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Posted: 9/29/2006 4:49:36 PM EDT
  So what say ye? Can I reload this after I fire it? I've got 1500 loose and 2400 on strippers. Chinese ammo that was boxed up in sardine cans. |
Actually, it looks like copper washed steel case. 20 years ago, when commercial brass was not widely available, there was a copy in TX that sold kit that would convert Berdan to Boxer primer system by drilling out the primer pocket. I was young and ignorant. I tried it for a while. I learned 1) You can resize steel case. 2) Now your case had 3 holes (two berdan and one boxer sized hole). Too much pressure 3) The locktite that is supposed to hold your primer will blow into firing pin hole. 4) There are many who take unnecesarry risks (including me) 5) It was not worth my time when it took like 8 hours to convert 200 cases. |
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It's steel cased Chinese ammo. The case is copper washed. It's not practical to reload it. You can check the reloading forums for info, but you CAN reload steel cases. It's dosen't seem to be much different or any more difficult than brass. The Berdan primer is the tough part. You can buy berdan primers and seat them, you don't have to drill the pocket. You have to either buy a berdan decapping tool or decap them using the water method. |
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