Wildbillz
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I believe you're correct. Damn shame. Again.I've been noticing primers have been "on the shelf" online as well. They haven't sold out in hours or days and the price has been trending down the longer they sit. I don't think it's going to last though given geopolitics and domestic politics.
Not a good price $8.90ish a flat. But nice to see them in stock for a change.
I wish I had a local Academy.I wish my local Academy had the same.
Lucky you, I'll bet you don't have to take up much time driving for a place to shoot.It's an hour and a half to the nearest anything.
Hutto TXNot showing "in stock" in the Lexington store. Wildbillz, where is your store?
What's the opposite of a porch pirate? A porch dumper?Our local Academy Sports and Sportsman's Warehouse are both asking top dollar for their primers. $90.00 a thousand and up. 6 months ago I was paying 45.10/k of the Rem 1 1/2s.
Power Pistol is $46.00/lb, even Win 244 is now $46.00/lb. Vihtavuori is only $6.00/lb more than the old legacy powders.
I also noticed the bottles on the shelf aren't moving. I know I'm not buying any, I won't pay those prices. Their factory ammo is on sale for really high prices also.
I have lots of primers, just bought10k of Unis Guinex $69,00/k and I'm very happy with them so far. I had to wait for a sale, then Fed X lost them, I finally got the dang things two weeks after I ordered them, they were two day shipping, and they were lost 10 miles from my house at the local hub.
When they finally delivered them, I was supposed to sign for them, our door bell camera caught the Fed X lady throwing them on the front porch and running back to her truck and leaving. What an outfit!
What's the opposite of a porch pirate? A porch dumper?
Amazing story...waay off topic but as a former federal bureaucrat I like these stories cause it shows we werent the only screw ups. Problem is peopleOur Fed X is very poor around here. I always expect trouble when they are delivering packages. We went through a spell where peoples packages were disappearing at our local hub. The employees were stealing them and selling the contents.
It got bad enough the local newspaper got involved and then some Government Agency started threatening and FedX issued a statement that they were going to clean up this hub.
Porch Dumpers and Hub pirates.
Three of the last four packages I ordered that came Fed X and were late. They must actually think it's ok to take 5-10 days when someone pays for a 2 day delivery. In some cases, I can choose a different carrier and I do exactly that but sometimes I have no choice.
I think it’s very on-topic for those of us who don’t have much choice but to order online and suffer through FedEx delivery or drive hundreds of miles on the off chance a brick-n-mortar store might have what we need. My nearest Academy is in Daytona. That’s on the Atlantic Coast. I live on the Gulf Coast. In between is traffic, unmaintained roads, and a big gas bill. It’s topical, believe me!Amazing story...waay off topic but as a former federal bureaucrat I like these stories cause it shows we werent the only screw ups. Problem is people
I'm pretty much in the same boat...Cabelas is 30ish miles, Academy is 100ish, travelling carnival/gun show every couple of months, so it's online primarily.I think it’s very on-topic for those of us who don’t have much choice but to order online and suffer through FedEx delivery or drive hundreds of miles on the off chance a brick-n-mortar store might have what we need. My nearest Academy is in Daytona. That’s on the Atlantic Coast. I live on the Gulf Coast. In between is traffic, unmaintained roads, and a big gas bill. It’s topical, believe me!