I put in a stock request notice with Midway USA and they have had LRP twice in the last month. You have to act fast, I got some one time and they were sold out the other.
Primers in stock, prices going back up
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Yankee1986
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for this!Jim Watson
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Sounds real speculative to me.
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ballman6711
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I picked up primers at Sportsman's in Morgantown, WV, a couple days after Thanksgiving. Remington LPP's for $60/1K. GF was with me so I was able to get two bricks.
I was in Ohio at Fin, Feather, and Fur the day before and primers were about $90/1K, with match primers being a bit more. They did have some LRP. No limit on primers. Powder prices were decent as well.
So my Thanksgiving trip to visit relatives netted me 3200 LPP's, 1200 of which were for my reloading buddy. FWIW, I sold him the primers for what I paid. We both do each other right, and don't keep track of who has done more for the other. Off topic, I've given him dies, primers, and powder, and he's given me bullets, powder, and dies. Works well for us.
chris
I was in Ohio at Fin, Feather, and Fur the day before and primers were about $90/1K, with match primers being a bit more. They did have some LRP. No limit on primers. Powder prices were decent as well.
So my Thanksgiving trip to visit relatives netted me 3200 LPP's, 1200 of which were for my reloading buddy. FWIW, I sold him the primers for what I paid. We both do each other right, and don't keep track of who has done more for the other. Off topic, I've given him dies, primers, and powder, and he's given me bullets, powder, and dies. Works well for us.
chris
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Oh not this crap again.... Seems like we always hear about a new primer company being started but it turns out to be a scam all along or something lol.
Soonerpesek
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Here's the cheapest I can find anywhere for primers, SPP's @ $55/brick.
Sarex Small Pistol Primers 1000/Box
Sarex: Small Pistol Primers 1000/Box for sale at Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore.www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com
In case you are still looking.
$250/5k + 19 hazmat and FREE shipping
Servicios y Aventuras Small Pistol Primers 5000ct
Reliable ignition for your small pistol cartridges with SyA Small Pistol Primers 5000ct. Consistent performance for your shooting needs. Shop Now!
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Necessary_Nutrient
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Scheels had CCI450 primers for 80 dollars a brick recently, and a good supply. I’d call ahead, though…
twarr1
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Last time I was in Fin, Feather. & Fur their shelves were fully stocked with primers and powder. Me thinking stock was coming back, I only bought 2 boxes…
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Not sure if any of you saw this from VISTA...
Vista Outdoor, a parent company to many firearms businesses, told Newsweek that it will substantially increase its ammunition prices due to "an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder."
The Minnesota-based company confirmed the authenticity of a December 1 letter sent to customers that it would go ahead with an across-the-board increase of its ammunition and gunpowder prices on January 1.
"Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially," Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. "We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases."
Companies that will increase their prices include Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot and Speer. The following increases include:
Shotshell: 1-7 percent
Rifle: 1-7 percent
Handgun: 1-5 percent
22LR/Shorts: 1-5 percent
WMR/HMR: 1-7 percent
Primers: 5 percent
Alliant Powder: 10 percent (limited availability).
Vista Outdoor also told customers that unless they cancel an order, it will reprice "existing and future orders shipped on or after January 1, 2024, to the new prices." New price lists will follow in the coming weeks, Nelson said in the letter.
Vista Outdoor, a parent company to many firearms businesses, told Newsweek that it will substantially increase its ammunition prices due to "an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder."
The Minnesota-based company confirmed the authenticity of a December 1 letter sent to customers that it would go ahead with an across-the-board increase of its ammunition and gunpowder prices on January 1.
"Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially," Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. "We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases."
Companies that will increase their prices include Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot and Speer. The following increases include:
Shotshell: 1-7 percent
Rifle: 1-7 percent
Handgun: 1-5 percent
22LR/Shorts: 1-5 percent
WMR/HMR: 1-7 percent
Primers: 5 percent
Alliant Powder: 10 percent (limited availability).
Vista Outdoor also told customers that unless they cancel an order, it will reprice "existing and future orders shipped on or after January 1, 2024, to the new prices." New price lists will follow in the coming weeks, Nelson said in the letter.
CQB45ACP
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Welcome. Yeah, was a whole thread (maybe two) earlier in the week. Hard to get ahead of the guys here
Just in Time for Christmas - Vista Corp. price increases
I know what I'll be getting this year!
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ballman6711
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I honestly thought about buying more primers, and some powder as well, but I'm trying to work through some of what I've got and don't really need anything but LPP's and LRP's.
Nice thing was they didn't have a limit but it was still on the shelf. Good to see that at least.
chris
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If you can't walk into the store and buy them it really does not matter what price they are. I would gladly pay a higher price if availability was like it was before all these events happened.
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One of the grocery stores I shop in has a real butcher shop. Beef is getting cheap around here because of shipping costs. It makes a difference only having to ship the cow 20 miles versus 200. I guess city folks just prefer tofu.
Savage30L
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I notice that all of the 1-pound offerings of Hodgdon powders have disappeared suddenly from Natchez's web site. I wonder what's up.......
Savage30L
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Yesterday they had a whole assortment of rifle, pistol, and shotgun powders in 1-lb containers. There would have to be a lot of panic-buying for them to sell out.
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I think it’s my turn to start a crazy conspiracy theory to explain something perfectly simple so, here goes: Natchez is pulling the one pounders in order to force people looking for replacements for their favorite Alliant and IMR powders into overbuying, knowing they will be disappointed and dump it in the yard. The other online sellers will follow suit under the orders of Global Vista ruling classes.
Either that or the price hike memo has made the rounds and people are panic buying.
Either that or the price hike memo has made the rounds and people are panic buying.
Savage30L
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....and, here I was, waiting for them to have another "free hazmat" weekend sale....
Edit: It appears to have been a false alarm. The 1-lb Hodgdon containers are showing again on the website. In fact it looks like more of them have been put on sale.
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I would have never noticed as I almost never buy 1lb bottles of any powder. I don't even completely understand the thinking behind it...I usually by 8lb jugs; I'm actually a bit irritated that VV powders (N310/N320) don't come in larger containers than 4lbs.
My first thought would be a bunch of folks bought what they could afford or have been missing
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So...they took them down to update the selections
ballman6711
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Or the prices, or maybe both. Or it could be something entirely different.
Time will tell I suppose.
chris
Savage30L
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I can tell that the prices of some of the powders I have had my eye on lately, have been raised. But I suppose retailers do that all the time.
Edit: Now, they're gone again!
Maybe rearranging the website? If they wanted to change prices they could just do it
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Server updates. They were probably finally getting around to November’s “Patch Tuesday” reboots.
Y’all Sysadmin out there know what I’m talking about.
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As a low volume shooter buying 8lbs at a time makes no sense for me. I’m stuck storing big containers of mostly air instead of smaller containers full of mostly powder. It’s just a difference in our shooting habits and lifestyles. I don’t have the unlimited resources needed for that kind of free time activity. I have to work.
Oh, if only I had been born smart or rich instead of devastatingly handsome!
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