MY LGS got primers!

[T-Bird]

My SIL told my he saw primers in our LGS so I went to check it out. They had CCI small rifle bench rest, and small rifle magnum only and they were 125$ a thousand. I let'em keep'em. I'd pay that if I was out, as in, had NONE but I'm not.

[Froogal]

At $125 per thousand, I will just do without.

[Rcmaveric]

125 per brick isnt too bad. I would pay about hundred. I prefer 45 bucks a brick but that was whole sale price from a private club.

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[jimb16]

If you are low, then that is a good price since they are selling for as much as $150/1000. If you aren't low and are just looking to get a supply cushion, I'd wait.

[MUSTANG]

I currently have factory primers; also playing with a variety of "Primer Reloading" efforts I have posted on Cat Bolts. At $125.00 per thousand I would accept the "Misfire/NonFire" I experienced in my testing phases and reload my primers. Using Toy Gun Caps it would be about 1 cent per primer (if one only ordered 1200 caps) or $10.00 per thousand (Plus your Time). I would see a similar price for using Prime All mixture to reload primers.

I have sufficient primers I can reload and shoot recreationally for quite some time - but if primers do not become available at a price similar to the previous range 12 months ago in the next year; then I would migrate to more and more shooting with "Reloaded Primers" - saving my horde for load development etc.. where "Firm Data" is needed; particularly when comparing to published reloading data.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

I have enough to last another season or two. And I think 6 months from now things will be well on the way to normal. I expect the price will settle at $50-$60. That is unless uncle potatoe head Joe throws a shoe in the works......

[Wheelguns 1961]

A guy posted on another forum that Brownell’s has spp for $75 a thousand. I haven’t checked it as I am good still.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

A guy posted on another forum that Brownell’s has spp for $75 a thousand. I haven’t checked it as I am good still.

They are out of them now.

[dverna]

It is a good sign that at least they are getting on the shelves. Prices will come down if you are not desparate.

[dogdoc]

Glad I stocked up when they were very plentiful! Those prices are absurd

[fredj338]

I know guys paying $200+ so that would be a bargain for them. IT is still too high, but those thinking we are going back to $30/K in bulk, aint gonna happen. I expect the new normal to be around $40 per. Its called inflation, thank Joe.

[sniper]

125 per brick isnt too bad. I would pay about hundred. I prefer 45 bucks a brick but that was whole sale price from a private club.

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They were $45/1000 around here before the madness struck! & I got me some! :bigsmyl2:

[MUSTANG]

They were $45/1000 around here before the madness struck! & I got me some! :bigsmyl2:

I quit buy-in last year when prices rose to $42 to $45 for 1000; then they simply disappeared.

[Conditor22]

Cabellas is getting primers in now

[tomme boy]

STOP PAYING THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES!!!!!!!!

Primers were $28/1K last year. Manufacturers have had a 15% increase. So that puts them at $32.20. One local store has Sr an so for $60/1K and they have not moved in a month.

[Krag 1901]

My LGS had SR primers for $120/Kand Match Feds for $140/K Left them on the shelf!

[crackers]

Well, don’t fall for a scam like this

https://cci.primers1.com

[JoeJames]

Until the majority of folks leave them on the shelves it will never get back to even near normal.

[Devon]

My local Dunham Sports has Large Pistol Primers for $80 per thousand. They have had them for a couple of weeks now. This is in Bartlesville, OK.

[RKJ]

Not primers, but found some 6.5 Hornady 123 ELD-M at Academy the other day for $44.95 I don't have a pressing need for any so passed. The price was about a $10.00 jump from 2019. I figure they're coming in now so maybe the prices will drop a little, I'll wait and see.

[Froogal]

STOP PAYING THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES!!!!!!!!

Primers were $28/1K last year. Manufacturers have had a 15% increase. So that puts them at $32.20. One local store has Sr an so for $60/1K and they have not moved in a month.

I agree with you 100%.

[inspector_17]

Not a lot of primers showing up, but powder is. Price for primers averages 100-150 per thousand. Have seen asking price as high as 200 per thousand. Powder at the LGS is going for $40-50 per pound(now slowly going down), while others who "invested" in powder asking $60-70 per pound. I learned my lesson the last time this happened. I don't shoot as much as I used to, so my supply should last awhile.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Just ordered 2k spm from Brownells for $75 /1000. With shipping, tax and hazmat came to near $95/1000. Don't like paying that much but I needed them. Still watching for Unique and 2400 to show up online. Not too bad when you order a jug.

[Multra]

I'll wait until they go back to the $30 range.

[BigAlofPa.]

My newer LGS had plenty of powders in stock. I didn't buy any im still good in my stock. It was nice seeing a shelf full of powder though.

[Finster101]

I'll wait until they go back to the $30 range.

You may have all you will ever get then. I don't ever see them being that inexpensive again.

[farmbif]

well im looking at it this way. I paid just under $6/lb for ground chuck at Walmart super store yesterday, good cuts of meat like porterhouse steaks, $16/lb---yeah, not in my budget.
midway had some primers a few weeks ago $75/1000 plus shipping and hazmat. many report local gun store primers at $100-$125/1000. factory loaded ammo either non existent or $1-$2/round and up depending on caliber. Reloading is still much more affordable than factory loaded ammo even if primers are $0.125 each
Im just grateful gasoline is $2.79/gal.
welcome to the future. this is just the way things are right now.

[T-Bird]

Well, I've got about 1200 sm pistol, that's what I'm lowest on. Got about 1500ish sm rifle. I was shooting alot of sm pistol because I got 4 .357 guns, 2 rifles and 2 pistols. 1 of my rifles is an 1873 Win (miroku) and I love to shoot it:grin:. Guess I'll rein it in some. As I walked into the store, a guy walked out with a box in his hand. I can't believe I didn't see this coming. When Osama was elected, I bought some extras (but not like some people) because I thought he would ram thru some kinds of "controls" this never happened. By the time I got my head out of the sand this time tho I was too late. Yeah I know when this is over, there will be a New "normal" price for them kinda like gas. We're glad it's not 4.50 a gal and now think 2.50 is good. We forgot that we used to pay ALOT less before the "shortage".

[fredj338]

You may have all you will ever get then. I don't ever see them being that inexpensive again.

Well that range could be $39.95, which is going to be pretty close imo. In 2012 I could get USA made primers for less than $25/K + HM/SH. Then after that shortage, pretty much in the $28-$30 range. So yeah, I can easily see $40 as the new normal pricing.

[brass410]

the little shop I've been dealing with told me not much changed,they're still 69.00 per k same as last year. But things here are always a more than others because of the shipping costs I suspect.

[charlie b]

Got a pound of powder from Sportsman's two weeks ago, IMR4166. It was exactly $5 more than a pound I purchased pre-COVID. The only primers I paid more than $40/1000 were a sleeve of CCI BR primers. Before Covid they were about $50. About the same a few months ago.

Don't pay the high prices. Mfg's have not raised the prices that much. All those inflated prices are done by the retailer.

[rcslotcar]

I expect primers to come back to about 45$ to 50$ a brick. I just finished prepping a 5 gallon bucket of 9mm, starting 45acp spp bucket of brass next. I should be left with about 5 bricks when done. I'm set for a while.

[Dieselhorses]

Just last year I cleaned out the primers a fellow was selling when he stocked up from the Obama admin.. Paid 400.00 for 20 bricks of large and small pistol/rifle. Same with powder. Not anymore though!

[fredj338]

Just last year I cleaned out the primers a fellow was selling when he stocked up from the Obama admin.. Paid 400.00 for 20 bricks of large and small pistol/rifle. Same with powder. Not anymore though!

Oh I bet he had those back! I know plenty of guys would pay $100+/1000. I know desperate guys paying $200 per!

[barnabus]

I'll wait until they go back to the $30 range.

ur dreaming

[Evoken]

I have been dealing with one small shop that has not lost their minds. Powder is slowly trickling into them and most of it is around 35$ or less a pound. Unfortunately, he is only getting 1lbers it seems. He is also getting a small amount of primers here and there. I got a brick of Lr a month or so ago for 35$, last week I got a brick of Sr for 45$.

I think he is still getting some pistol primers, but not many make it to the shelf. He is a commercial caster that sells boolits and loaded ammo. I suspect any pistol primers go into his ammo. Not bad boolits either, just too hard for my taste.

Ken