Have brass but can not travel!!

[Mk VII]

My other "enhancement" was to machine up a primer pocket punch. With the case standing inverted on a .30 cal pin, the punch (with an anvil clearance hole in the middle), simply pushes the crimp brass back to a nice radiussed profile like new. I made a similar tool that does "standard" Berdan cases, as well.

I'd be interested to see that punch.

[jmoore]

Sort of a manual Dillon primer pocket swager, I guess, but for Berdan.

[Patrick Chadwick]

"What do the fellows from Europe, etc have to say about this? Do you fellows bother with Berdan primed brass?"

Well, this fellow worked out that if you buy a Berdan deprimer (All imported from the USA, price: double US dollar price, call it euros, wait months for delivery) and 400 RWS Berdan primers, then you can save money and hassle by simpling buying 400 new .303 Boxer cases off the shelf.
Plus neck-sized Boxer cases last and last, while the Berdans have a limited usable life, because the anvil gets banged flat.

So having had my say about keeping it simple, I shall now go back to the lathe and carry on turning 44 Henry rimfire cases for my S&W No. 3 Russian revolver!

Patrick

[bearhunter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNDg...os=Vw1Kt8j3U3k
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Check this out. It is an easy way of removing berdan primers and relatively quick.

[three0three]

A friend of mine gave me 2K of Berdan primers that nicely fit the 7.62X39 and Turk 8MM brass. They come 250 primers per sleeve.

aarrgghhh!!!!! lucky you