Originally Posted by ggibson511960

I believe primer supply is the issue. The number of manufacturers is limited and they can make more money shipping large orders to the ammunition manufacturers. I also fear that gun control advocates will find a perverse way to limit primer supply through taxation, regulation or liability litigation. Without primers we're back to flintlocks.

I am surprised that some enterprising company has not figured out a way to make and market small scale primer manufacturing gear suitable for the home user. The metal forming aspect seems like child's play, simple die cutting and forming of light gage metal. Home brewing priming compound would take some doing, but the scale is still very small.