from the steel case method which often requires glue or copper tubing.
$75 for 100 cases by Prvi at TradeEx (sponsor up top). I'd just go that route if you want to reload 7.5 Swiss.
To convert berdan brass to boxer the usual method is to swage the primer pockets and drill a new flash hole. This differs from the steel case method which often requires glue or copper tubing.
$75 for 100 cases by Prvi at TradeEx (sponsor up top). I'd just go that route if you want to reload 7.5 Swiss.
For what the empty Prvi Partizan brass costs, it isn't that much more expensive to buy a supply of loaded Prvi ammo (also available from Trade Ex) and saving the brass for reloading once you have shot it. The economy in rifle reloading is mostly in reusing the cases.
$75/100 for brass
$125/100 for loaded ammo ($25/20)
Bullets are $35/100 most places
Primers will run $5/100
About 4000ish grains of powder for 100rnds would be $23ish
Comes to $135/100rnds for your first batch of loads with new brass or $125 for 100rnds of factory ammo with reusable brass.
At that price I'd probably just buy the loaded ammo.
Good catch tjhaile.
$125/100 for loaded ammo ($25/20)
Bullets are $35/100 most places
Primers will run $5/100
About 4000ish grains of powder for 100rnds would be $23ish
Comes to $135/100rnds for your first batch of loads with new brass or $125 for 100rnds of factory ammo with reusable brass.
At that price I'd probably just buy the loaded ammo.
Good catch tjhaile.
GP11 is berdan. It is a b!tch to reload. I only reload Berdan when there is no brass alternative.
I just bought a set of Lee dies and 100 pieces of Privi brass and will load my first rounds tonight. I have had the K31 for 3 months and have yet to shoot it. I put a scope on this afternoon, so my old eyes don't have to use the open sights.
I am going to make some Mexican match 7.62R tonight, as well. Results will be posted in Milsurp, tomorrow afternoon.
I just bought a set of Lee dies and 100 pieces of Privi brass and will load my first rounds tonight. I have had the K31 for 3 months and have yet to shoot it. I put a scope on this afternoon, so my old eyes don't have to use the open sights.
I am going to make some Mexican match 7.62R tonight, as well. Results will be posted in Milsurp, tomorrow afternoon.
For primers, Canada Ammo may be bringing in the correct ones next year.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1166580-Dominion-(Tula)-BERDAN-primers
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1166580-Dominion-(Tula)-BERDAN-primers
Found the tutorial I was trying to remember:
http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirear...n-to-Boxer-Conversion-Method.html#.VJTXul4AAA
If you Google berdan to boxer conversion or some such it is mostly for steel cased ammo. Brass can use different methods because of its malleability.
I'd probably do some myself just to see if I could but for any sort of volume reloading I'd buy boxer primed brass.
http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirear...n-to-Boxer-Conversion-Method.html#.VJTXul4AAA
If you Google berdan to boxer conversion or some such it is mostly for steel cased ammo. Brass can use different methods because of its malleability.
I'd probably do some myself just to see if I could but for any sort of volume reloading I'd buy boxer primed brass.
