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I had a wake up call when I went to the gun show in Phoenix yesterday. 500 rounds of .22 $250, large/small pistol primers $80 and the list goes on and on.
I am ashamed to say I bought a box of primers and cringed while doing it. I know I was getting fleeced BUT after looking for weeks to find 'em locally to no avail and seeing that when you find 'em online then add shipping and hazmat fees it wasn't that much more ($20-$30) at the show. The biggest reason I decided "what the heck, I'll buy 'em" is that as a newbie reloader I wanted to get started experimenting and figuring out what I'm doing so I just paid for the privilege of getting going now instead of waiting for however long. I've already been looking for 2 months just for parts for my press.
Now that I've got at least the basics to start with I will be able to play with it while I pick and choose restocking supplies avoiding whenever possible paying the scramble premium.
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