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smkummer
03-08-2014, 01:10 PM
I believe I have a line of some 32 gauge magtech brass shotgun shells for forming into 43 Egyptian. When the seller gets back to his store, he will check the primer pockets but these are the older green/white boxes and I am concerned they are berdan primed. So I have some options. I have about 100 berdan primers. So that will be the initial plan until they run out. After that, I am leaning towards reaming out the primer hole for 209 primers. But I have seen others ream out the berdan primer and then load boxer primers with the outside of the berdan primer still in place. Of course I would have to then drill a center flash hole if I wanted to decap normally then also. just looking for ideas thanks.

John Boy
03-08-2014, 02:19 PM
Never heard or handled MagTec shot shells that were Berdan. All I've seen were large pistol boxer primers.