This is absolutely INSANE!

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I had to purchase primers yesterday, so off I toted to my local evil gun shop thinking I'd pick up a brick of small and large pistol primers. Think again. His shelves were bare! He had a couple of boxes of small pistol primers left, so I purchased one - $33! This is nuts. I had been paying about $21 in the past - not any more. I sometimes think all the Democrats have stock in the ammo & weapons manufacturers and this is their secret way of driving up their capital gains, not that any one of them would pay taxes on it, that's left to us commoners. "an honest mistake..." "a small oversight..." "just a simple mistake..."

I reload and cast my own, I guess now I'm going to have to start learning how to make my own primers too! Back to flintlocks - at least I can make my own black powder, until they remove the saltpeter from the shelves too.

This is nuts!:cuss::banghead::fire::mad::(
 
..and you can find saltpeter, if you dig deep in the outhouse...

I was happy to find a 1000ct box of Fed #100 rimers for $25 the other day, can't find anything anywhere, either.
 
It's not only mmunitions!!!

Slightly off subject: But a pound of pipe tobacco increased by $8.00 yesterday. I sure am glad that I went down to the Leaf and Ale here in Knoxville on Saturday and picked up a pound. I hadn't realized that it was going up; I was just about to run out. I'm an old retired fellow who enjoys sitting on the veranda with a cup of coffee and a bowl Blackwell's Blend. It will take a number of months to use up that pound, but Dang $35 that's insane too. The point is that it is happening everywhere on nearly every commodity. What mmunitions I own, I'm just sitting on and judiciously using. I suggest you do the same.:scrutiny:
 
We have to remember all the dealers that rised their prices during this shortage. When things get back to normal I will not visit their stores again. I use to visit this one indoor range every week until just a few weeks ago when they raised their prices. Range fee $15, ammo $35 for 50 rounds of WWB. In this county you have to purchase the ammo from the range....
 
Gander MTN here in VA are charging $50+tax per 1k Winchester small pistol primers. They were $28 per 1k 4 months ago.
 
We need a count of these type of threads since... oh... the first of November.
My guess is that it would tip 200+ threads now.
 
The current panic buying started during the middle of last November, and continues unabated. I don’t think I need to explain why. Some, who were aware, stocked up to meet what they needed early on. Those that weren’t and didn’t have a clue are now complaining because of shortages and high prices. Both of these conditions were easily predictable.

The ammunition companies are working day and night to meet what is an unusual demand. Understandably they use what they produce to make ammunition first, and sell the remainder as components for reloading. High production of ammunition means less for reloading.

The economic principal of supply and demand applies to ammunition and ammunition components as well as everything else. So when demand exceeds supply the price of whatever goes up.

The reasons for this current situation shouldn’t be blamed on the manufacturers, or on distributors or dealers – because they didn’t cause it. They are responding to conditions that were and are beyond they’re control.
 
The point is that it is happening everywhere on nearly every commodity.
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Well, that's understandable with the economy booming as it is.

The by product of all of this is that prices are likely to stay inflated after the panic subsides. People are not going to want to let go of those extra profits.
 
Wait till you get your electric bill because of carbon credits and burning coal.

The economy booming? Yeh right, our unemployment is at 18% here.
 
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So I keep reading on here the woe is me stories of "I cant find primers" So I went to my local relaod suply and bought 3 cases winchester small pistol primers and 500 winchester large rifle primers 2 pounds ffg goex and 2 pounds aa#2. Asked the store owner why the internet buzz is going on and he didnt understand either he claims no difficulty in locating suplies........so what gives?
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Less than a week ago folks I still do not understand what the problem is.

powder was about $25 a pound and primers were $25/1k
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It's pretty straightforward Econ 101. When the government essentially prints money out of nowhere to kick start the economy, the forces of inflation come into play. Everything is going up because there's been a significant increase in number of dollars in the system, making each dollar worth a little less.

Except of course your paycheck, that gets to stay the same :(
 
Slightly off subject: But a pound of pipe tobacco increased by $8.00 yesterday. I sure am glad that I went down to the Leaf and Ale here in Knoxville on Saturday and picked up a pound. I hadn't realized that it was going up; I was just about to run out.
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The price of tobacco jumped because a new federal tax on the stuff went into effect on April 1. Cigars, pipe tobacco, cigarettes, and the loose roll-you-own stuff have all gone up in price as a result. It's for the children.
 
Slightly off subject: But a pound of pipe tobacco increased by $8.00 yesterday. I sure am glad that I went down to the Leaf and Ale here in Knoxville on Saturday and picked up a pound. I hadn't realized that it was going up; I was just about to run out. I'm an old retired fellow who enjoys sitting on the veranda with a cup of coffee and a bowl Blackwell's Blend. It will take a number of months to use up that pound, but Dang $35 that's insane too. The point is that it is happening everywhere on nearly every commodity. What mmunitions I own, I'm just sitting on and judiciously using. I suggest you do the same.
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I'm pretty sure that's related to the substantial increase in the federal "sin" tax on tobacco that went into effect Wed.
 
"The by product of all of this is that prices are likely to stay inflated after the panic subsides. People are not going to want to let go of those extra profits."

Of course. Americans have shown that for some things they will pay any price. This happened with coffee years ago, continues to happen periodically with gasoline, and now with ammo. It's capitalism--get used to it.

Tim
 
I saw the panic coming, and bought my guns before it started, like a year before. What I didn't realize, was the ammo situation. I have always kept between 500-1000 rounds avail. for each gun, and replace what I shoot. Now with things the way they are, I really wish I had "stockpiled" 20,000-30,000 of each caliber. Right now, I can't even shoot, as I can't replenish my supply. The funny thing is that for over 2 years I have been telling people the only safe investment was to buy "copper, lead and brass". I wish I had more closely followed my own advice.
 
"Of course. Americans have shown that for some things they will pay any price. This happened with coffee years ago, continues to happen periodically with gasoline, and now with ammo. It's capitalism--get used to it.

Tim"

No, don't get used to capitalism. We are about to experience "change" remember? We will soon be fully socialist.
 
"change"

With all the messages I am reading, I am just wondering how everyone is enjoying the "CHANGE" that's being brought about by our current administration? Next week they'll have us throwing rocks at the gun range. How's a man supposed to afford to practice his 2nd Amendment rights at these prices? It makes me wonder if we shouldn't all have a Tea Party of our own!:fire::banghead::cuss:
 
Of course. Americans have shown that for some things they will pay any price. This happened with coffee years ago, continues to happen periodically with gasoline, and now with ammo. It's capitalism--get used to it.
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It's capitalism gone wild. I've got other interests, so, if things don't return to normal at some point I'll just have my carry guns and a .22 for plinking (if I can ever find .22 ammo again). A hobby that is too expensive to feed isn't fun any longer and the frustration isn't worth it.
 
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