Berdan 223

Hi Guys & Girls,
i've picked up some small Berdan rifle primers for the 223 & was wondering if there's anyone out there willing to throw my way any fired steel / Brass Berdan cased 223 shells to experiment with that maybe cluttering up your reloading benches.......& yes I know it's not worth it $$$$$/time wise but hate to throw out these primers when they can be used. I've converted Berdan (Both steel & brass) shells to Boxer in the past so I'll do so again should these not wok out. I'll pay postage naturally.:yaeh am not durnk::)
Regards,
Phil.

How did your reworking of that tracer end up?
Ive a friend who has some barnaul 223. Rather than leaving them where they drop I'll see if he is interested in picking a few up.

Hi Marty Henry,
Thanks for that re, your friend.....appreciated.
Yes the tracer experiment went well. I simply pulled the projectiles, & gently drilled into the sealer of the projectile base compound & ignited the tracer with a match which went off with a bit of a red """Whoosh"" & dumped them into some water. After drying I reloaded them back into the shells & fired them off in my Mini action Howa. The accuracy was about 40mm @ 50yds (there was a bit of a variance in projectile weight though) so they would be good enough on the goats out to 90 metres but wouldn't chance them beyond that. It was an interesting experiment & if one was hard pressed for ammo then they'd be good enough. I didn't try them on game though, so will if I come across tracers again......yea....I know....illegal to posses....etc etc but but it's amazing how one can come across such things,....& I'll try them then to see how they perform.