primer prices?

[JTROKS]

I just hope you're not buying primers at $100 per 1000 for long term storage. This is a bit worst than the 90s panic, although we are fighting two wars the supply will catch up eventually. If you're a match shooter and it's a must have then by all means make someone proud of their monetory gain. I was told 4 to 6 months by most on-line retailers of primers. Hmmmm... I'm thinking once I hit a rock bottom low of 1500 rounds on my SHTF inventory I'll stop shooting centerfire until supplies catch up. I'm not about to pay $5 to $10 per 100 of primers. But then again if I know for sure the zombies are coming then that's a bargain.

[Someoneelseok]

1998 as the year you saw $12.95 on a box of 1000 primers? How long do primers last anyway? Anyone kept primers for as long as 15 to 20 years before loading them? I've heard of rounds being loaded for a long time, rounds that aren't sealed/waterproofed and reliably fired after so many years. I should've bought a few thousands of the Wolf just for plinking reloads. Grrrr... It's cutting down on my shooting.

9 months ago, I purchased some old CCI 400 and CCI 500 from a gunshow, 1000 each, $20flat per box.

they came in boxes that looked like this:


just by looking at the style of the box they must have been pretty old, but they worked just fine.

[Beelzy]

Yep, old primers never die, they just get better like good Scotch.

[bruceflinch]

I recently paid $37/1000 for WLP at a gun show.

I bought 5000 WSP @ the gun club for $22.50/1000 same weekend. The club was out of WLP & WSR...

[Big Dog Howie]

Hey guys go to Cabellas on line they are only 1-2 weeks out and guarenteed to get them.I ordered 10,000 small pistol today,says I should recieve after 4/30/09
$29.95-$31.95 per thousand,small pistol thru large rifle,CCI,Winchester,Federal,Remington.
This guy trying to rip off his fellow shooters should be banned.Almost $500.00 for 5000,What a shark!!The shooting community needs to stick together in times like this not try and steal from each other.

[CSACANNONEER]

At the last Ventura gun show, I paid $50 for a little over 7000 primers. Yep, 6000 OLD Rem 1 1/2s in boxes with wooden dividers and 1000 Fed 210s of the same vintage. If you want deals, they're still out there. You just have to dig for them and get lucky too!

[Big Dog Howie]

Sorry I did'nt read the rules on thread crapping my appologies.

[Bongos]

You know they go for +$100 per 1000 on Gunbroker, since everyone looks there for gun prices, primers prices have gone in the $100s

[RobG]

Do me a favor. Find me some small rifle primers available anywhere.

That will answer your questions.

Found some CCI for you in the FS/ammo section. Great deal too

[Jicko]

1998 as the year you saw $12.95 on a box of 1000 primers? How long do primers last anyway? Anyone kept primers for as long as 15 to 20 years before loading them? I've heard of rounds being loaded for a long time, rounds that aren't sealed/waterproofed and reliably fired after so many years. I should've bought a few thousands of the Wolf just for plinking reloads. Grrrr... It's cutting down on my shooting.

I loaded some 223s with 15yrs old CCI 400s last week. I shot 300+ of them yesterday, they shot flawlessly!!

[maschronic]

wow. maybe i should sell some of my CCi #400 SR primers at $100 per 1k.

[brokestudent12]

120 per k.

[cgseanp1]

120 per k.

ya, that's a rip off. And this isn't your for sale thread so I don't think I'm thread crapping, right??

[brokestudent12]

ya, that's a rip off. And this isn't your for sale thread so I don't think I'm thread crapping, right??

nope you're not.

honestly, i really don't care, what's a rip off to you isn't to others. market price is what it is.

if it sells, great, if not, oh well.

[Hans Gruber]

ya, that's a rip off. And this isn't your for sale thread so I don't think I'm thread crapping, right??

Correct, you can tell him exactly what you think as long as it's not in the for sale section.

$120/k is an incredible rip off and quite frankly insulting. You never know, they may sell and he may make a few bucks. I'm not willing to sell my reputation and good name on this board for a few dollars though.