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Thread: Converting .38 Special Brass to Take Large Pistol Primers

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    I am in canada... Watching prices on gunbroker with interest



    ht tps://www.gunbroker.com/item/887961286

    5000 wsp primers selling in a few min for $1275 = $250/1000 ...... somebody wants primers real bad

    That's more than 25 cents a primer .... and shipping is on top of that.


    I am shaking my head ...... we pay more for everything here .....
    pre covid ... a year ago primers were +- $50/1000 here plus taxes

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    Quote Originally Posted by cwlongshot View Post
    Not when your prepared... I dont have any shortages.

    CW
    I'm with ya. I have enough primers to last the next 25 years of shooting. Powder to last 40 yrs, bullets to last 8 yrs. Why are so many gun folks unprepared?? Some dolt just bought 3000 SP primers from me for $500. If he is silly enough to offer, I'll gladly accept. I'm down to 20,000 SP primers now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ford SD View Post
    I am in canada... Watching prices on gunbroker with interest



    ht tps://www.gunbroker.com/item/887961286

    5000 wsp primers selling in a few min for $1275 = $250/1000 ...... somebody wants primers real bad

    That's more than 25 cents a primer .... and shipping is on top of that.


    I am shaking my head ...... we pay more for everything here .....
    pre covid ... a year ago primers were +- $50/1000 here plus taxes
    I was seeing 100$ a thousand a few weeks ago.. And now all gone. Crazy.

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    Dave, if you’re still developing the LPP .38 cases, here are a couple of thoughts. One, Hornady makes small and large pocket reamers that are tool steel. They’re intended for removing crimps. If you mill the pockets to full depth but a hair under diameter, the Hornady tool would ream to the correct diameter with no chance of going too deep because it only cuts on the sides.

    The other thought is regarding large primers in small cases. Some of the Bullseye crowd has migrated to .45 ACP SPP brass because the LPP primers were believed to be displacing the bullet before igniting the powder. I would think it would only be worse with the .38 case. In that light, medium charges with harder to light powder might work better than powder puff charges. Pure speculation on my part.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Froogal View Post
    In case no one has noticed, ALL primers are unobtanium right now, as well as brass.
    I just bought a LOT of once fired .357 sig brass from these folks at $10 per 250... at $40 per thou it's more than fair and there's a LOT of common brass there too. Most @ $12-$13 per 250 rounds that's pretty good.


    https://www.oncefiredbrass.com/
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    Good morning! I am so glad to have found this site, and this thread if only for the primer comparison/description post by Ford SD. I am contemplating reloading, not because I need the completed product, but because I need to have a mechanical/physical understanding of it and practical application so there is less fumbling when it comes time to do so on a grander scale, should that need to happen. My primary interest is 38 spl / 357 Mag for the straight wall cartridge and the simple utility of the firearms and cartridge together.

    DaveM - I am interested in knowing where you are in SE PA, I grew up just outside of West Chester.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cwlongshot View Post
    Not when your prepared... I dont have any shortages.

    CW
    Except rifle magazines over 10 rds. Psstt, psst Dude, you live in Connecticut. You have a shortage of freedom LOL!

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