Who's paying $110 per thousand for primers?

I bought some Winchester #41s for $100 and Federal GMM for $110 earlier this year. These were local transactions so no shipping/hazmat.

I wouldn't make too much of a habit of it, but if you need primers you need 'em. In the last month or two availability at more reasonable prices has improved though (~$75/k) so I'm not sure I would go > $100 at this point.

Nope, gonna sit on my stash, and load what I NEED until things level off. Might pay $40 per K, but not a dime more...At my age, I may have a legacy for some fortunate grands...

Not me. I’ve made a personal commitment to never pay more than $60 per 1k. I might have to wait a long while before I buy any, but at those outrageous prices, I might as well just buy factory ammo.

Poper said:

Who's paying $110 per thousand for primers?

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Plenty of people on Gun Broker ... Average around $150 - https://www.gunbroker.com/Reloading...small pistol primer&PageSize=24&Sort=0&View=1

Just paid that after Hazmat and shipping for a 1000 CCI 41's from Midway.

People that don’t see the value of money the same way as I do or people that need them now and didn’t get them when they were $99/5000.

Not me...but obviously someone needs some..

Ha! RCBS is selling 1000 CCIs bundled with dies and shell holders for a few calibers for $170 to $190! Might be a thought if you were wanting to load a new caliber that's included.........or buy them and sell the dies and shell holders to someone else......at least they include hazmat and shipping in the price....

What a crazy world we live in now......very little makes sense anymore.

Some are sold out already.....maybe it's the offer of 4 interest-free payments.....

https://www.rcbs.com/

I have been picking up CCO 500s locally for $5.99 per 100, limit one per day. Go back 10 days and guess what...60 per thou. I'm good with that because I had nothing before. Hopefully they get SRP next.

I ordered 2K Federal SPP this week from Brownell's to back up my small supply of SPP primers. $74.99 per 1K and with taxes shipping and fees $112.99 to my door. A few years ago I ran out of my favorite powder because I was too tight to pay a little more for it during the Obama years. I feel bad when I buy over priced reloading components but I have learned that I feel much worse when I have no reloading components at all and there is none to be available in the foreseeable future. Believe me it's a bad situation to get in.

The primer shortage now is much worse than the powder shortages during the Obama years.

I think everyone is in a different situation, when it comes to what they are willing to pay? If you are currently in a location where loaded ammo prices have eased up some and the caliber you need is available, then that might be better than high component costs? It may be that reloading is your hobby and that is a void, that needs attention. Maybe you just need some bench time, as you were in the middle of fine tuning a reload and need supplies, to move forward? Maybe you don't have a cool dry space to store large quantities of components and have run out? As shooting skills diminish when not used, some will stop shooting and some will make the sacifice of higher costs? My wife and I both shoot regularly and hate to miss range time. The last year, that has been the one thing that has not closed, since it is an outdoor range. So my reloading time has not slowed and I probably would have paid higher prices rather than not having time at the range. There are many variables that come into play and everyone will weigh things differently, as we all have our own personal agendas and it really just comes down to a personal choice.

berettaprofessor said:

Just paid that after Hazmat and shipping for a 1000 CCI 41's from Midway.

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Exactly. My response to the OP question is "all day every day" and it's the same for everyone I know personally that reloads. Any time primer is available on Midway we all buy. And the limit is 1, so with tax ship and hazmat yeah it's $110 for 1K. Keep em coming. I have no idea where you guys are finding primers locally. I still ask the stores and they still laugh at me for dreaming. Many of the ranges around here reload and don't have enough primers for their own products.

I still remember the day, during the Obama reduction, when I walked into Cabela's, and saw S&B primers on the shelf, took a chance and bought 2k of SRP. I think they were $19 per K. Boy, those were the days...

SingleActionAndrew said:

My response to the OP question is "all day every day" and it's the same for everyone I know personally that reloads. Any time primer is available on Midway we all buy.

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I was in an Academy a couple months ago that never had primers before that I remember and they actually had some CCI primers for $5.50/100 and I didn’t buy any. They did have a limit but I didn’t need any at that price. Although I would certainly pay $55/1000 long before I paid $110/1000.

FWIW the “buy it all, no matter what” attitude is how you get to the insane prices.

FWIW the “buy it all, no matter what” attitude is how you get to the insane prices

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Nice thought, jmorris, but it comes from a place of "having" versus "not-having". When I paid $110 for the first SR primers I'd seen in almost 2 years, it was a choice between shooting accurate reloads, shooting steel-cased crap, or not-shooting. No real choice if I want to target shoot versus sling lead. I wasn't smart enough to "buy it all" when it was available.

I think it comes down to "need vs want". I want more SPP and LPP but I do have some, so I won't pay $100/K.

I did recently pay $70/K for SRP to begin loading for an AR but only because I don't have any, and I only bought one brick.

Prices will settle down at some point, and we will have our new normal. I don't think $100/K or more will be that new normal, but I also don't think prices will be what they were a couple of years ago either. I think they will settle in the $40~$50 range, with the occasional good sale, no hazmat, and free shipping bringing prices lower on occasion.

chris

berettaprofessor said:

but it comes from a place of "having" versus "not-having"

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Agree with that.

A large ammo category not mentioned so far is the ammo you cannot buy (except from custom reloaders).
If I found myself out of primers for loading my BP 45-60 or 45-90, I would pay the 110/1000 right now.

jmorris said:

FWIW the “buy it all, no matter what” attitude is how you get to the insane prices.

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My feeling is that the hoarders/ scalpers buying all they can (not need) at the local level -retail price - is what is forcing people to shop on-line and pay more, thus keeping prices up.
I would guess the number of volume buyers at the "buy it all, no matter what” prices is not that great.

Just as each individuals needs varies, so does the disposable income to buy.
Money in the bank can't replace lost time shooting while one is still physically able.

Primers set out at a gun show for 50 or 55 a thousand would be sold before they got set on the table.
Is the guy who missed that deal just supposed to say 'shucks, guess I won't be doing any re-loading and shooting'?
And because he chose to buy at a higher price instead of driving by all the
local gun stores every day looking to buy a single sleeve or two , this shortage is his fault?

JT

berettaprofessor said:

Just paid that after Hazmat and shipping for a 1000 CCI 41's from Midway.

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That's about what I paid for primers, shipping, tax and hazmat from Brownells for 1k Federal LPP. Ammoseek is a handy tool.

Even though I have a good stash, if the price hit $55 a brick with no limits, I would buy 3 to 4 thousand dollars worth.

$40 is max for me

I spent $300 online auction house. For that I picked up 3000 LP, 1000 SP both CCI and 1000 SRP for a Buddy, I believe they were Winchester. New old stock but appear to have been well stored. I am good till prices come down and shelves are back to normal.

I don't have a max price. I have a minimum inventory. When/if I reach that level I replace what I use - 1000 go out, 1000 go back in. It doesn't really matter what cost is at that point. Bulk purchases are made when the prices are reasonable.

Within the last week bought 8k worth of CCI spp from my LGS at 65 bucks.