Large Rifle Primers $$$
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SGT ROCK 11B
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My Reloading Store has LRP but only Fiocchi and at $140 for 1500 primers. (Remington LR Magnum is $100/1000)
Unfortunately they do not ship but that is good news for us locals.
Unfortunately they do not ship but that is good news for us locals.
LoboGunLeather
US Veteran
Wow! Never thought I would see prices like that.
When I started reloading (1972) many local stores stocked bulk GI-surplus powders in barrels, bring your own containers and get all you want for $2 or $3 per pound. Primers were usually 99 cents per 100, $9 per 1000. I started salvaging lead and casting bullets so I didn't have to pay $5 or $6 per 100 factory bullets.
But a nice new car was about $3000. A decent house could be had for $20,000 or so. Brand new S&W Model 19 .357 magnum was about $140.
Memories.
When I started reloading (1972) many local stores stocked bulk GI-surplus powders in barrels, bring your own containers and get all you want for $2 or $3 per pound. Primers were usually 99 cents per 100, $9 per 1000. I started salvaging lead and casting bullets so I didn't have to pay $5 or $6 per 100 factory bullets.
But a nice new car was about $3000. A decent house could be had for $20,000 or so. Brand new S&W Model 19 .357 magnum was about $140.
Memories.
Wow! That's....
...even worse than I thought.
I've seen them recently for $120-130/1000. Wish I could have bought some but circumstances have made me rather impecunious.
...even worse than I thought.
I've seen them recently for $120-130/1000. Wish I could have bought some but circumstances have made me rather impecunious.
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They will have primers when everyone else is out…
center_shot
Member
Ouch $20/100 is rough. Thought I was taking it in the shorts when I bought 3K @ $9.99/100 a couple years ago.
Just another 22 shooter
Member
And I was making $1.25 an hour as a farm hand and my sister had a high tech job working for the new Holiday Inn reservation Center in Omaha making a whopping $2.75 an hour.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
When I started loading in 1979, the LGS had most pistol primers at $6.99/100 or $60/1000 and rifle primers at $7.99/100 or $70/1000. That was for normal CCI & Win. BR and Remington ran an extra $1/100 and $6/1000. I found a store the catered to shotgun reloaders and started buying my primers by the 5000 and powder by the 8- and 15-pound kegs. I got the price per round down to 4.75 cents for 223 FMJ! Loaded 20,000. hat was 1984, I still have 3000 rounds left and a son has 3000. I dried up all the fired brass in Central Ohio for a few months! Junk factory (PMC) was about 6 cents and didn't hit the broad side of a barn. Winchester white box was 10 cents and shot great, but mine shot better. (I think the difference was the CCI primer [Small Rifle Mag.] since I was using Winchester bullets and powder (748).
Ivan
Ivan
Inflation!
Your 1972 $9.00 per thousand primers would cost $67.48 today adjusted for inflation. A 1972 S&W model 27 was listed at $168. That’s $1,284 in todays dollars.
Your 1972 $9.00 per thousand primers would cost $67.48 today adjusted for inflation. A 1972 S&W model 27 was listed at $168. That’s $1,284 in todays dollars.
sourdough44
Member
Even though many if us reload as a hobby, one has to factor in factory ammo cost. At some point with $20 per 100 primers, $55 lb of powder, $30+ per 100 bullets, and time, etc., it may not be worth it to reload.
Yes I’d rather load my own, but if someone just needs 20-40 rounds to setup for the deer hunt, may not make sense.
Yes I’d rather load my own, but if someone just needs 20-40 rounds to setup for the deer hunt, may not make sense.
twodog max
Member
A buddy contacted me yesterday after seeing an email from Powder Valley offering a few bucks off the large rifle primers from White River Energetics. He asked if it was a deal at 104.00 per 1000. I told him no but then he was getting very low. After some back and forth I told him if he was ordering I would take a couple thousand. Yes it is to much but I have wanted to try these and I wanted to show support in a way to a company in my home state in a start up time. We will split the hazmat to soften the blow somewhat.
ACORN
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...even worse than I thought.
I've seen them recently for $120-130/1000. Wish I could have bought some but circumstances have made me rather impecunious.
Now I have to look that one up.
Skyhunter
Member
According to my Merriam-Webster:
"impecunious" - adjective: having having little or no money.
I'm gonna have to remember that one! LOL!
WYT-P
Skyhunter
"impecunious" - adjective: having having little or no money.
I'm gonna have to remember that one! LOL!
WYT-P
Skyhunter
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20/100 is ridiculous even in these times. But we all understand this.
