PSA: watch out for this brass.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Berdean primed... watch out for it. It has a dent in between the two flash holes that makes it look boxer primed.

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[jerrymrc]

That "dent" is where they position the anvil for the berdan primer. The other two holes should have been a dead giveaway. Just saying.[Flower]

[J]

Lol... Yep. Berdan's have the anvil in the brass, not in the primer. Pretty typical.

[islandermyk]

hope you didn't ruin a die on that one [mop]

[J]

Naw, at worst a decapping rod. They are cheap, luckily, if you ever get fooled by some commie brass.

[rondog]

I've gotten to where I'll stand all my brass on a table or desktop, and look in each and every one with a bright penlight. It's amazing how many Berdans I find, especially 5.56, .308 and 9mm.

[Colorado_Outback]

I bent a decapping stem or two learning :)

[theGinsue]

So help this relative novice reloader out.

The only way to see if a case is Berdan primed is to look down the inside of the case at the underside of the primer?

[SideShow Bob]

So help this relative novice reloader out.

The only way to see if a case is Berdan primed is to look down the inside of the case at the underside of the primer?

Yep, unless you are a walking encyclopedia on head stamps or you know you bought berdan primed brass.

[J]

No... Just ram a die and/or decapping rod into it real hard. If it stops early and bends without knocking out the primer, its berdan primed. Of course this is more expensive ($2-$5 per shot) than the methods you mentioned.

[Great-Kazoo]

No... Just ram a die and/or decapping rod into it real hard. If it stops early and bends without knocking out the primer, its berdan primed. Of course this is more expensive ($2-$5 per shot) than the methods you mentioned.

But it's good exercise, physically AND mentally.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

That "dent" is where they position the anvil for the berdan primer. The other two holes should have been a dead giveaway. Just saying.[Flower]

The inside of the holes were dirty. Couldn't see them. Dirty holes are hard to see.

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[Great-Kazoo]

The inside of the holes were dirty. Couldn't see them. Dirty holes are hard to see.

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Maybe at your age. I make em shower first.

[spleify]

Maybe at your age. I make em shower first.

Oh, ..snap..

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Maybe at your age. I make em shower first.

When you look like me you can't be picky.

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[Buckaroobonsai]

Like I said, this:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/136543/lee-universal-depriming-and-decapping-die

The pin disengages if it hits a stubborn or berdan primer. Then you easily reset it and move on. You will have to size separately, but that's better than breaking a pin or getting a case stuck processing range brass. For $12, there is no excuse.

[Hoser]

Thats why non US headstamp brass goes in the scrap brass bucket.

Not worth my time or money.

[rpm]

I hate Berdan primed brass like poison. Scrap bucket for me as well.

[Jamnanc]

Keep track of brass you've already prepped and shot. Then you can just measure it and can skip swaging. At least that's what I do. Then I can resize/deprime in one operation. :)