Federal Pistol Primers are hard to find?

[E357]

Is it just me, or are Federal pistol primers getting real hard to find in case quanity? I'm in SE Florida.

Elliot

 

[esheato]

Not to many of my local guys carry 'em...

Powder Valley usually has 'em, but they're currently out.

Ed

 

[ClarkEMyers]

It's not just you but I don't hear that it's a crisis

It's not just you but I don't hear that it's a crisis.
Lots of people, including especially some of the national vendors are saying things such as this copied from the website of a top vendor:

FEDERAL HAS PRIMERS ON BO UNTIL AUGUST.

I can't vouch for this and I have no special insight into Federal. I suppose there will be pentup demand and backlogged orders but I can currently find stock locally.

 

[ReloaderFred]

I bought 20,000 Federal small pistol primers two weeks ago at Sportsman's Warehouse in Salem, OR. They had about 10,000 more in stock at the time, but I've gone to that same store in the past and they were almost completely out of small pistol primers in all brands. It just seems to depend on when their order comes in and how soon after it arrives that I happen to be there.

Fred

 

[P0832177]

I can walk into a store www.gunstop.com and buy 25K of Fed 150's, and that is what was sitting on the shelf as of Sat. am. But, as with everything sometimes there is a hitch in the supply chain!

 

[revolverman357]

My local seller of reloading supplies only handles Federal primers. They are always in stock, but if you want any other brand good luck in my area.
Sometimes I run across CCI, or Winchester. I am used to using Federal and will buy them as long as he sells them.