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I have five tins of Fiochi/Alcan #217B Berdan Primers that I do not need. (.217 inch)
I stumbled onto them. There was some six small round tins. One was loose (on top). I bought the one thinking that I'd see if I could use them. Got these home and OMG, they fit some of my 8mm Portuguese Kropatschek cases I had already de-primed. Went back for the others. They are turned out to be .217", too small, for my original Kropatschek brass, but the right size for most German casings.
If you have Berdans in .250 or .254", I'd swap for them.
I stumbled onto them. There was some six small round tins. One was loose (on top). I bought the one thinking that I'd see if I could use them. Got these home and OMG, they fit some of my 8mm Portuguese Kropatschek cases I had already de-primed. Went back for the others. They are turned out to be .217", too small, for my original Kropatschek brass, but the right size for most German casings.
If you have Berdans in .250 or .254", I'd swap for them.