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sevlex
08-14-2010, 11:59 PM
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/search/keywords/berdan
Broondog
08-15-2010, 12:05 AM
interesting. but how does the decapper tool work?
O.S.O.K.
08-15-2010, 04:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qH8pBybcTg

Hmmm, here's another quicky that does it a little differently:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKqwaGmZEW4

More on reloading berdan cases:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMLwGyickA
AKTexas
08-15-2010, 05:10 PM
Good information.
sevlex
08-15-2010, 05:17 PM
This looks easy....the actual demo happens at about 8min:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNDgjcgofY&feature=related
Broondog
08-16-2010, 12:30 AM
thanks all for the vids. :thumbsup:

the tool looks to be quite the chore and the water thing....well i'm not sure i want to wet down my press just yet.

i think i'll mull the Berdan primer thing over for a while longer.
O.S.O.K.
08-16-2010, 08:11 PM
Water power! Yeah, berdans are a PITA and really not worth the trouble as long as there's so many boxer primed cases to be had... IMHO
Broondog
08-16-2010, 09:31 PM
Water power! Yeah, berdans are a PITA and really not worth the trouble as long as there's so many boxer primed cases to be had... IMHO

it is a shame tho since i have close to 1000rds of GP11 that could be reloaded when the time comes. i found the die set at a show. it's a sucks to waste the brass.
O.S.O.K.
08-17-2010, 08:00 AM
it is a shame tho since i have close to 1000rds of GP11 that could be reloaded when the time comes. i found the die set at a show. it's a sucks to waste the brass.

That's one of those calibers that makes you even look at this. And yeah, 1000 pieces of good quality brass... hard for a frugal handloader to ignore!!
sevlex
08-18-2010, 08:30 PM
I tested out the water method a few minutes ago on some South African .308. Using a bolt & mallet, I was able to pop the primer out with no effort.

Do it outside on a warm day & it would go pretty fast. Add a couple of cold beers & it would go faster.
:anim_beer-1:
NewbieAKguy
08-18-2010, 11:31 PM
it is a shame tho since i have close to 1000rds of GP11 that could be reloaded when the time comes. i found the die set at a show. it's a sucks to waste the brass.

I feel same way about all the surplus .308 I have, but I just keep all the berdan brass and other junk cases I have in bucket/box then cash them in when I have a decent pile. Last time I cashed them in at $0.90/lb. Use that cash to buy more ammo :D.
GunBum
08-24-2010, 08:59 PM
I feel same way about all the surplus .308 I have, but I just keep all the berdan brass and other junk cases I have in bucket/box then cash them in when I have a decent pile. Last time I cashed them in at $0.90/lb. Use that cash to buy more ammo :D.

That's been my trend too. I have been able to find boxer primed replacements for my hoard of berdan brass, so it all went to the recycler.