Azoneonly Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Ok, i've been finding powder here and there but Primers are another story. All kinds of story's as to why but does anyone know where or when primers are or will be available? Dang, I'm Jonesing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 One of the problems with finding primers is the ammunition manufacurers are using them to produce ammo which is disappearing as fast as it appears on the shelves. I would also suspect that some of the retailers are selling the ammo on GunBroker to maximize their profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppi Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I heard of a guy re-useing primers. He takes the old ones, takes out the anvil, cleans them, pounds out the dent, puts in his mix of ground up match heads, puts the anvil back on. Then uses them. I think its on U-tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBertolet Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I have been told that maybe sometime late this summer things will begin to loosen up somewhat. The gun control legislation issue should be settled, for better or worse, hopefully for the better, and the hoarding will cease. Industry insiders say, expect 20% price increases across the board, on components and ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrxGuy90 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Your best bet is trading. I've been doing some brass for primer trades here lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedemon45 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I heard of a guy re-useing primers. He takes the old ones, takes out the anvil, cleans them, pounds out the dent, puts in his mix of ground up match heads, puts the anvil back on. Then uses them. I think its on U-tube. I saw that the other day. What did he Make..about 1 every 3-4 minutes?. I immediately started saving spent primers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppi Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hey I heard from a friend today, He said he heard from a guy that works for ATK that they are going to be caught up next month----- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaman Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 We were told at the military match in February that industry word was that primers were going to be a severly constrained product until late in the year. Seems to me that primers are definitely in short supply and hard to come by, so I suspect that was a correct assertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoneonly Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Thanks for all the comments. Late summer or later will probably mean I'll just be R.O.ing matches and not shooting them . Primers have been in somewhat short supply even before this latest issue. Seems like a good business to get into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrxGuy90 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Just went primer hunting today. Two of the three stores I stopped at told me the same thing..."we got some in and distributors bought ALL of them so they could make ammo." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfwobbly Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 There's a greater profit margin on whole ammo vs components. So the shelves will have to refill with ammo before components start to show up again. Then another year after that to start see the prices settling down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titannv Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I scored 5,000 CCI from Midway last month; then 5,000 Fed about a week later from same source. Then 5,000 Win about a week and half ago from Miwall at a gun show. ALL small pistol. They cost about 3.6 cents each delivered at most which wasn't too bad. Point is you have to be in the right place at the right time. Good luck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammerJammer Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 There seems to be a steady but controlled supply to local shops. If you are willing to pay $50 for 1k than you can get them. I do because I am terrified of running out but I really hope it gets back to normal soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Thanks for all the comments. Late summer or later will probably mean I'll just be R.O.ing matches and not shooting them . Primers have been in somewhat short supply even before this latest issue. Seems like a good business to get into. If you really don't have any primers, then I would just go buy some for $50/k or whatever the going rate is. It seems exorbitant, but it will only add 2 cents to your per-round cost, which is better than not shooting imho. It seemed to me like primers got harder to find around last fall, when people started stocking up in advance of the election. I got 18,000 or so in january, so I'm good until next year. I have seen them pop up at cabela's and midway more than once in the last few months tho. You just have to be paying attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azoneonly Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Was at a gun show today here in Waukesha Wisconsin. A vendor had some boxes of WW small and large pistol primers. Asking price $75! In front of other people I let him know what kind of jerk he was for taking advantage of this siuation. I went to the other side of town to a gun store and he would only sell me a box of 1,000 but I got them for $39. Still I wish I could find Federal small pistol primers but will take what I can get for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcernese Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) MidwayUSA had WW LP primers in stock today for about 25 minutes. I got my notification and ordered some fast. Went back and checked again, they were all out. Frank Edited April 22, 2013 by fcernese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Midway had Win small pistol primers in stock for less than 5 minutes after I received the notification. No telling how many they had, but they went quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 One of the problems with finding primers is the ammunition manufacurers are using them to produce ammo which is disappearing as fast as it appears on the shelves. I would also suspect that some of the retailers are selling the ammo on GunBroker to maximize their profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Shows how much the shortage changes between areas. Powder has been so scarce here in NE AR for 3 months i've started loading minimums and exploring new combinations. However, i've been able to get any kind of primers i want for a couple months now. Bullets are fairly well stocked too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Prices on GB are absurd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Shows how much the shortage changes between areas. Powder has been so scarce here in NE AR for 3 months i've started loading minimums and exploring new combinations. However, i've been able to get any kind of primers i want for a couple months now. Bullets are fairly well stocked too What is your phone number and can you buy me 10,000 small pistol primers, preferably CCI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Shows how much the shortage changes between areas. Powder has been so scarce here in NE AR for 3 months i've started loading minimums and exploring new combinations. However, i've been able to get any kind of primers i want for a couple months now. Bullets are fairly well stocked too What is your phone number and can you buy me 10,000 small pistol primers, preferably CCI? I'd like to get in on that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Please deal with any primer purchases via PM. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011WRBSTI Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 You could always watch armslist.com.....people tend to rip others off but if you are dilligent you can find decent deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Primers CCI spp aps strips available at midsouth shooters supply available now..........................just pop them out of the strips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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