Small rifle primers

Micro man · November 3, 2016, 07:30 PM

Went to my local Cabelas to pick up a box of 1000 SR primers and while they had many other types of primers they had no Small rifle ones. I also tried Jays ( a large outdoor store) here in Michigan with same result. I wanted them to reload 223 over the long Michigan winter coming up. I was wondering if anyone else had trouble finding them in stores.
I did try to order them online from Cabelas and pick them up at the store to avoid the haz mat fee and shipping, but they said they had to be shipped to my address.
Micro man

Camnus · November 4, 2016, 05:57 AM

I ordered some primers on sale from Cabela's last week, it was free shipping, but $20 for hazmat. ordering 10k worth of primers makes it easier to factor in the hazmat fee. Have any reloading friends to split an order?

rebs · November 4, 2016, 11:07 AM

I just looked at Cabelas primers and their prices are considerably higher than what I buy them for at a LGS

Micro man · November 4, 2016, 12:08 PM

Unfortunately none of my friends are into reloading,although my brother is thinking about taking it up. I agree that Cabelas is on the high side but not many options in my area.
I don't understand why they won't let me order on line and pick them up at their store, as they do with other stuff.

MarkGlazer · November 4, 2016, 12:44 PM

Cabela's has S&B small rifle primers in stock, on-line and they are less than my LGS here in Atlanta. Yes, you have to pay the evil HazMat.

By the way, if you cross-reference your purchase by looking at GunBot.Net as a barometer, you'll find that the Cabelas' price is the best in the market right now.

Sevens · November 4, 2016, 12:48 PM

When you order from Cabela's online and pick up at store... Cabela's ships that order from Wheeling, WV to your store for you to pick up. Cabela's would STILL have to ship those as a hazmat simply to get them from Wheeling, WV to your store in Michigan. They incur that hazmat fee whether it goes to your house or the retail store.

This is likely why they simply don't allow ship to store on primers.

And it's not like Cabela's online and ship to store is simply yanking an item off the shelf at a retail location... if that were the process, folks would walk up & down the aisle with their smart phone and pay less. This is not how a brick & mortar retail store works, sorry to say.

Find a local discussion forum where you can team up with other handloaders in a, say, 50-mile radius and do a group buy from a seller that smokes Cabela's in pricing. A great idea for a forum such as this is a state-level grass roots political pro-gun forum. Meet like-minded people and pool money together and get the best deal.

Colorado Redneck · November 4, 2016, 09:57 PM

Powder Valley has Winchester small rifle primers in stock. Buy a few thousand, since it is election year.

Chainsaw. · November 6, 2016, 10:28 AM

They are being bought up here too. At the gun show last week some vendors were starting to gouge, one guy even had boxes marked at $50, though Im pretty sure he sold none.

jag2 · November 6, 2016, 12:15 PM

A few years ago I stumbled across some Bullseye online at Basspro and was able to have it shipped to a local store, took about 3 or 4 days. No shipping or haz fee at all. My guess was they ship it on their own trucks along with what ever else that store ordered. I even had the order taker I was talking to confirm it with a supervisor. Worked fine.

Micro man · November 6, 2016, 08:25 PM

Thanks Sevens for explaining the process. I thought they could just add my order to the next one heading to Michigan. Oh well guess I'll just have to keep checking the stores.
Micro man

Bravo1 · November 7, 2016, 01:16 AM

Plenty of S&B and CCI Small Rifle primers available at the local Cabelas in the Seattle area. I was in Minnesota and they had lots of every primer available. I'm probably going to stock up as well since primers are the one item in reloading that you can't make on your own or reuse.

Maligator · November 7, 2016, 01:03 PM

Microman, I was just at the Cabelas in Dundee last night and they had small rifle primers on one of the endcaps near the registers in back by the gun wall. I was actually a little disappointed in the selection in both primers and powder but I guess with the election being tomorrow I can understand it.

Just give them a call to ensure they still have them because it was crazy busy yesterday with the friends and family discount sale going on.

Micro man · November 7, 2016, 04:40 PM

Maligator- thanks for the intell !
Micro man

**Unclenick** · November 7, 2016, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkGlazer

By the way, if you cross-reference your purchase by looking at GunBot.Net as a barometer, you'll find that the Cabelas' price is the best in the market right now.

Cabela's is listing CCI 400 primers at $32.99/1000. Powder Valley has them at $28/1000.

Average Joe · November 7, 2016, 07:50 PM

Go back, I was there on Friday and they were sold out, the manager said they had a delivery coming on Saturday and they would have more, sure enough the shelf was full when I went back on Monday.

FiveInADime · November 9, 2016, 10:52 PM

As an aside in this thread, S&B small-rifle primers have been excellent for me. I think I paid $24/1k when I bought them. I wouldn't pass them up if I needed some. I'm pretty much stocked for life with only my Savage bolt-gun consuming them. Not much interested in a AR/semi 223/556.

chris in va · November 10, 2016, 01:15 AM

Just use CCI small pistol magnum if those are available.

November 3, 2016, 07:30 PM	#1
Micro man Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2014 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 134	Small rifle primers Went to my local Cabelas to pick up a box of 1000 SR primers and while they had many other types of primers they had no Small rifle ones. I also tried Jays ( a large outdoor store) here in Michigan with same result. I wanted them to reload 223 over the long Michigan winter coming up. I was wondering if anyone else had trouble finding them in stores. I did try to order them online from Cabelas and pick them up at the store to avoid the haz mat fee and shipping, but they said they had to be shipped to my address. Micro man

November 4, 2016, 12:44 PM	#5
MarkGlazer Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2013 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 329	Cabela's has S&B small rifle primers in stock, on-line and they are less than my LGS here in Atlanta. Yes, you have to pay the evil HazMat. By the way, if you cross-reference your purchase by looking at GunBot.Net as a barometer, you'll find that the Cabelas' price is the best in the market right now. __________________ non ministrari sed ministrare

November 4, 2016, 12:48 PM	#6
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	When you order from Cabela's online and pick up at store... Cabela's ships that order from Wheeling, WV to your store for you to pick up. Cabela's would STILL have to ship those as a hazmat simply to get them from Wheeling, WV to your store in Michigan. They incur that hazmat fee whether it goes to your house or the retail store. This is likely why they simply don't allow ship to store on primers. And it's not like Cabela's online and ship to store is simply yanking an item off the shelf at a retail location... if that were the process, folks would walk up & down the aisle with their smart phone and pay less. This is not how a brick & mortar retail store works, sorry to say. Find a local discussion forum where you can team up with other handloaders in a, say, 50-mile radius and do a group buy from a seller that smokes Cabela's in pricing. A great idea for a forum such as this is a state-level grass roots political pro-gun forum. Meet like-minded people and pool money together and get the best deal. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

November 4, 2016, 05:57 AM	#2
Camnus Member Join Date: May 19, 2016 Posts: 41	I ordered some primers on sale from Cabela's last week, it was free shipping, but $20 for hazmat. ordering 10k worth of primers makes it easier to factor in the hazmat fee. Have any reloading friends to split an order?

November 4, 2016, 11:07 AM	#3
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I just looked at Cabelas primers and their prices are considerably higher than what I buy them for at a LGS

November 4, 2016, 12:08 PM	#4
Micro man Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2014 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 134	Unfortunately none of my friends are into reloading,although my brother is thinking about taking it up. I agree that Cabelas is on the high side but not many options in my area. I don't understand why they won't let me order on line and pick them up at their store, as they do with other stuff.

November 4, 2016, 09:57 PM	#7
Colorado Redneck Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Northeast Colorado Posts: 1,993	Powder Valley has Winchester small rifle primers in stock. Buy a few thousand, since it is election year.

November 6, 2016, 10:28 AM	#8
Chainsaw. Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Issaquah WA. Its a dry rain. Posts: 1,774	They are being bought up here too. At the gun show last week some vendors were starting to gouge, one guy even had boxes marked at $50, though Im pretty sure he sold none.

November 6, 2016, 12:15 PM	#9
jag2 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 773	A few years ago I stumbled across some Bullseye online at Basspro and was able to have it shipped to a local store, took about 3 or 4 days. No shipping or haz fee at all. My guess was they ship it on their own trucks along with what ever else that store ordered. I even had the order taker I was talking to confirm it with a supervisor. Worked fine.

November 6, 2016, 08:25 PM	#10
Micro man Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2014 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 134	Thanks Sevens for explaining the process. I thought they could just add my order to the next one heading to Michigan. Oh well guess I'll just have to keep checking the stores. Micro man

November 7, 2016, 01:16 AM	#11
Bravo1 Member Join Date: March 27, 2016 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 35	Plenty of S&B and CCI Small Rifle primers available at the local Cabelas in the Seattle area. I was in Minnesota and they had lots of every primer available. I'm probably going to stock up as well since primers are the one item in reloading that you can't make on your own or reuse.

November 7, 2016, 01:03 PM	#12
Maligator Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 124	Microman, I was just at the Cabelas in Dundee last night and they had small rifle primers on one of the endcaps near the registers in back by the gun wall. I was actually a little disappointed in the selection in both primers and powder but I guess with the election being tomorrow I can understand it. Just give them a call to ensure they still have them because it was crazy busy yesterday with the friends and family discount sale going on.

November 7, 2016, 04:40 PM	#13
Micro man Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2014 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 134	Maligator- thanks for the intell ! Micro man

November 7, 2016, 07:50 PM	#15
Average Joe Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,325	Go back, I was there on Friday and they were sold out, the manager said they had a delivery coming on Saturday and they would have more, sure enough the shelf was full when I went back on Monday.

November 9, 2016, 10:52 PM	#16
FiveInADime Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2012 Posts: 607	As an aside in this thread, S&B small-rifle primers have been excellent for me. I think I paid $24/1k when I bought them. I wouldn't pass them up if I needed some. I'm pretty much stocked for life with only my Savage bolt-gun consuming them. Not much interested in a AR/semi 223/556.

November 10, 2016, 01:15 AM	#17
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Just use CCI small pistol magnum if those are available.