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September 16, 2019, 10:40 AM | #76 |
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The construction of all of those retail "Lodges" ate their lunch and basically bankrupted them. They should have stayed a catalog store and just jumped in the deep end of online shopping early
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September 16, 2019, 10:41 AM | #77 |
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As of today (9-16-2019) Cabela's has Winchester Large Pistol Primers listed online at $34.99 per 1K. Matter of fact all of the Winchester are the same $34.99. I also checked at two local stores. Cabela's Columbus, Ohio and Cabela's Avon Lake Ohio and they sell for the same $34.00 so I have no idea where the $49.99 came from. Which retail store was it?
The only primers I see priced that high are the CCI BR series and that is pretty much true anywhere. Ron |
September 16, 2019, 11:58 AM | #78 |
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$49.99 came from Aug a year ago.
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September 16, 2019, 01:28 PM | #79 |
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$49.99 came from Aug a year ago.
Well Duh! I saw August and just stupidly assumed August as in last month and not last year. Now I see where and why the thread was resurrected. Thanks Don Ron |
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September 17, 2019, 06:55 AM | #81 |
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I'd much rather shop in a plain old building with decent prices, and not some clothing boutique full of stuffed animals and aquariums. When our local Cabelas opened a few years ago they were always putting various reloading components on sale, not anymore and I barely stop in more than a couple times a year if I happen to be in the neighborhood. I mean seriously, how many different kinds of camo clothing does a person need?
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September 17, 2019, 06:28 PM | #82 |
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Has cabelas lost their minds?
I live on the west coast of Washington state. The closest Cabelas is about 60 miles east of me. The only other retailer that stocks handloading components is The Dennis Co. about 5 miles away. Gunshops between me and Seattle aren't stocked with reloading stuff. The total sadness in this story is generic to our country. I paid Cabelas $36.oo a yea ago for 1k block of large pistol primers. This is now a penny more; next year it will be more. Individuals, like me can look for deals but the ultimate scenario is we are at the mercy of the big suppliers who will always set the base prices. Any independent outfit that sets up shop in my part of the world would have to turn more sales than the entire population of western Washington to make a fiscal profit. Considering that I shoot .45 Colt, adding things up: 5 cents/primer + 5 cents/charge of Titegroup + 13 cents/bullet = $11.50 per box of 50. Against $40.00/box this is winning.
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September 17, 2019, 06:47 PM | #83 |
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I do much better online, Cabella's is like Dicks to me....dead.
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September 17, 2019, 07:09 PM | #84 |
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Last time I visited Cabelas the reloading component shelves were bare. It's only a matter of time before Cabela Pro drops reloading stuff completely. Their prices are WAY inflated. I shop my small LGS's, screw big corporate greed.
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September 18, 2019, 02:59 AM | #85 |
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I always laugh when I see these primer threads . Now I get it if you're loading 9mm or something real common and cheap for factory stuff . Then it "may" matter but I load match rifle ammo and save anywhere from $.50 to $1.50 per round I load . It's just not a deal breaker for me if I only save $.48 to $1.48 per round instead of the former because primers cost more . They are only a few penny's per round regardless of the price and have virtually no impact on the cost of my reloaded rounds . I mean $100 for 1k would be stupid expensive but I'd still be saving a lot of money per round compared to factory ammo .
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September 18, 2019, 01:20 PM | #86 |
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although not the best/lowest prices in the world, my local gun shows usually have a couple dealers solely dedicated to selling just powder/primers. Their marginally higher prices are still way cheaper than I would spend with hazardous shipping costs. Unless of course I were buying in volume.
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September 18, 2019, 06:47 PM | #87 |
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Would have to drive 30 miles just to buy primers of a brand i don't use. Am buying 5000-10,000 at a time on line, which lasts a while. The difference between $50/1000 and $30/1000 adds up real quick when it hits ya at one time.
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September 19, 2019, 02:44 PM | #89 |
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I still have primers from the early to mid 90s left from when my wife and I sold a gun shop business. Looking at 5,000 count boxes of CCI BR primers I had marked at $75.
Granted about 25 years ago but I am seeing CCI BR primers now at upwards of $60 per 1K. Ron |
September 20, 2019, 03:57 PM | #90 |
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Sounds about right. I remember buying slips of 5,000 at well under $100 on Commercial Row at Camp Perry back then.
As near as I can tell, in normal storage primers never go bad, so stockpiling can be a reasonable thing when you spot a good price. The only downside might be future bans on lead styphnate primers being used at all. Also, technological advances might make them obsolete. But they'll always light up powder just fine.
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September 21, 2019, 03:57 AM | #91 |
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Taking a stroll through the camo.
Taking a stroll through the camo: The local Cabella's has an extensive reloading section next to the Gun Library. All that stuff is in the back of the store when people have to walk through acres over price clothes. Around here they do or did buy guns. If you local Cabella's is like ours here I suggest your checking this out. Cabella's paid for their sins with me.
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I was at the Fort Worth Cabellas just last week blowing an hour window-shopping and went through the reload and archery areas. Bags of 100 cleaned range brass for $32 - WTH?!? - package of 3 crossbow bolts for $65..... good grief.... how much are they charging to breathe the air?!? I left empty handed. I'll go elsewhere.
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October 14, 2019, 08:46 AM | #93 |
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My guess is now that BP acquired Cabelas's they figure they have an industry monopoly so let's jack all the prices about 15% to absorb the acquisition cost. Typical big corporate 5 year plan. It won't work. Cabela Pro will end up in the loss column right along side Dick's if they are not careful...
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October 29, 2019, 07:24 PM | #96 |
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Talk about old. I dug to the back of my cabinet and found a brick of large pistol primers and the tag on it for a sale price was $15.
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I must've gotten them at a gunshow. I don't remember them ever being that low. These days, I buy them at Scheels for $29.99 per K. |
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October 30, 2019, 05:48 PM | #98 |
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I get my primers at the Tulsa gun show.
There is a guy there that sells armscor primers at 100.00 per 5k. Never had a problem with Armscor primers I buy 25k to 30k at a time |
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