If you Paid $1,325.00.....
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gregintenn
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I'm sitting on a gold mine!!!
You'd think people would have longer memories. This happened a couple of times not so long ago. It'll likely happen again.
There was a guy here working on the central unit a few days back. He saw my reloading bench in the basement and remarked how he'd love to find some small pistol primers. I offered to give him a brick, but he refused. He said I should hold on to them. They were like gold. He didn't have any idea how many I have.
You'd think people would have longer memories. This happened a couple of times not so long ago. It'll likely happen again.
There was a guy here working on the central unit a few days back. He saw my reloading bench in the basement and remarked how he'd love to find some small pistol primers. I offered to give him a brick, but he refused. He said I should hold on to them. They were like gold. He didn't have any idea how many I have.
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1994 AWB. Panic buying of 9mm doublestacks. Glock magazines $150 each, AR 15 mags $75.
2008 Election panic drove prices up 4X. Fortunately Bass Pro let me have 270 boxes of WWB 9mm for $4 each. Sold 50 boxes at $20 each to get the rest almost free.
2012 Newtown panic. Fortunately I had purchased half a dozen Federal AE 115 gr ball for $115/ case. I'm just finishing up those. I did get caught without 9mm SD ammo and bought exactly 1 box of Fed HST for $60. That won't happen again.
Spring 2020, USA on fire, 50% of the population hoping the other 50% die in a fire. 9mm ball $169/ case of 1,000, crickets. I only got 2K 9mm, 2K .223, and 2 cases of .22lr (10,500rds) this time because I couldn't imagine gross dishonesty on a mass-societal scale. Signs and wonders. Happy New Year. Joe
Newhouse
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Local store had few primers and limit is 100 primers per customer. Price is also 2-3x of last years depending on the primer. I did not buy any as I was there to get field points for my arrows.
Qc Pistolero
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I'm starting to find those $1500 air guns not so expensive afterall!!!
OP
True story!! Have for many years not bought a primo air gun due to cost. Might be time.
I just picked these up today for $28 per 1000 at Sportsman's Warehouse. Last week I paid $32 per 1000 for Federal Large Pistol and $34 for Federal Large Rifle Match. This past September I paid $23 per 1000 for Small Pistol x 3. All at Sportsman's Warehouse
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Reloading is a hobby for some people (including a couple I know). The point is not so much to save money, but to DIY. I recently bought a few hundred .38 spl reloads from a friend who's genuine health issues do not allow him to leave the house these days, but he likes to keep busy. His wife handed them to me on his porch, I can't see him in person. I doubt the five or ten cents a round he makes is the motivation in his case. The money is not always the main motivation... cars, stereos, firearms... 
max503
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A year ago some folks thought it was dumb to reload 9mm.
jag312
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November 5, 2008. The first thing I did in the morning was order 5000 Small Pistol Primers, 5000 Large Pistol Primers, 5000 Small Rifle Primers, 5000 Large Rifle Primers, and 1000 Percussion Caps. These are all being stored for future use when primers are no longer available. The primers that I use are whatever I can scrounge.
My parents always told me to plan for the future.
My parents always told me to plan for the future.
I'm a seller at those prices. Maybe even a grand.
I didn't think it was dumb...but it was not cost efficient at the prices of the range ammo at the time. Consider a FMJ bullet a year ago cost about a dime..5 dollars a box..primers round it off to 3 cents each...another dollar fifty and the powder lets just say 2 cents each for another dollar...wow..7.50 a box...and I actually bought factory ammo from Cabela's for that same price. So I bought 3000. I still don't load 9mm....but I can if necessary....And it is probably coming to a state near you in the near future. Me too
jag312
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Fishslayer
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There are people for whom $1K is couch cushion change.
They saw what they wanted, got it with a click. More power to 'em.
max503
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Yes, but I load 9mm with lead I scrounge and cases I scrounge, too. Most folks left their cases on the ground, free for the taking. I only picked up the good ones.
So I was paying $2.50/box. For me, casting and reloading is fun so I don't count labor.
NJM15
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Experimenting
I've been trying different ways to adopt small rifle primers to use in small pistol primer ammo.
I know the difference in the two .
my revolvers work great semis not so good, noticed the srp set further in the pocket than spp's, I set them a little short just enough to feel them running your finger over them.
now what happens is the firing pin drives the primer all the way in and the result is a tiny impression on the primer resulting in no detonation.
plan two, use a small amount of Loctite on the primers , result, so far it works in my m and p .40/.357 Sig and my Sig 226 .9mm
difficult times lead to making difficult solutions
I've been trying different ways to adopt small rifle primers to use in small pistol primer ammo.
I know the difference in the two .
my revolvers work great semis not so good, noticed the srp set further in the pocket than spp's, I set them a little short just enough to feel them running your finger over them.
now what happens is the firing pin drives the primer all the way in and the result is a tiny impression on the primer resulting in no detonation.
plan two, use a small amount of Loctite on the primers , result, so far it works in my m and p .40/.357 Sig and my Sig 226 .9mm
difficult times lead to making difficult solutions
NJM15
Member
My bid ----
I bid 200.00 for 1000 cci,s spp,s winning bid was 450.00,
I passed on that used to get them for 37.50 at a local gun show just about a year ago
I bid 200.00 for 1000 cci,s spp,s winning bid was 450.00,
I passed on that used to get them for 37.50 at a local gun show just about a year ago
Protocall_Design
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When you don't firmly seat any primers, the firing pin has to finish seating them, and that cushions the blow of the firing pin. Try fully seating some, I bet they'll work then.
max503
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Yup. I found this out to be true just the other day.
Loaded some 38's on my Dillon with brand-new brass. The pockets were still tight and I didn't seat the primers hard enough. Some were high. I thought I was too high and mighty to pull a dumb stunt like that.
Had one misfire (it took two hits to go off) and a bunch of light indentations. Good thing it was only one box and they were used for target practice.
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Sure that price sucks but id pay it in a second if i hadn't stocked up previously. Everything is relative.
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WOW!! It's getting crazy!!
Just watched 1k Winchester Small Rifle Primers close for $355.00 on Gun Broker. Seems the $1325.00 was a good deal!!
$1,775.00 for a 5k brick.
Just watched 1k Winchester Small Rifle Primers close for $355.00 on Gun Broker. Seems the $1325.00 was a good deal!!
$1,775.00 for a 5k brick.
I hope it doesn't get worse, but I fear that it may.
nbedford
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I cain't quite get a good clear picture in my head of that. Reloading room at El Chapo's manse? Maybe back when a meth king was a dude operating out of a double wide house trailer back on the gravel. I expect they get factory ammo wholesale by the pallet.
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When I was young I once had to eat chicken pot pies for a week because it was all I could afford after blowing my paycheck on a Detonics Combat Master. It was worth it.
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