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What does "BOXER primed" mean?
I have some 7.62x54R brass hanging around. Mostly the Winchester stuff that I've shot.
I have some 7.62x54R brass hanging around. Mostly the Winchester stuff that I've shot.
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in a nutshell...............boxer primed ammo has 1 hole, the hole is drilled center in the primer pocket of the brass.........no matter which way you rotate the brass, the primer hole is centered.......thus you can deprime the fired brass with a sizer die that has the depriming pin straight down the center.
berdan ammo has 2 holes but they are off center........somewhat more difficult to deprime since the center punch will miss those holes. that's why reloaders love the boxer primed ammo.....you can reuse the brass.
American commercial ammo is boxer primed, mil-surplus ammo is all berdan primed, there are certain exception, like RADWAY brit ammo, austian ammo, and a few others.......but on the whole they are all berdan primed.
berdan ammo has 2 holes but they are off center........somewhat more difficult to deprime since the center punch will miss those holes. that's why reloaders love the boxer primed ammo.....you can reuse the brass.
American commercial ammo is boxer primed, mil-surplus ammo is all berdan primed, there are certain exception, like RADWAY brit ammo, austian ammo, and a few others.......but on the whole they are all berdan primed.
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Boxer vs Berdan
Boxer primers are named after the inventor Col. Edward Boxer a British Army officer. Berdan primers are named after Col. Hiram Berdan, also the inventor, a Civil War US Army officer famous for leading "Berdans Sharpshooters" who dressed in green uniforms, an earlly attempt at camoflage.
Oddly enough Boxer primers became the American standard, while Berdan primers became the European standard.
This concludes today's segment of nearly useless firearms trivia.
Boxer primers are named after the inventor Col. Edward Boxer a British Army officer. Berdan primers are named after Col. Hiram Berdan, also the inventor, a Civil War US Army officer famous for leading "Berdans Sharpshooters" who dressed in green uniforms, an earlly attempt at camoflage.
Oddly enough Boxer primers became the American standard, while Berdan primers became the European standard.
This concludes today's segment of nearly useless firearms trivia.
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