What are you paying for primers?

**cb4017** · 03-08-2009, 06:31 PM

Just ordered 10K Wolf LP primers for $244 delivered.
Heck, I was glad to get that. Primers are not available in the local gun shops.

**Shiloh** · 03-08-2009, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jbar4Ranch

If you think things are bad where you are, check THIS out.

ONE brick of 1000 Federal F215's went for $170, plus $10 shipping, plus $22.50 hazmat... $202.50, delivered, for a thousand primers.

Friday, the local Sportsman's Warehouse had 5 boxes of Federal large magnum pistol primers, 1 box of Federal GM large magnum pistol primers, and maybe 10,000 209 shotshell primers. Six hundred non-shotshell primers, that's it.

Incredible !!

I would like to have seen the bid history. It isn't listed.

Shiloh

**buck1** · 03-10-2009, 01:06 AM

Nothing! Its dry here.

**jcunclejoe** · 03-10-2009, 01:35 AM

Let's do something about it.
Does anyone know a venture capitalist?
I am a tooling designer, I worked for Nosler bullets for 6 years, I'm pretty sure I can design primer cup and anvil making tooling and machines. Then all we need is a chemist and the production machinery. The NRA put out a book many years ago detailing the entire ammunition making process.
I bet the payback would be less than 6 months on the equipment.
Something to think about.
Joe

**exile** · 03-10-2009, 02:01 AM

I bought 2000 primers today (CCI small and large pistol) at $ 26.95 a thousand. Also 4lb. can of Unique and 1lb. can of Titegroup, plus a box of Hornady 85 grain XTP's for my .327 Federal. Needless to say I am thankful and was surprised that they had anything in stock. I had called four or five times before this and was told they had nothing I wanted. I walked in today and they had everything on my list (that I could afford). The guy who helped me did say that they had no small or large rifle primers and no Varget. The shelf with all the boxes of bullets was virtually empty. I guess I got lucky today. That or the Lord was looking out for me.

exile

**Ron B.** · 03-10-2009, 07:32 AM

CB4017 was kind enough to forward a link to Widener's. They have only Wolf's large pistol primers in stock, at $21 a thousand. I purchased 50k from them yesterday. They do charge $22.50 hazmat and freight is rather expensive. On my order of 10 sleeves, I was charged $45 hazmat & $56.93 shipping. A little bit unfair I think. But, at least they have them (for now).

http://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|284|737

**WildmanJack** · 03-10-2009, 09:42 AM

Just picked up another 5000 Winchester small pistol primers for $25.00 per Thousand. From a local gun shop.
Jack

**TAWILDCATT** · 03-10-2009, 09:31 PM

read the post here and then tell me the gov is buying to make a shortage.multiply
this site by 1000s and that is why there is a shortage.the plants were designed to produce X amount and now there is a call for XXXXXX.and you wonder?? I have never seen so many new reloaders.I grew up when there were few reloaders and had to teach myself how to load.god helps fools and new reloaders.

**Heavy lead** · 03-10-2009, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by TAWILDCATT

read the post here and then tell me the gov is buying to make a shortage.multiply
this site by 1000s and that is why there is a shortage.the plants were designed to produce X amount and now there is a call for XXXXXX.and you wonder?? I have never seen so many new reloaders.I grew up when there were few reloaders and had to teach myself how to load.god helps fools and new reloaders.

Bingo
And the companies will and should not add plants, employees and/or work overtime either, it would be and is economically a mistake to do such as regardless of the outcome of this, whatever this is, is temporary.

**hedgehorn** · 03-10-2009, 10:34 PM

I am paying about $32 per thousand for Winchester here when I can find them

**mike in co** · 03-10-2009, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by GoldenRoyBoy

CB4017 was kind enough to forward a link to Widener's. They have only Wolf's large pistol primers in stock, at $21 a thousand. I purchased 50k from them yesterday. They do charge $22.50 hazmat and freight is rather expensive. On my order of 10 sleeves, I was charged $45 hazmat & $56.93 shipping. A little bit unfair I think. But, at least they have them (for now).

http://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|284|737

i think i'd go ask for half of the charges back.
10 sleeves will go in one shipment, one hazmat.
its how powder valley ships.......
did you order something besides the primers ?

mike in co

**Ron B.** · 03-11-2009, 06:50 AM

Hello Mike!
Actually, yes I did! Widener's did miscalculate HazMat; but the shipping, so they claim is correct.

GRB

**EMC45** · 03-11-2009, 07:04 AM

Bass Pro near me has primers for $5.99 a hundred!?!?!?!?!

**Ron B.** · 03-11-2009, 07:19 AM

Bass Pro; primers, $5.99 PER HUNDRED?
That's unreal; you better hop, skip, and jump right over there!

What sizes?
Locally, the dealers price each size differently.

I justed visited Bass Pro's main web site.
They only have primers listed for black powder, and shotshells.
Still, a very attractive price! Here's the link ---

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...&currentpage=1

Good tooting!
GRB

**Down South** · 03-11-2009, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by EMC45

Bass Pro near me has primers for $5.99 a hundred!?!?!?!?!

That's more than double for what I pay. $2.25 for CCI is about normal at present. If I order 5000 and pay the Hazmat of 22.50 it still only figures out to be around $2.70 per hundred plus shipping. I usually make bulk orders so I’ll order 10,000 or so primers and a stock of powder all on the same order. I only have to pay one Hazmat and shipping fee so I come out pretty good. Sounds like BP is price gouging.

**cajun shooter** · 03-11-2009, 08:04 AM

$27 to $30 a thousand. Depends where you shop. The mad rush to buy everything in site has caused a panic that will take time to go away. Remember $4.85 gal diesel not long ago. Just paid $1.95 more in line with where it should be.Later David

**cajun shooter** · 03-11-2009, 08:07 AM

Bass Pro does the same with lead shot. It's going for $40 a bag late last year and BP was getting $60. Nothing like being greedy and helping with the downfall of this country.

**Ron B.** · 03-11-2009, 08:24 AM

I'm not a ShotShell reloader. At first glance, compared to what I've had to pay recently for centerfire primers Bass Pro's price didn't look bad! However, after reading you guy's comments, I did some checking! You are right; outrageous! Widener's is selling Winchester shotgun primers in the, get this ---

$36.00 per thousand range ---

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.c...ir=278|284|314

**Down South** · 03-11-2009, 08:45 AM

$3.60 per thousand range ---

I think that you meant $36.00 per thousand. Powder Valley has the same primers in stock for $31.00 per thousand.

**Ron B.** · 03-11-2009, 10:12 AM

I stand corrected!

Thanks!
GRB

BP	Bronze Point	IMR	Improved Military Rifle	PTD	Pointed
BR	Bench Rest	M	Magnum	RN	Round Nose
BT	Boat Tail	PL	Power-Lokt	SP	Soft Point
C	Compressed Charge	PR	Primer	SPCL	Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP	Hollow Point	PSPCL	Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"	C.O.L.	Cartridge Overall Length
PSP	Pointed Soft Point	Spz	Spitzer Point	SBT	Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN	Lead Round Nose	LWC	Lead Wad Cutter	LSWC	Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC	Gas Check

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