Why are primers abscent?

[Bill92869]

Like every other gunowner/shooter I know there's a run on guns, ammo and reloading supplies. But there seems to be an extra hardship finding primers. Is there a logical reason I'm not aware of ? Is it a sinister plot by the anti-gun crowd ? Any word from knowledgeable sources when/if supplies will return?

[5150Marcelo]

Chief bought them all.

[mike100]

I think they are more difficult to buy in quantity and people run out of those before the 8 lb jug of their go-to powder. It also seems like the first component that would be restricted buy a hostile legislature.

Secondly, people are stupid. There were pallets of primers at the gun show today. Your neighborhood gun store gets the primers from the same place you do. If you can make the effort to go get them, you have an advantage that the store likely may not be willing to do. mail order may be a bit cheaper (usually not with hazmat and shipping), but when you find what you want for reasonable pricing, I'd choose the local buy.

[Bill92869]

What gun show? There's not one around here this week that I know of? There is one next weekend at Costa Mesa, will there be primers there?

[series8217]

Bill, Del Mar is this weekend.

[GrayWolf09]

Chief bought all the powder, too.

Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro zilch.

[tiki]

Powder Valley has Accurate #5 and Titegroup in stock.

[r08ert209cali]

I think primers are hard to find cause they are cheap to buy and seem to be what I always run out of. not to mention the fact that they need them for military arms.

[Beelzy]

Primers are trickling into the local Sporting Good stores in small batches.
My local one has all but large pistol. They had nothing the week prior.

They even have small caliber ammo such as .380 auto that is scarce in the
big cities.

[Gunsrruss]

Chief Bought Everything

There aren't any Primers in Arizona either. The guy at the store said it was some Mexican looking guy from Kalifornia. San Diego I think he said. Sounds like Chief. If there's a fire at his place I'll see it here in Yuma

[Teletiger7]

Manufacturers aren't producing them at the rate at which they are being bought. Also, I suppose that if I was in the ammo, components manufacturing bsuiness I would wait to see if there were any laws which might be coming around regarding ammo sales/manufacturing/etc. untill I committed on producing a large amount.

[ghostrider]

Just bought 5000 Federal GM215Magnum Primers yesterday $34.97 for a 1000
I'll be set for a couple of years

[CABilly]

Wait, the primers no longer have that good ol' primery smell?

Weak!