Hey everybody,
ammo prices are rising...
metal prices are rising...
it's really inevitable we're going to see more and more steel case ammo.
So I decided I'm going to start exploring reloading steel cases.
some people say can be done
other people do it now works fine
so you might check out some of my other videos as i'm going to be doing
some more about this
recently i made a video demonstrating how i've reloaded some
berdan primed steel case 7.62x39
using regular boxer primers
without modifying the case or drilling holes or anything like that
there were some questions about the method i used in the tools that i use
because they used his regular simple ordinary household tools
so i'm going to demonstrate that a little more clearly here
now for those who don't know berdan
primed brass has
two or three flash holes that are offset
where as your traditional boxer brass have one central flash hole.
The berdan primed cases are common among military surplus
and foreign ammo producers.
Basically the fact that the flash holes are off-center
thwart traditional depriming methods.
Traditional depriming methods include tools that
pierce the primer and pry it out of the case
uh... someone wrote to me on a forum that they put their case in a vise and
then they pierce the primer with a nail
or punch and a hammer then pry it out
the method that i'm going to be demonstrated here is hydraulic depriming.
It's really simple requires no special tools.
So the idea here is the punch out the primer.
First thing we need is a place for the primer to go so I'm going to put the case
into a shell holder
that way the primer can escape out the bottom
here i've got a case it's filled with water
now we need a hydraulic piston to drive the primer
to create the pressure in the case
this is just a simple nut driver
from my toolbox. Basically I went out to the garage
and i test fit
the case on different tools until I found something that was a pretty tight fit.
The idea is we insert this into the case
pop it with the hammer, primer comes out.
Like that.
Pimer, case is deprimed.
So you can see the process is really simple,
it might be little bit messy
but what's a little water?
Does this work with others? Here's some 7.62x54r
Exact same tools.
Whack it with the hammer.
Berdan primer comes out.
The primers in the shellholder.
So now that your brass or steel case is deprimed
you can dry it out and reload it.
If it's steel you want to get it dry pretty quick to make sure doesn't rust.
The easiest thing to do would probably be buy some bergen primers
and simply reload
but if you find yourself in a pickle you might watch my vide on using
modified boxer primers in berdan cases.
It's really simple to modify the primers and put them in.
In the 7.62x39 berdan cases
the large rifle boxer primers fit
pretty good
They won't fit in the 7.62x54r
the primer pocket is too big.
But if you want to learn how to actually convert
berdan cases to boxer cases
then you can click here
or see the link and the description. I have a video
that demonstrates that
and by converting the cases then you won't have to deal with the hassle
of berdan depriming each time you want to reload.
So, thanks for watching,
and be safe!
hydraulic berdan depriming
reloading steel and brass surplus cases