twister Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Does anyone have a source for small federal pistol primers? Recently ran low, so I went to the lgs to pick some more up. The salesman told me they haven't seen any this year. Also told me the other brands are drying up quick. So, does anyone have a source for the Federals? Thanks for your help, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyjones Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Don't think you're the only one looking for them. Sent from my Z812 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge40 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) Good luck. I've had federal's on backorder for 3 months now. Nowhere to be found right now. Edited August 16, 2016 by Edge40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayassa Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 My LGS only has CCI's it has been a dry spell for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So here we go again! More shortages for reloaders. Makes you wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Go to Midway USA and have them notify you, you have to act quick. But I scored 2 flats 2 weeks ago and I got the message at 8pm and didn't see it until 9am the next day and they still had them. Same thing had happened 2x before in the previous month but they were gone when I checked at 9am the next day. So they're out there just have to be patient and persistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionaryMike Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Assuming standard hazmat fees ($25-30), how much would you guys pay per 1k if you found an online source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) 35 minutes ago, MissionaryMike said: Assuming standard hazmat fees ($25-30), how much would you guys pay per 1k if you found an online source? Rounded up to the next $, midway got $343 for 2 flats, I think the price before hazmat was $31.79/m. I think the price is up to $34.79/m now. I'd not quibble. Found them listed at other sites down to $28/m, but they never had any. Midway is not always the cheapest, but they are consistent. Graf's, Natchez and Widners sometimes have better prices, but haven't been able to find any for quite some time. Remember the Hazmat fee won't increase for multiple flats. So the 2 flats I got only had 1 hazmat fee. So the price I paid with hazmat for 2 flats came out to be $34.30/m. There is a limit of how many flats per fee, but I don't remember what it is. Edited August 17, 2016 by pskys2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 i'd pay up to $35 per thousand before fees. remember people selling them for twice that during the panic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayassa Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Winchester in stock SPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerko Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 https://reloadingunlimited.com/product/federal-small-pistol-100-primers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I walked in a LGS here. They had 10k. I bought 8k. Should have bought them all! $35 per 1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) Have not layed hands on any new FED100's in over a year. Found some 150's, but no 100's! Just buying what I can get. Edited August 17, 2016 by Yeti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I purchased 2K at one LGS and 1K at another this morning. As another poster said they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Powder Valley had Federal 205s this week. Not sure if they are still in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 On 8/16/2016 at 3:07 PM, The_Vigilante said: So here we go again! More shortages for reloaders. Makes you wonder Just the economy people are getting scared politically and are starting the early onset of panic buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A4ME Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) I just picked up 5,000 Federal SP primers at the last gun show I went to. $140. He had more but I just picked up what I needed for the brass I bought a few months back (small primer .45 acp - hey, for the price I paid for that brass that no one want to fool with, I couldn't pass it up). If primers are beginning to be hard to find I might have to buy some more next weekend at the next gun show. Edited August 22, 2016 by M1A4ME added description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMerlinxX Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 My Cabela's gets them pretty regularly, though I see they're out of stock online. Put in a backorder, should get filled in a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty79 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I did a back order in March at Cabelas. I got the primers 2 weeks ago. I keep enough buffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQRibs Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Got 12k off Midway within the past few months. I haven't seen them anywhere else for a long while and have never tried backordering. I just say f it and grab Wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vmax606 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Midsouth has SP MAGNUM MATCH primers for $33.15 / K . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris777 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Can't find Federals, so I have been using Winchester SP. Have not had any issues with WSP, plus they come packaged so that you dont have to shake them to get them all facing in the right direction. think people are starting to hoard again with the election coming up... will get worse if HRC wins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Cabelas has them now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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