New primer prices

[kbm6893]

My local watering hole, a small shop, was selling me 100 trays of primers for $5/per. I thought that in these times, that was ok. Unless I become completely desperate (which I am not), I refuse to pay more than $50/case for primers.

I kept on buying the max 200/visit for a few months, then that went to 100/visit. About a month ago, I went in and asked for my typical 100 lot. His reply:

"Well, you're not going to like this but we had to take the price to $15/tray."

I told him thanks, but never mind. He just kinda stood there for a second.

"Don't you want the tray?"

"Nope."

I won't pay $150/case for primers...ever. I'll find a new hobby before I give into that stupidity.

If and when all this settles the new price will be between $60-$75 per 1000. Guarantee it.

 

[BE Mike]

If and when all this settles the new price will be between $60-$75 per 1000. Guarantee it.

I wouldn't be too sure. It's all about supply and demand. The last time the panic subsided, the prices of .22 ammo went back down to previous panic prices. I do think that manufacturers are probably having to pay more for salaries and utility bills while operating at maximum capacity at this point, which would justify an increase in product prices. If it is like tp and hand sanitizer, the bubble will burst and there will be an overabundance of products which will lead to lower prices.

 

[mmb617]

If I could find primers for $60/brick I'd buy a good many of them even though I'm not desperate as I still have 6k or so on hand. When the dust settles I think that will be close to the new normal price.

Primers have been completely unavailable around here for a while so I was surprised to see some on the shelf when I stopped into the LGS today. There's a 2 sleeve limit and the price is $20/100, too high for me at this time.

He says the price he pays for primers went way up and I believe him because he's still selling powder for $30/lb, when I'm sure he could sell it for more if he wanted to.

 

[9mmPatriot]

Great news!!
I went out looking for primers today and came without getting screwed!!

I didn't get any primers......


I'm calling it a WIN!

 

[bluetopper]

It would make me feel a whole lot better if I could just back order some small pistol primers from a legitimate seller! We can't even do that, that I know of.

 

[Green Frog]

A good friend at my local shooting club had a bunch of powder and primers he had bought from somewhere... anyway he had primers for $42/ 1000 and powder in one pound bottles for $46. I went on and bought brick of SPPs and a pound of 231 at those prices. I have "enough" of both, but I've just started reloading nine mm, so I figured a little increase in my supply, so I went for it. As for what the "New Normal" will be after all of this passes... first, I wonder "when" and second I wonder if the forces at work in our country have gotten strong enough to really mess up "normal" anyway. I feel pretty good about the preparations I have control over, but as I watch TV and listen to the radio, I really wonder about the things I can't control. HMMMM.

FROGGIE

 

[The Norseman]

Weekend Splurge

3-1/2 cents per primer. Three 100ct sleeves left behind.
Again, not passing up Primers at that price.

I'm going to catch up on my Reloading Pistol Cartridges.

CCI LP #300

 

[Moe Mentum]

I started playing golf, screw these prices.

 

[The Norseman]

CCI

Got these over the Weekend.
4 cents/primer. I don't know how long these prices will be.
More hoarding...buy them when you find them.

 

[Fanner50]

I recently locked my 6500 primers in the gun safe. They're worth more than a couple of my guns, lol. Remember when we would pass them by at $30 per thousand because we though they were to expensive? Oh, the good old days, lol.

 

[Bronco89]

I still can't get them at any price here in middle Tennessee. Still, I wouldn't pay $1000 for them. I'd pay a hundred probably.

 

[higgimw]

There is a guy here in town that runs a pawn shop. He has some primers there priced at $35.00 per 100. Needless to say the primers are still sitting on the shelf where he had them.

 

[CheyenneBodie]

Here in Cheyenne the Sportsmans Warehouse will post a Facebook announcement when they get ammo and primers in. They limit purchases to 300 primers per customer. Price for Federal SP $3.69 per 100.