Primer prices dropping, availability is improving

[bigbossman]

While many retailers are still holding on to their higher "panic" prices, new inventory is now showing up for relatively reasonable prices. At the last gun show I bought Magtech LR primers for $40/1,000, and the same for LP., and the vendor had a good supply. There were other tables that still had dusty old boxes for at, near, or over $100, they weren't moving.

[Grendel Guy]

Reminds me when my son and I went to a gun show during the Obama reign (1st ) and a guy was selling 100 rounds of .22 for $100. He told my son better jump on them because they're going fast. My son's reply was "I'm going to look around, they'll still be here if I can't find a better deal."

[CamW]

Check Miwall for good prices on primers.

https://miwallcorp.com/search.php?page=2&section=product&search_query=pri mers

I buy from them when they're at local gunshows. You have to pay sales tax but no shipping or hazmat.

In November of 2024 I bought 5K of Federal small pistol for $85 per K out the door.
In November of 2025 I bought 5K of Federal small pistol for $65 per K out the door.
Magtech primers were even cheaper .

Phillips Wholesale said Winchester lowered their primer prices by 30%.

[Spyder]

Yep, I'll probably start stocking up again. I need to start bulk loading and use up some of my old components too.

[five.five-six]

Yep, I'll probably start stocking up again. I need to start bulk loading and use up some of my old components too.

I’m back up to ~70K primers. I even bought 5K SRPs for < $200 factory seconds. I loaded up 100 .223 with them and had 0 problems. I’m going to load up 500 more and see how those go. If all’s well, I’ll probably buy another 5-10K just for funsies.

[bigbossman]

Check Miwall for good prices on primers.

https://miwallcorp.com/search.php?page=2&section=product&search_query=pri mers

I buy from them when they're at local gunshows. You have to pay sales tax but no shipping or hazmat.

In November of 2024 I bought 5K of Federal small pistol for $85 per K out the door.
In November of 2025 I bought 5K of Federal small pistol for $65 per K out the door.
Magtech primers were even cheaper .

Phillips Wholesale said Winchester lowered their primer prices by 30%.

The Magtech primers are the way to go. They work great and are less expensive.