The good old days

[lafayne]

Been trying some of these in the handguns -also been a while since Wal-Mart sold primers. I am quite certain it was when Mr. Sam was still alive.



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[Skip Sackett]

86 Cents?

Wow, that must have been a long time ago!

I can't remember when primers were that cheap, ever!

 

[lafayne]

I don't know how long I have had them - found a few hundred in one of my ammo cans. They are No. 6 1/2-116 small rifle. I believe the first Winchester primers I bought were in yellow boxes - that would have been in the 50's.

 

[Alk8944]

Wow, that must have been a long time ago!

I can't remember when primers were that cheap, ever!

Just means you aren't as old as you think you are. When I started loading they were about 45 cents/100.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

I was just in my local reload shop last week and they were getting 5.00 per 100. Glad I have a few 1000, but they will be used quickly. CRAZY... These insane prices need to stop!!

Rooster

 

[Paul5388]

I really don't remember what we paid for things in the 1960s. I do know we paid around $3/lb for powder in the early 1970s, which was about 1/2 hour's wages. I would suspect primers were in the $.45/100 range about that time.

Since I haven't work at an hourly rate for over 30 years, I don't know what hourly rates are now and how they compare with what we used to pay. After all, things were cheaper, because wages were also cheaper.

 

[Dale53]

Things may be looking up. On another forum a couple of gentlemen stated that Powder Valley had shipped them primers that were going for about 25.50 per thousand. That is a good bit better than the $70.00 per thousand I saw at the OGCA Show a week ago!!

Apparently, Powder Valley is filling some back orders (they had even quit listing primers as they were not getting deliveries). I'm hoping that the "Turn Around" is starting.

Dale53