Berdan primers

[delmato]

Hi guys. I recently got several thousand Berdan primers in a trade. I know Berdans are pretty much obsolete, but I had checked on Gunbroker and they have been selling for a premium price like 20-25 dollars per hundred. I wanted in on some of that, but I now found out that it is illegal to ship primers without paying a hazmat fee and going through a bunch of trouble. I guess I just want some opinions about if I should sell them as a lot and pay the fee or try to sell them here in Oklahoma within driving distance. This is NOT a sales pitch, just asking for some advice Thanks

 

[Old Fart]

If you can sell some local do it. Although not many people reload with them.

Any you have to mail just pass the Hazmat off on the buyer.
Just like shipping cost.
People buy components from vendors all the time and pay the Hazmat.
Usually they try and combine a couple item to spread the cost out though.

 

[TonyT]

Many years ago I had a rifle in cal. 8x68S which was introduced by RWS shortly before WWII. I had some pre WWII ammo with Berdan primers and it was a real pai in the neck to reload. I was real happy to see RWS introduce Boxer primed cases.
As a side note Berdan primers come in a wide variety of sizes.

 

[jimktm520]

I thought Berdan primers ignited the powder trhough two holes in the case instead of one hole like a boxer primer. If this is true, how do you decap the cases?

 

[oneof79]

Someone makes a tool, kind of works like a can opener. Other people use hydralics to do it. You tube is your friend here.

 

[Twmaster]

I thought Berdan primers ignited the powder trhough two holes in the case instead of one hole like a boxer primer. If this is true, how do you decap the cases?

Someone makes a tool, kind of works like a can opener. Other people use hydralics to do it. You tube is your friend here.

That's kinda why folks 'say' they are not reloadable.

thye can be reloaded. It's just a giant PITA compared to Boxer primed cases.

OP, depending on what size primers you have I might want some. I've got a mess of 8x57 Berdan primed brass I'd like to reuse.

 

[ripnbst]

You could probably sell them over on milsurp forums in a heartbeat. Like others have said, if not local pass the hazmat fee on to the buyer.

 

[TonyT]

I do not know of a shipper who will accept priemrs for shipment by individuals. I know that neither FEDEX nor UPS will accept them ijn my neck of the woods. FEDEX will not even accept ammo shipment from individuals.

 

[jimktm520]

Thanx for the insight gents, I have never thought about reloading Berdan cases due to my misconceptions. Looks like something to check into now.

 

[Twmaster]

I'd still like to know what the OP has and what he might want for a few hundred of them if they are a size I can use.