Reloading Primers...

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Hey fellas, just wanted to announce that if you are looking for primers Natchez has plenty of them right now. Good luck!
 
Lennyjoe said:
Patiently waiting for them to get back down below $50 per K……perhaps in 2024 ish.
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I talked to the owner of a gun store Friday and he said they are seeing a lot of trade ups lately. The folks who bought super cheapo first guns are bringing them in to trade for something better. They explain that because those guns were cheap to begin with they’re basically worthless now so they are better off keeping the cheap guns for the sock drawer and just buying a better one. From what he said mostly folks are understanding and are buying the better stuff.
 
GeoDudeFlorida said:
I talked to the owner of a gun store Friday and he said they are seeing a lot of trade ups lately. The folks who bought super cheapo first guns are bringing them in to trade for something better. They explain that because those guns were cheap to begin with they’re basically worthless now so they are better off keeping the cheap guns for the sock drawer and just buying a better one. From what he said mostly folks are understanding and are buying the better stuff.
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I’m tempted to sell a couple pistols. I saw a used Ed Brown Special Forces at Cabela’s last week for $2999. (I paid $2024 for mine new.) If that’s indicative of current prices…

But as for primers, seems to be increasing activity on the components available thread and primers seem like they’re lasting longer. Prices are really high but if you need them, so what?
 
CQB45ACP said:
I’m tempted to sell a couple pistols. I saw a used Ed Brown Special Forces at Cabela’s last week for $2999. (I paid $2024 for mine new.) If that’s indicative of current prices…

But as for primers, seems to be increasing activity on the components available thread and primers seem like they’re lasting longer. Prices are really high but if you need them, so what?
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100% agreed! I don't think $100/K shipped + HazMat is the "new normal" for primers any more than I think $4.50/gal for regular unleaded is the "new normal" for gas or $10.99/lb is the "new normal" for chuck steak. But those are the current prices and if you want to drive, eat beef, or reload, you pay up or do without. At least we have supply and $100/K for primers in the supply chain is way better than $40/K for out-of-stock primers made of pure unobtanium.
 
I have enough primers to get me threw 2023
3,000 small pistol
3,000 large pistol
13 cents a piece on primers plus bullets plated cheaper to buy factory
I never purchased factory ammo in 9mm but at 30 cent a round with free shipping I went for 500 rounds.
 
Honestly, I have not local Primer Safari in a long time. I have enough to last my slow guns. I do feel for the match shooters who needs 10-20k a year.

Let see what 2023 brings! Have you guys noticed Arkansas is the new hub for Firearms and Ammo manufacturing? hint hint!!!
 
A close friend of mine works in the Olin-Winchester manufacturing plant in Alton, IL making primers. He switches out between small primers and shot shell primers. According to him almost all of the finished primers coming out of the Alton IL plant, small collections of small pallets, all of them get shipped to their Mississippi plant and are ear-marked or military or LEO production. He's not "supposed" to be told where they are going or who they are for, but he hears the big-whigs and the QA people talking. They are running 2 shifts 5 and sometimes 6 days a week. Kinda makes sense. I haven't seen a box of Winchester primers on the shelves in 4+ years.
 
I stopped by our local Sporstman's Warehouse the other day. As expected, there were no pistol or rifle primers but there was a generous supply of 209 shot shell primers. I bought the limit (2 sleeves per person per day) for use in reloading some 410 shot shells...

Bayou52
 
lonewolf5347 said:
I have enough primers to get me threw 2023
3,000 small pistol
3,000 large pistol
13 cents a piece on primers plus bullets plated cheaper to buy factory
I never purchased factory ammo in 9mm but at 30 cent a round with free shipping I went for 500 rounds.
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I have enough for a lifetime because I got caught in the 2012 shortage. I also complained then because I had to pay 40 dollars per 1000. I wish this didn’t happen ever 4 or 5 years.
 
LoadingPirate said:
Lennyjoe said:
Patiently waiting for them to get back down below $50 per K……perhaps in 2024 ish.
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wholesale is over 50$ so you have a long wait
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Yup. it's going to be a long wait for retail pricing of new stock to get down there...especially for product from Vista (they are way backed up on ammo orders)

I was hoping to see $60, but it's looking that anything less than $70/k would be considered pretty good
 
Bayou52 said:
I stopped by our local Sporstman's Warehouse the other day. As expected, there were no pistol or rifle primers but there was a generous supply of 209 shot shell primers. I bought the limit (2 sleeves per person per day) for use in reloading some 410 shot shells...

Bayou52
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My Sportsmans, the last 3 times I was in there has SPP, SRP, 209s. So I got the 2 sleeve limit because I was there.

Brownells just lifted their 2 lb per powder limit today!

I recommend buying what you need now, with inflation, and this new “borrowed money” budget bill, the price of everything is gonna go up!
 
I buy almost every primer I see, current rate is 10 cents each. I did leave 500 today on the shelf.... I may still go back and get them because I'm still under 10k total.
 
Like I said before I have more money than time left to shoot, so I am going to shoot. Just got two thousand from Brownells. We had high prices back in the 80's had to pay 12 dollars a thousand it was highway robbery. ;)
 
dannyd said:
Like I said before I have more money than time left to shoot, so I am going to shoot. Just got two thousand from Brownells. We had high prices back in the 80's had to pay 12 dollars a thousand it was highway robbery. ;)
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I remember that. Right after Reagan signed the FOPA idiocy. I almost quit reloading over it. Did stop when I changed jobs a year later and had to relocate. The more things change the more they stay the same.
 
9mmepiphany said:
Yup. it's going to be a long wait for retail pricing of new stock to get down there...especially for product from Vista (they are way backed up on ammo orders)

I was hoping to see $60, but it's looking that anything less than $70/k would be considered pretty good
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Yep, it's gotten worse than I expected (wishful thinking?), and it's going to be awhile before primer prices settle down.
 
AJC1 said:
Because I've not experienced previous issue is this event longer and more pronounced...
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It's different because of the increase of new(er) gun owners who see today's prices as being the norm...so they are less hesitant to pay current market for ammo.

That demand for factory ammo, everyone has to buy at least 1 box, is what is causing the shortages of reloading components...which is all going to produce loaded ammo.

The last shortage, which was pretty artificial, was for rimfire ammo...I was actually down to my last 7k before it eased up
 
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