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Message: <blockquote data-quote="archer" data-source="post: 2404184" data-attributes="member: 27557">RCBS still manufactures the berdan decapping tool.  But even that isnt perfect.  The problem with it is that you usually end up damaging the anvil ( for the guys who are unfamiliar with berdan primed cases, the anvil is intregal to the case).  With the lack of standardization of berdan primers, if you have cases of the same caliber but from different countries, the depths of the pocket vary along with pocket diameter, so you will wind up trashing a lot of the cases before you figure out how to set the tool for each batch of cases.   Another problem is:  even if you find the berdan primers, chances of finding the right one for your cases are slim (and none).  Bottom line:  with all of the difficulty in reloading berdan, let alone steel berdan cases, why bother if its a caliber for which good boxer primed brass is available?</blockquote>