Primers in my area

[oldhickory]

Just got back from "Hit or Miss" gun shop, and finally got some small rifle magnum primers. CCI was all he had in these and had to fork over $27.00 and tax for 1000, but at least he had em, (first time for srm since last Feb.). Standard primers are $26.00 a 1000 and he has a good supply.

The powder magazine is still a little scant, RELOADER powders are in stock, as well as pistol/shotgun powders, but IMR and HOGDON rifle powders are still scarce, in particular VARGET and 4895. I've been getting IMR4227 and IMR4964 pretty regular though, and IMR4350 shows up once in a while.

Over-all it's about 50% better now than it was in the spring, (at least here).

Ammo is another story though, the popular hunting calibers around here are still in short supply, but it doesn't affect me in the least since I cast and handload. The shop only has a few boxes of most popular ammo on the shelves, (if any at all).

[Mark]

$27/1000 is a great price especially when you can support a local business for that money (these days). Primers are available in my neck of the woods but the local gun store has them for $40/1000 for Winchesters (I didn't price anything else). They have also always had hunting ammo. 22LR is $31/brick for CCI Blue but always in stock. Bullets were hit and miss for awhile there but inventory "looks" pretty good now. I see they are pretty stocked on lead bullets, something that wasn't so six months ago.
Mark

[Throckmorton]

When I can get primers here in sw washington,they're running 35 bucks/k.

I"d GLADLY pay what u are paying.
Powder is alos in short supply.Hunting ammo is well stocked in most stores tho.
Jacketed bullets are in pretty good supply,for those who use them therre things.

[corvette8n]

$50.00/thou at a local gun show, none at the local gun shops

[dsmjon]

That is a decent price. Maybe a few bucks higher than they would have been 2-3 years ago. I'd consider yourself lucky. My options here in Raleigh is to pay $40/1k @ Hill's (ripoff artists/economy leaches), or drive 45miles to Vass, NC and pay $23-25/1k when/if Ed's Guns has the primer(s) I'm looking for in stock.

So if any of yall from Hill's is on the site, FYI, I'm driving the 90miles round trip solely for the principle of it.

[Wayne Smith]

Just went to Bob's gun shop in Norfolk, he's still limiting purchaces to 300 at a time - @$3.76/10. I was there for other reasons, got some Herco and ammo boxes, but I'm not that desperate yet. He's pretty well stocked for powders but the IMR's are priced around $25/lb. I got Herco for $18 and change.

[Recluse]

I saw $47/thousand for Wolf small pistol primers--and this was at a gun store. Seemed high to me. . . .

:coffee:

[two dogs]

hit or miss,i love that guy.he is great to deal with.

[oldhickory]

hit or miss,i love that guy.he is great to deal with.

No doubt! Mike's a great guy all around. Fair prices and good stock plus, he'll order anything you want.



I saw $47/thousand for Wolf small pistol primers--and this was at a gun store. Seemed high to me. . . .

You weren't in a gun shop, Recluse...You were in a den of theives!:shock:

[Freightman]

I got 5000 Wolf LP at the last gunshow the same price with shipping and hazmat from Widners, he had a good supply and wasn't holding people up.

[Rex]

The last small pistol I bought locally a month or so ago were $28.95 from a small shop. I was happy and Harold said that they were starting to come in on a fairly regular basis now.
I still won't give $26.00 for a brick of Remington Thunderbolt .22 though.
Rex

[mooman76]

I just paid $45 a box for CCI. I didn't want to pay that much but primers are still a little hard to find here and even if there was't a shortage they are hard to find here because there are few shops that sell them here. I don't even like the shop I bought them from but he has the best supply of guns/reload in town. I just may have to resort to ordering them.

[bdoyle]

I was at Scheels on Saturday in Sparks, NV. They had a pretty good supply of primers for $46.99/ 1000. Think I'll stick with 22lr for a bit longer. Did have a good supply of powder though, picked up some Bullseye ($17 / lb) which I haven't seen for a long while.
Brian

[PatMarlin]

Were you at the Reno show Brian?

I didn't check prices, but the ammo booth had bout' 6 cash registers over by me, and they were going full bore. Saw cart after cart of ammo and primers roll on out the show.

[crabo]

I just went by B&S Guns in Garland, Texas. $10 and 11 for 100 primers, $35 a pound for powder. I remember why I don't buy there. $110 for 1000 primers.

[NoZombies]

primers are $70 per K at the only local shop that sell's 'em, and all powders are at least $30 a pound, so I wait for the show to come to town, and get primers for $36 per K and powder at $18-$25 a pound.

[lylejb]

A while back i was at northwest armorey, and noticed they had IMR 4895, Wow, hadn't seen that in a while, so i grabbed a can. NO price was marked, so I asked how much. While the kid behind the counter was asking someone else, I noticed.....this was DUPONT IMR 4895..... 20+ years old. Then came the price...something like $35 / lb. NO THANKS....I don't need it that bad.

My local BI-Mart has Rem primers on the shelf most of the time now, for about $3 / 100, but limit of 400. Haven't seen any 1000's recently...but haven't looked too hard. For now, I have more primers than I have range time to shoot them:-(

[Gee_Wizz01]

The local club is getting in primers in sporadically, but they are around $28 per 1K, they are getting IMR and Hogdons powder for $26 per lb for rifle and 19 for pistol. The only other place in town that has primers wants $48 per 1K. Gander Mountain has 209 Primers in several brands for 3.99 to 5.19 per 100.

G

[Crash_Corrigan]

I have enuf ammo for a while so I intend to wait it out for a time.

I hold a fervent hope that those hoarders who willingly paid 30 buck plus per thousand with the intent of making a killing from other shooters get stuck with them after the supply catches up with the demand and prices go back down into the 20 to 25 per 1000 range.

In the meantime I am looking for a decent flintlock rifle to satisfy my urges to burn powder.

[Sprue]

I haven't been out kicking tires lately but its been $37 / 1k here and choice is limited. I'ld jump at those prices & I don't need any......

[redneckdan]

running 40-45 per k here for the fedCCIremChester types, if you can find them at all.

[David2011]

I finally got to replace some of what I've burned over the past 3 months. Yesterday I found primers on the way home from Thanksgiving with my family. The store actually had stacks of cases and let me buy a case of 5000 Winchester small pistol and 1000 Win large pistol at 30.45/thou. I felt a little guilty being able to buy that many at once. I drove over an hour 2 weeks ago to buy 2000 small pistol at $35/thou and paid $4.50/hundred for 3 boxes about 3 weeks ago. At least I don't have to pick and choose which matches to shoot for a while. It's really easy to go through 2000/month shooting at a minimum 5 steel challenge and IPSC matches every month if you throw in a little practice.

I hope to get at least 20,000 .40 cal boolits and a few thousand .45s cast while it's cool, getting ready for next year's competition schedule. Casting on Wednesday or Thursday evening for what I use on the weekend and starting over again the next week is getting old.

David

[Geraldo]

They were $40/K here BEFORE the panic. I saw them at $60/K during the worst of it, but I haven't looked lately to see if they've dropped back to the pre-panic price or not.

I was also surprised the other day when a guy was buying 9mm for $32 per 100 at the range. Apparently I don't get out much or I have been reloading far too long, because I about fainted. He just shelled out the $$$ and soldiered on as if that were normal.

[bdoyle]

Pat,
I was at the Reno Show and made a valiant effort to find your table before disgust (at prices) and hunger set in. I failed. Saw NVC and BruceB, they gave me some directions but no luck. I know the guys you were talking about but I only found ammo, no primers. I think that group is from Grass Valley Ca. I usually buy primers from them, kind of stock up at the shows.

Brian

[mike in co]

I have enuf ammo for a while so I intend to wait it out for a time.

I hold a fervent hope that those hoarders who willingly paid 30 buck plus per thousand with the intent of making a killing from other shooters get stuck with them after the supply catches up with the demand and prices go back down into the 20 to 25 per 1000 range.

In the meantime I am looking for a decent flintlock rifle to satisfy my urges to burn powder.


it would be nice if you are correct about the prices...but me thinks it aint gonna happen.

once the rest of the industry looks at what has been going on....sep with wolf primers, i expect to see price increases on american primers in jan when new retail/wholsale prices are set.

my guess is hi 20's/low 30's for std, and closer to 40 for br primers.

i'm "hoping" wolf settles in at 25...but today as a dealer i cannot buy them delivered at that price.

mike in co

[mike in co]

and
just in from a gun show in colorado springs..most primers were 35/45...they ran out of mag large rifle , but most other sizes avail...not in all brands.....i have sr/223 and lr.

mike in co

[454PB]

My supplier has all you want....no limits, and $32 per K in standard primers. Magnum and benchrest are higher.

Powder is anywhere from $18 to $25 per pound.

[bruce381]

My supplier has all you want....no limits, and $32 per K in standard primers. Magnum and benchrest are higher.

Powder is anywhere from $18 to $25 per pound.

Does he do internet?
bruce

[runnin lead]

Received LP primers I orderd in March 0r April about 3weeks ago,received notice from Natches
about 3 days ago that they got in Fed LR .
Gun shop about 25 miles from here has next to nothing & wants $37 -38 for# of Reloader # 7
yet cries DON'T GO TO DENVER. I may go to a match next month other side of Denver , If not I am going to an Avalanche game in Jan . I WILL check out what they have at Sportsman's Warehouse when I am down there.

[454PB]

Does he do internet?
bruce

I don't know. Here's a link to his website:

http://www.montanaoutdoorsports.com/

[PatMarlin]

What happened to Powder Valley?

Sorry I missed you Brian. I was probably out looking through the show. Those guys did have some primers early on, but most likely sold out. In the smaller room.

[mike in co]

What happened to Powder Valley?

Sorry I missed you Brian. I was probably out looking through the show. Those guys did have some primers early on, but most likely sold out. In the smaller room.

powder valley has been listing primers that they get in ONLY if it in excess of the current backlog of orders that were placed in the last 6 months.

they actually took some primers to the tulsa gun show..that never made it on thier site....hmmm.

i got wolf 223(15k) and lr (10k)2 weeks ago.

mike in co