Reloadable?

[dennishoddy]

I just bought some .223 Monarch ammo. It has a brass case, but somebody told me that its not reloadable as its berdan primed?
I haven't shot any of it yet, but thought I'd check with anybody on the forum that has been down this road.

 

[NikatKimber]

Don't think it's Berdan. I have some Monarch that I've reloaded, both old and new.

 

[angsniper]

Not familiar with Monarch but Berdan is reloadable if you are set up for it and have berdan primers. It's a PITA but it can be done. Personnally I wouldn't mess with it.
I've even seen guys use water pressure to decap the berdan primers.

 

[aeropb]

Just check after you shoot it. It'll have 2 flash holes instead of 1 if its berdan. I sweep plenty of brass cased 762x39 that is berdan.

 

[dennishoddy]

Thanks for the info. I'll take some of it to the range this weekend and see what I've got. It was pretty reasonable at the Academy in Edmond, and they had plenty, but that was a couple of weeks ago.

 

[NikatKimber]

That's where mine came from, in the little red boxes.

 

[dennishoddy]

That's where mine came from, in the little red boxes.

They even had a couple dozen boxes of Monarch .380 FMJ.

first time I've seen that on a shelf in over a year.

 

[NikatKimber]

Good to know if I needed it. Reloading is so awesome, I haven't purchased factory loads in almost a year.

 

[j0sh]

If its the stuff in the green monarch boxes from academy, I have loaded quite a bit of them.

 

[ByrdC130]

The good thing about Berdan primed .223 cases is I don't have to worry about picking the empties up after I shoot them.