Federal small pistol primers

[zeke]

Natchezz has em, 3 minute ago.

 

[shortrange]

At 33.48 a thousand they can keep them. Primers are starting to show up again and maybe the shortage will be over soon.

 

[signsrup]

The shortage may be loosening up, but I doubt primers will ever be under $30.00 per thousand. I think they could sell every one they made for $40 per thousand if they wanted to.

Just my opinion.

 

[thomashoward]

Thanks for the heads up. I just bought a couple K. no one else has them. If it loosens up later OK, but I have a comfort level now. I'm waiting on my 3K from Cabela's. Powder Valley is out still. Bruno's is $49. per and they still don't have any. You snooze you loose.
It does not matter if they are $19.00 if they don't have them. I was down to my last 3000

I found a carton marked 1995 ,I date them for rotation. It was $15.00 What do you think they will be next year?

 

[Andy Griffith]

The dealers that have them for more than $30 a brick around here aren't selling very many. We're seeing them everywhere around here, but not at good prices. They'll be back soon as the dealers get hungry, which they certainly weren't this past year- they had all they could handle!

 

[Nathan Forrest]

I really like the Wolf primers I tried them when the American firms stopped supplying. I'll stick with them.

 

[Jack Flash]

In my area, you can get any primers you want except small pistol. Today I saw some small pistol magnums, so that may be changing.

 

[Alk8944]

The shortage may be loosening up, but I doubt primers will ever be under $30.00 per thousand. I think they could sell every one they made for $40 per thousand if they wanted to.

Just my opinion.

You lose. Have them in Salt Lake for $29.95/1000 last saturday.

 

[zeke]

Escalating costs of primers is legitimate concern, as is scalping. The closest retailer is 25 miles (one way) from here. In good times they have a very limited selection. The major retailers from here are 50-80 miles one way, and their prices egual or are greater than Natchez (except they don't have any).

Have not seen Fed small pistol (100) primers on any shelves(or websites) for quite some time. Wasn't about to go dry on small pistol primers for matter of principle, or 15-25 bucks extra (per 5000).

No matter, Natchez is now out of em.

 

[Skip Sackett]

If I want Federal Small Pistol Primers I will just go to the shelf and use up some of the 3000 that are there. If I run out, I will go open the box of 5000 that have been there since June of last year.

I can do the same thing with Federal Large Pistol too, only there are just 2000 on the shelf.

Or, like Nathan says, I'll use the Wolf that are there too. Same quantities all around along with 4000 Wolf Small Rifle Primers!

I was shooting in competition every Thursday but some things have happened that I shoot a lot less now so those primers are lasting pretty well!

Plus I have been working on just a few caliber specific projects lately. Less rounds but still shooting!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The shortage may be loosening up, but I doubt primers will ever be under $30.00 per thousand. I think they could sell every one they made for $40 per thousand if they wanted to.

Just my opinion.

If they stay at or above $30/1000 it will be our fault. If we refuse to buy at those prices they will have to drop the price. I have yet to pay more than $23.95/1000 and didn't like that price. I refuse to pay $30+/1000 and hopefully other reloaders will too. (but I highly doubt that will happen considering I saw some people paying over $100/1000 on Gunbroker last year)

High prices are our fault in the long run. Stop panicking and refuse to be cheated and we will win in the end... (IMO of course)

 

[TSQUARED]

If they stay at or above $30/1000 it will be our fault. If we refuse to buy at those prices they will have to drop the price. I have yet to pay more than $23.95/1000 and didn't like that price. I refuse to pay $30+/1000 and hopefully other reloaders will too. (but I highly doubt that will happen considering I saw some people paying over $100/1000 on Gunbroker last year)

High prices are our fault in the long run. Stop panicking and refuse to be cheated and we will win in the end... (IMO of course)

Ditto ! I also refuse to pay those outrageous prices and agree that if everyone stopped hoarding the supply would get back to normal rapidly.

 

[magnum12pm]

The dealers that have them for more than $30 a brick around here aren't selling very many. We're seeing them everywhere around here, but not at good prices. They'll be back soon as the dealers get hungry, which they certainly weren't this past year- they had all they could handle!

I'm hoping the price comes down, but I doubt it will plummet. Here in my area of Ohio. The gun store has tons of primers for 37.99 and 39.99 and of all brands, where they used to only carry Federal.

 

[TSQUARED]

I'm hoping the price comes down, but I doubt it will plummet. Here in my area of Ohio. The gun store has tons of primers for 37.99 and 39.99 and of all brands, where they used to only carry Federal.

My local gun shop also has quite a few primers for $39.99/M. The irony is his cost is the same as when he was selling them for $27.99/M. I believe it is not the manufacturers who are jacking up the prices - it's the retailers. I am holding out until they reduce the prices.

 

[magnum12pm]

My local gun shop also has quite a few primers for $39.99/M. The irony is his cost is the same as when he was selling them for $27.99/M. I believe it is not the manufacturers who are jacking up the prices - it's the retailers. I am holding out until they reduce the prices.

I agree with you completely, there was a time earlier this summer when I did not see a primer in my range/gun store for three months of any brand. I am there every Tuesday and now they seem to have an endless supply at the new higher price. I have enough loaded ammo to last me until next fall, but I will not hold my breath waiting for prices to be reduced, until the shooters slow down with demand. Maybe a lot of us are like me and have an ample supply and will not need to buy for a while.

 

[5906fan]

unfortunately I'm low on sp's so I'm gonna have to 'bite the bullet' and buy some (2K) to have set back in case of who knows what.
should have stockedpiled a spare 2K back pre-obama when priced were 24$ K.

 

[rburg]

I'm just going to guess at this. I'm thinking the past is a very good indicator of the future. We had a pretty nasty blip back in the Klinton years, when our primers went from $7.99 or so up into the $20s. For whatever reason, I stood on principle and when the price dropped into the teens, I bought a bunch. Since I don't reload as much as I did back then, I just would pick up a sleeve here and there when the prices seemed good.

When this ammo shortage started, I took inventory. I was most concerned with 22 rimfire ammo, but my second concern was primers. I started counting and realized I had about 20,000 of them, evenly split between large rifle and small pistol. No small rifle, few large pistol. But I'm too stubborn to pay $30 and up for them, so in the short term, I'll do without.

My strategy has always been to haunt gun shows, looking for bargains. I can still find them on bullets. It just feels good to buy old boxes of brand name bullets for $10 a hundred. But I guess everyone is smart about primers and prices.

I'm leaving in a few minutes for the gun show. I have nothing really in mind to buy, just looking and taking my chances on bargains, again.

 

[David Sinko]

Why does everybody want Federal primers? Are you all using lightened springs? My revolvers are sprung so that they fire everything. I still have some of the old plated Winchester primers. I make sure all of my revolvers will fire these, since they seem to be even more stubborn than current CCI. I buy whatever primers I can find at a good price.

Dave Sinko

 

[magnum12pm]

Why does everybody want Federal primers? Are you all using lightened springs? My revolvers are sprung so that they fire everything. I still have some of the old plated Winchester primers. I make sure all of my revolvers will fire these, since they seem to be even more stubborn than current CCI. I buy whatever primers I can find at a good price.

Dave Sinko

Did someone say they only want Federal primers? Seriously though I do have a couple of lightened revolvers which I do try and get Federals for them just to make sure. They are fun guns not carry weapons, however I have used other primers with good results. Now for the rest of my small collection I get what ever is available.

 

[nonferrous]

Slightly off topic but you guys seem to be in the know. I can use any brand of primers in any of my Smiths, 'K' frames, 'L' frames, 'N' frames, autos, no problem.
Regarding primers for shotgun, I bought 1000 Nobel Sport to try them and my Browning BT 100 will not fire half of them, they work fine in the Remington 1100's. The firing pin spring must be a little on the weak side, but it will work fine with Winchester or Cheddite. The cup must be harder on the Nobel, the strike is lighter on CCI as well.
The question is, in your experience, do the Federals seem to have a softer primer cup than other brands? If so I am sure that it would carry over to the shotgun primers as well.
Thanks