I am starting to see them on line for 50-70 a thousand. Figure I will wait for the long dry spell when folks have so many at home they stop buying them. Maybe next year at this time if there are no new regs on them from our feds.
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skwchock
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I have not been able to find any primers in Virginia for sale. Those that are trying to "screw" people with their high prices (e.g., $1 per primer) are the ones that give us 'gun owners' / 'shooters' a bad reputation. so sad..
The Norseman
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3-1/2 cents per primer. Got these CCIs this weekend.
New packaged Large Pistol CCI 4/100ct sleeves.
Wasn't planning on buying any more Primers, but not going to
pass on them either at that price. Just missed getting 2 Bricks,
oh well.
The Best to you and your Endeavors.
3-1/2 cents per primer. Got these CCIs this weekend.
New packaged Large Pistol CCI 4/100ct sleeves.
Wasn't planning on buying any more Primers, but not going to
pass on them either at that price. Just missed getting 2 Bricks,
oh well.
The Best to you and your Endeavors.
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I've always been able to see these kinds of people at gun shows.
As of this morning, Midwayusa has priced almost all their primers at $59.99/1K. Primers aren't available, but if they were, that would be the price.........
That is a worse visual than a baggie of re-loads............
typetwelve
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So this week I stopped at all my watering holes.
Most places had nothing, and I mean that literally. My local Bass Pro (one of the smaller ones) doesn't even have shelf space for powder or primers anymore. Asking about it, they told me they haven't been getting shipments of any kind save random projectiles.
Asking the smaller local shops, not a one of them reported getting primers since March or April of 2020 and all reported powder shipments stopping around Nov/Dec. Like I said, most have no powder of any kind.
Its nifty that people are finding stuff here/there but locally, we're not getting a thing....or 5 different shops, including Bass Pro, are lying...which I doubt.
Most places had nothing, and I mean that literally. My local Bass Pro (one of the smaller ones) doesn't even have shelf space for powder or primers anymore. Asking about it, they told me they haven't been getting shipments of any kind save random projectiles.
Asking the smaller local shops, not a one of them reported getting primers since March or April of 2020 and all reported powder shipments stopping around Nov/Dec. Like I said, most have no powder of any kind.
Its nifty that people are finding stuff here/there but locally, we're not getting a thing....or 5 different shops, including Bass Pro, are lying...which I doubt.
skwchock
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I have not found any primers in No. Virginia.
With manufacturers not offering primers for sale as reloading components, but instead using them to load commercial ammo, we won't see any newly manufactured primers for sale for quite a while.
I have a bunch of ammo. Both my reloads and factory stuff. About 3K mixed primers. And I don't do a lot of shooting these days. If I knew a guy who was really needing something I could provide I would. But as far as someone I don't know, it would be very difficult to tell if the person was just a scalper looking to cash in on my willingness to help and sell to another already lined up buyer for a quick large profit.
And then deciding what to charge. The 2-3 cents a primer I paid for them or the maybe 5 cents a primer it most likely will cost to replace. Same with ammo. I did see online a few days ago some .44-40 ammo on line for $120 a box of 50 and it is gone now.
The biggest fear I have is that there will be a ton of regulations on components. So that ammo and reloading supplies will be even more expensive. If they realize the fight to take away firearms will take to long or be to difficult then they will go after the what we shoot in them. So far they seem to think they can go after our firearms. They have 2 years most likely to do this. But at some point the fight may turn from or progress to what we shoot in our firearms.
And then deciding what to charge. The 2-3 cents a primer I paid for them or the maybe 5 cents a primer it most likely will cost to replace. Same with ammo. I did see online a few days ago some .44-40 ammo on line for $120 a box of 50 and it is gone now.
The biggest fear I have is that there will be a ton of regulations on components. So that ammo and reloading supplies will be even more expensive. If they realize the fight to take away firearms will take to long or be to difficult then they will go after the what we shoot in them. So far they seem to think they can go after our firearms. They have 2 years most likely to do this. But at some point the fight may turn from or progress to what we shoot in our firearms.
primers are one component i would never sell (unless REAL hungry).
i was blessed with an unusual amount of "foresight" back before o-whats-his-name got into office (usually foresight is in short supply around here) and i stacked enough for as long as i will need them.
but the only way they will be moving out of their place on the component shelf is if i am using them or trading one-for-one for another size/type primer.
good luck.
i was blessed with an unusual amount of "foresight" back before o-whats-his-name got into office (usually foresight is in short supply around here) and i stacked enough for as long as i will need them.
but the only way they will be moving out of their place on the component shelf is if i am using them or trading one-for-one for another size/type primer.
good luck.
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Remember when... I just finished off this brick. Dated the brick on purchase March 2006
So is $60.00 a thousand the new median price of primers?
A guy I work for occasionally (I have a small trucking company) wanted to buy some primers, knowing I have quite a few. I told him I don't know what it will cost me to replace them and when that will be. He really wanted some, so I looked on GB at completed auctions and they sold for anywhere from $10 to $40 per 100, plus shipping, sales tax, and credit card fee. I told him I would sell him some at $20/100 and he was fine with that. He also wanted some 9 m/m ammo, so we did the same thing and came up with $30 per box. What I gave for the primers or ammo is irrelevant.
Primers for sale on the shelf in Augusta, GA are $18 per 100 count box. There are NO small pistol primers to be found in the city for sale.
DeplorabusUnum
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Just got notification from Midway that CCI SPP were available...
...price $60 per 1000. I'm super disappointed in Midway. I never thought they would engage in gouging. I've spent thousands there over the years. Now I'm having to re-think dealing with them. I wish there was some way to send an email directly to Larry Potterfield. Feels a bit like betrayal after all these years.
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They must have gone fast. As of 5pm, only thing showing available is 50BMG primers. Heck, at this point, I'd gladly pay $60/1K and be grateful!
