DA>JS> NP>It seems logical and simple to me.  Haven't tried it yet, NP>but
DA>JS> I plan to in the future.  For like you, I have a number NP>of
DA>JS> berdian primed rounds.
DA>JS> WHat do you do with the post in the primer pocket then?  Grind it
DA>JS> off and just slap a boxer primer in?  Is the flash hole area
DA>JS> comparable or compatable with the flask hole in a boxer primer case?
DA>I've got a friend with a well-equipped machine shop who likes to morph
DA>brass. That's one of the things he's tried out.
DA>First he made a tool that screws into the spent primer and pulls it out.
DA>Then he drills a small hole up through the primer pocket and reams out
DA>the primer pocket to boxer dimensions. At that point, he's ready to
DA>reload.
DA>The brass is heavy enough on the base that nothing gets too thin, but he
DA>does wind up with an oversized flash hole. The two holes from the berden
DA>design get joined by the center hole that he drills.
HA!  I've got him beat on that one: I used a .40S&W case to repair my 
fridge:  the evaporator moter had worn its bronze bearings to the point 
were the shaft could wobble instead of rotating smoothly.  I tried 
compressing the bearing down but it crumbled before I'd reached enough 
compression.  I was all set to make one out of delrin in hopes that would 
last until I got a replacement motor, but once I measured the outer 
diameter of the bearing and got .400", I could not resist using a brass 
casing.  The notch for the extractor posed no problem at all, and the 
shaft hole was slightly bigger than the primer pocket.  I used a file and 
a hand drill to turn the case outer dimensions to about .401", and press 
fit it.  I also left the headstamp facing out, so you can see the 
"Winchester 40S&W"...  :-)
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