Where are the Ammo and Reloading Supplies? - Merged Threads - Page 5

**Shane Tuttle** · March 30, 2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

How much are you guys shooting that you need to pick up 5 and 10,000 primers at once?

I didn't invest in several thousand dollars worth of reloading equipment to collect dust nor to shoot 50 rounds a month. This isn't only a hobby for us...

Big-O-2 · March 30, 2009, 11:36 PM

The crazy thing about this shortage is I did't even know we had one, till I needed small pistol primers.:barf: I have a 9mm and 45acp just got the 45, I belong to a private range. I was going to start the bulls eye matches, but now I am thinking what is the point. I started loading last December and back then I had the money to stock pile but didn't. Now down to my last 500 primers I normally keep 500 round of 9mm and 45acp. I shoot every weekend with my wife and friends. That soon will come to an end, guess I will have to start making more beer. my second hobby is making homemade beer. Untill our government starts talking about cutting that back as well.

fireaway329 · March 31, 2009, 12:40 AM

hi need some small pistol primers i have looked online at natchez,midway,able ammo,midsouth shooters supply,wideners,a1 hunting and shooting supply,and a few others if any one knows where to get them online or within 100 miles of southern utah please let me know, i am also willing to use wolf brand or any other need 5000 minimum thank you justin

bfoosh006 · March 31, 2009, 01:13 AM

Ummm... you guys want to know where all the primers and certain propellants are?

1. Hoarding...
2. RECORD ammo sales....all that ammo takes primers and powder also.

Sorry about being so blunt...but...

pwelsh4hd · March 31, 2009, 01:43 PM

Good luck!

Anybody that has any either won't part with them, at least not without a fight, or will charge about triple+ of their typical value. My best suggestion (at least from my personal experience) is to go ahead and place a backorder with one of those online vendors you mentioned. If you wait to see them in stock online, you'll have a long wait, as they have backorders they fill first as soon as they arrive. I placed a backorder online about a month or so ago for 15,000 CCI primers (at a decent price, even with the hazmat fee), and got them in about 3-weeks.

Nate1778 · March 31, 2009, 01:57 PM

Might try these guys, at least the shopping cart does not come up as out of stock. Their going to gun shows so one would think they still have stock.

http://www14.inetba.com/tandtreloadi...tCat46602.ctlg

Nate1778 · March 31, 2009, 02:02 PM

EDIT: I now see where they are out of stock.

putteral · March 31, 2009, 02:46 PM

Don't we all!!!!!!!!!

The Lovemaster · March 31, 2009, 04:31 PM

We find them at our LGS on rare occasions. One day maybe the market will calm down.

Right......and maybe Hillary will see the light and not blame us for Mexican violence either.....

The Lovemaster · March 31, 2009, 04:34 PM

3. military

floydster · March 31, 2009, 04:47 PM

Scheel's All Sports:
Pistol primers small and large.
Last week $26.99 per K:
This week $39.99 per K:
The guy in the reloading dept. said thier cost is going way up.
He said brass is going to double in price.
Two weeks ago I paid $18.99 per hundred for 38 Super brass, it is now $34.99.
this is getting serious boys, I think we need a boycot!!

.

amathis · March 31, 2009, 05:28 PM

Yeah everyone boycott so I can buy more! J/K

Might be a good idea. . . . .

I finally found Small Pistol Primers. $45 for a box CCI.

Wayne_E · March 31, 2009, 06:05 PM

I think it's just gouging. Three weeks ago Powder Valley had some CCI instock and I got 1k Large Rifle for 22.50 and 1k Large Rifle Mag for 24.50. Primers are very scarce and some retailers are taking advantage of it.

James R. Burke · March 31, 2009, 07:05 PM

I dont think much of Scheels, there a good place to throw away your money. It would be nice if everyone would just stop buying any componets for a month. I know it would not work people will keep paying the higher price. As long as we pay they will raise it. There is no doubt about that.

rn22723 · March 31, 2009, 07:09 PM

Part of the problem is some distributers are only shipping 25 at a throw...and so gotta distribute the cost of shipping over smaller # increases the price. Plus most distrubutors are not giving a discount for buying 5K sleeves....so...that makes the price increase.

fireaway329 · March 31, 2009, 07:22 PM

thank you for the info

CrustyFN · March 31, 2009, 07:42 PM

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I think we need a boycot!!.

I agree, I'm not going to buy any reloading components the rest of the year unless prices go down. Seriously,
Rusty

kraigwy · March 31, 2009, 07:51 PM

I'm differant. I said when I retired I was gonna spend a lot more time shooting.

I refuse to let the rising cost of powder and primers stop me. After 45 years of shooting and reloading I have most of the brass I need. I cast most of my bullets. That keeps my cost down.

Regardless, I"m not about to give us shooting. If I have to pay $50 per K of primers, I'm gonna shoot.

Do I hord, maybe, depends on what you call hording, I like to start the HP season with enough components for matchs and practice. So I do stock up in the winner.

I figure is I'm gonna carry a pistol for self protection, then I should practice with it, as much possible. A min. of 200 rounds a week. Thats not counting my Bullseye Pistols.

I live 80 miles from the nearest major town that sells components. Yeap you bet when I go to town I stock up.

If thats hording, SUE ME

Mr Odd Six · March 31, 2009, 08:48 PM

Funny how none are being released

Yet, the shelf stock prices have doubled

and they say its lack of materials

Male bovine droppings

longranger · March 31, 2009, 09:07 PM

It's nothing more than gouging, look at Midway and Graf and Sons, there prices have not changed albeit they are out of everything.Orders will be filled eventually with no price increases.

Al Norris · March 31, 2009, 09:27 PM

5 threads have been merged to form a single thread. I've also "stickied" this thread, so there is no excuse for opening another duplicate thread.

Sheesh... You would think this was a thread over in the L&CR forum!

Suicide*Ride · April 1, 2009, 02:42 AM

I never thought I'd see the day when my little stash of reloading supplies would be so valuable.

more forty fives · April 1, 2009, 09:25 PM

anyone find any primers in florida. Any part of the state will travel. i'm desperate!

The_Vigilante · April 1, 2009, 09:41 PM

BillCarey from Florida on this forum indicated he has seen no shortage of primers at gunshows in Florida. Maybe you need to get in touch with him!!!

bullspotter · April 2, 2009, 12:08 AM

problem solved, all kinds of primers on gunbroker!!! Yeah hoooooo!!!!!

March 30, 2009, 11:36 PM	#102
Big-O-2 Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Posts: 32	The crazy thing about this shortage is I did't even know we had one, till I needed small pistol primers.:barf: I have a 9mm and 45acp just got the 45, I belong to a private range. I was going to start the bulls eye matches, but now I am thinking what is the point. I started loading last December and back then I had the money to stock pile but didn't. Now down to my last 500 primers I normally keep 500 round of 9mm and 45acp. I shoot every weekend with my wife and friends. That soon will come to an end, guess I will have to start making more beer. my second hobby is making homemade beer. Untill our government starts talking about cutting that back as well. __________________ Which came first the reload or the factory load? David

March 31, 2009, 12:40 AM	#103
fireaway329 Member Join Date: March 27, 2009 Posts: 30	need small pistol primers hi need some small pistol primers i have looked online at natchez,midway,able ammo,midsouth shooters supply,wideners,a1 hunting and shooting supply,and a few others if any one knows where to get them online or within 100 miles of southern utah please let me know, i am also willing to use wolf brand or any other need 5000 minimum thank you justin

March 31, 2009, 01:43 PM	#105
pwelsh4hd Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 146	Good luck! Anybody that has any either won't part with them, at least not without a fight, or will charge about triple+ of their typical value. My best suggestion (at least from my personal experience) is to go ahead and place a backorder with one of those online vendors you mentioned. If you wait to see them in stock online, you'll have a long wait, as they have backorders they fill first as soon as they arrive. I placed a backorder online about a month or so ago for 15,000 CCI primers (at a decent price, even with the hazmat fee), and got them in about 3-weeks. __________________ "Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem" - Ronald Reagan

March 31, 2009, 01:57 PM	#106
Nate1778 Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2009 Location: Louisville Ky Posts: 312	Might try these guys, at least the shopping cart does not come up as out of stock. Their going to gun shows so one would think they still have stock. http://www14.inetba.com/tandtreloadi...tCat46602.ctlg __________________ "And finally, the Baby Bear looked and he said, "Somebody's sleeping in my bed, and the bastard's still there!" But Goldylocks had a Remington semi-automatic, with a scope and a hair-trigger!"

March 31, 2009, 02:02 PM	#107
Nate1778 Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2009 Location: Louisville Ky Posts: 312	EDIT: I now see where they are out of stock. __________________ "And finally, the Baby Bear looked and he said, "Somebody's sleeping in my bed, and the bastard's still there!" But Goldylocks had a Remington semi-automatic, with a scope and a hair-trigger!"

March 31, 2009, 01:13 AM	#104
bfoosh006 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2009 Posts: 1,089	Ummm... you guys want to know where all the primers and certain propellants are? 1. Hoarding... 2. RECORD ammo sales....all that ammo takes primers and powder also. Sorry about being so blunt...but...

March 31, 2009, 02:46 PM	#108
putteral Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2008 Location: Homosassa,Florida Posts: 206	Don't we all!!!!!!!!!

March 31, 2009, 04:31 PM	#109
The Lovemaster Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 416	We find them at our LGS on rare occasions. One day maybe the market will calm down. Right......and maybe Hillary will see the light and not blame us for Mexican violence either.....

March 31, 2009, 04:34 PM	#110
The Lovemaster Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 416	3. military

March 31, 2009, 04:47 PM	#111
floydster Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2008 Posts: 472	primer cost update Scheel's All Sports: Pistol primers small and large. Last week $26.99 per K: This week $39.99 per K: The guy in the reloading dept. said thier cost is going way up. He said brass is going to double in price. Two weeks ago I paid $18.99 per hundred for 38 Super brass, it is now $34.99. this is getting serious boys, I think we need a boycot!!.

March 31, 2009, 05:28 PM	#112
amathis Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2009 Location: Champlain Valley, Vermont Posts: 161	Yeah everyone boycott so I can buy more! J/K Might be a good idea. . . . . I finally found Small Pistol Primers. $45 for a box CCI.

March 31, 2009, 06:05 PM	#113
Wayne_E Member Join Date: January 14, 2009 Location: Washington (the state) Posts: 29	I think it's just gouging. Three weeks ago Powder Valley had some CCI instock and I got 1k Large Rifle for 22.50 and 1k Large Rifle Mag for 24.50. Primers are very scarce and some retailers are taking advantage of it.

March 31, 2009, 07:05 PM	#114
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	I dont think much of Scheels, there a good place to throw away your money. It would be nice if everyone would just stop buying any componets for a month. I know it would not work people will keep paying the higher price. As long as we pay they will raise it. There is no doubt about that.

March 31, 2009, 07:09 PM	#115
rn22723 Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2001 Location: Burbs of Minneapolis Posts: 676	Part of the problem is some distributers are only shipping 25 at a throw...and so gotta distribute the cost of shipping over smaller # increases the price. Plus most distrubutors are not giving a discount for buying 5K sleeves....so...that makes the price increase.

March 31, 2009, 07:22 PM	#116
fireaway329 Member Join Date: March 27, 2009 Posts: 30	thank you for the info

March 31, 2009, 07:51 PM	#118
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	I'm differant. I said when I retired I was gonna spend a lot more time shooting. I refuse to let the rising cost of powder and primers stop me. After 45 years of shooting and reloading I have most of the brass I need. I cast most of my bullets. That keeps my cost down. Regardless, I"m not about to give us shooting. If I have to pay $50 per K of primers, I'm gonna shoot. Do I hord, maybe, depends on what you call hording, I like to start the HP season with enough components for matchs and practice. So I do stock up in the winner. I figure is I'm gonna carry a pistol for self protection, then I should practice with it, as much possible. A min. of 200 rounds a week. Thats not counting my Bullseye Pistols. I live 80 miles from the nearest major town that sells components. Yeap you bet when I go to town I stock up. If thats hording, SUE ME __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

March 31, 2009, 08:48 PM	#119
Mr Odd Six Junior member Join Date: March 17, 2009 Location: Washingrad not DC Posts: 133	Funny how none are being released Yet, the shelf stock prices have doubled and they say its lack of materials Male bovine droppings

March 31, 2009, 09:07 PM	#120
longranger Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2008 Location: Buffalo WY Posts: 1,056	It's nothing more than gouging, look at Midway and Graf and Sons, there prices have not changed albeit they are out of everything.Orders will be filled eventually with no price increases.

March 31, 2009, 09:27 PM	#121
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	5 threads have been merged to form a single thread. I've also "stickied" this thread, so there is no excuse for opening another duplicate thread. Sheesh... You would think this was a thread over in the L&CR forum!

April 1, 2009, 02:42 AM	#122
Suicide*Ride Member Join Date: March 31, 2009 Posts: 44	Wow.... I never thought I'd see the day when my little stash of reloading supplies would be so valuable.

April 1, 2009, 09:25 PM	#123
more forty fives Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2009 Location: central florida Posts: 109	anyone find any primers in florida. Any part of the state will travel. i'm desperate! Last edited by more forty fives; April 1, 2009 at 10:18 PM.

April 1, 2009, 09:41 PM	#124
The_Vigilante Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2008 Location: Far West Texas Posts: 200	Where are the primers? - Merged Threads BillCarey from Florida on this forum indicated he has seen no shortage of primers at gunshows in Florida. Maybe you need to get in touch with him!!! __________________ The_Vigilante Keeping the streets safe! A man can never own enough guns!

April 2, 2009, 12:08 AM	#125
bullspotter Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 308	problem solved, all kinds of primers on gunbroker!!! Yeah hoooooo!!!!!