Moneys tight buy lead or primers?

[bbogue1]

Given the season, I'm sure many handgun reloaders face the dilemma of restocking. You are down to 1500 primers and 20 pounds of lead. If you could buy $80 of primers or $80 of lead or some other needed reloading commodity, what would you do?

[Snow ninja]

Buy $40 in primers and $40 worth of lead.

[Adk Mike]

Buy primers. Scrounge lead. That’s what i’ve Always done. Becomes a game.

[jeepyj]

Well if that is the only options. Then in your case it looks like lead. Let's look at the facts. An average pound of lead will do 46ish 150 grain boolits so you have enough lead to do 920 boolits so from my prospective you have ample primers compared to your lead supply.
Now if we're me I'd be finding a way to wheel and deal on the lead and buy more primers. We had a LGS last week selling CCI for 20 bucks a brick.
Good luck!

[runfiverun]

lead.
they will still have primers at the store next month.

[rancher1913]

why choose, use your credit card like any other red blooded american.

[John Boy]

You are down to 1500 primers and 20 pounds of lead. If you could buy $80 of primers or $80 of lead or some other needed reloading commodity, what would you do?

Sell the primers and lead and take up shooting darts!

[Hick]

I'd opt for the lead-- I'm not down to 1500 primers (Heck-- I've never been down to 1500 primers-- if I get below 20,000 I start to worry about my stock-- and at the moment I'm not remotely worried).

[trails4u]

I'd buy primers.... You can 'find' lead just about anywhere. Primers, not so much....

[jmorris]

I recycle bullets and brass, primers and powder I buy, for the most part.

I agree with others though, I am “out” of a primer when I open the last case of 5000.

[sukivel]

Buy primers. Scrounge lead. That’s what i’ve Always done. Becomes a game.

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[scattershot]

Yep, gotta agree with Mike. No substitute for primers.

[nagantguy]

Buy the primers, go berm mining or take a load of scrap to the recycling yard ; our two local ones do better in trade than cash; if you bring in 20 dollars in scrap they will trade 25 or so in lead of your choosing most days . Ask me how I know.

[OS OK]

Simple...I just put my old ratty clothes on, mismatched shoes, rub some dirt on my face then grab my cardboard sign and head out to the street corner...

"Will work for LEAD or PRIMERS"

Seriously though...Every month I set aside a few $ and buy whichever commodity that I'm low on...after about the first six months or so you are starting to actually stock up. Only problem then is that you have to start keeping track of your inventory and create a place to put it.

[GhostHawk]

I'd be a 40 and 40 guy although I have to admit I saw no bad advice thus far.

Knuckle down buckle down do it do it do it.

Git r done.

Don't short the family.
Try going without those 5$ coffee's.

[retrobass]

Do you Smoke? You can buy a lot of lead for the price of a month’s cigarettes.

[Ickisrulz]

Because I remember primer and powder shortages, I'd get the primers. Lead is always available.

[pressonregardless]

I'd buy primers, you can always find lead if you look hard enough.

[sparky45]

Buy primers. Scrounge lead. That’s what i’ve Always done. Becomes a game.

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[bbogue1]

This is soo interesting I made a poll of it, GREAT answers, much fun.