I am thankful that most responsible gun owners do not see things the same as you and fully understand the threat that is on our doorstep. Walter? Since this current shortage has arrived,, I havent needed to buy any more. We are in the midst of the greatest primer shortage of all time, and we dont see things getting better anytime soon. Positive test results do not mean a clinical infection, he says. This can be frustrating for shooters and hunters looking to keep their edge on the range, and can be concerning for preppers, survivalists, and others who are concerned about their safety. Now, should you save every one of those 9mm brass casings, the rest of the components - bullets, powder and primers - would still run around $295, which means you'd save only about $65 to do the reloading. He will prevail and the Spiritual Battle will be Won!!! Their customers will literally beat a path to their door, ets hope Olin doesnt try to coerce a duopoly by threatening retaliation. It can be done. I search your site every couple hours about 6-8 times a day for primers, most specifically small pistol primers. A Massive Increase in Demand. We never had this problem with assault weapon mass shootings in my past. Or RCBS ? Very excellent advice. the fly in that ointment is my fellow competitors did not so i either share {not} or compete with myself? Good, now lets hope Olin doesnt try to coerce a duopoly by threatening retaliation to any retailer that sells this new brand of components. As far as demand is concerned, a perfect storm of factors has caused a run on the ammo market like we've never quite seen before. Amen!!! How long before the companies that manufacture reloading equipment and those who sell it will start to feel the economic pressure from lack of the necessary components for reloading, not to mention the current political situation. We may have a market at that price. Hodgdon has powder available all the time for resale to the public. I mean, I know a place that has 431K Ginex SP primers in stock -AND- on sale if you call $79.99/1000ct a sale. A large government contract and were all screwed again. He has supported sensible gun control. This cycle of shortage is going to continue until the public either changes its buying habits or stops electing control freaks who want to make our personal decisions for us. Demand, however, is just one part of the story. 426 likes, 3 comments - Sunset Makeup (@sunsetmakeupofficial) on Instagram on April 17, 2023: "Our Sunset Makeup Felt Tip Eyeliners Available now at sunsetmakeup.com ." Sunset Makeup on Instagram: "Our Sunset Makeup Felt Tip Eyeliners Available now at sunsetmakeup.com Our DMs are permanently . Im no longer that desperate. Our government now is corrupted until we get a new president things will stay the same. Thanks , Doug McPeek. There you have it. Federal Premium Champion 209 Shotshell Primers $ 31. 3. $53.99 Check With Your Local Ammo Store For Availability Bullet Style: Small Pistol; Rise up put God first! We are slowly facing a bad mojo and there seems to be no slowdown or stoppage. Finally a thorough, realistic explanation. About one-fifth of these buyers were first-time purchasers, and the gun purchase trend continued until the end of 2021. I blame Democratic policies, which includes Biden. Dont try to force it down our throats with a side of propaganda. We keep seeing more and more businesss closing their doors and that means more workers out of a job and hitting the unemployment lines, so where is it going to stop. All of those that laughed me to scorn for hoarding flint locks have suddenly grown silent! A Corner on the Primer Market. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. Most important statement of this article is the last words. Gun sales on the other hand will stay big for as long as Biden is president . Unless you have less than 100 rounds for your various calibers. . What we need to do beside being gouged by those that have primers is to trade excess primers we have for some we need from fellow reloaders. Smissen describes the new facility as state-of-the-art, featuring a high level of automation. There is nothing common sense about banning firearms. Manufacturers are trying to raise prices by not meeting demand. . Recap: primer manufacturers are Federal, CCI, Winchester, Remington, S&B & soon to be Lone Star. Direct access to the copper mines for brass, etc, I thought Texas was Mexico? And, when we do, they are normally wrong. The warts never came back but I never did that again. You literally vote for xxxxxxxxx who promise to take them away or institute bans. Please give us any updates as they become available. I hate to say this, but American people better come together and realize that there is a push to divide us and drive us into a dark war against ourselves. FREE SHIPPING. When I looked, the explosion had blown two warts that I had on my thumb knuckle off. No coercion necessary, all they have to do is sell theirs cheaper than the start-up, and they put them out of business. HURRY UP IS THE RIGHT ANSWER! This would be similar to crude oil supply,,,,,None, Zero, Zilch was exported until we were/are self-sufficient,,,Now we are exporting oil Primers were available at a large sporting good, and gun shop near me as of last week. Along with Vista, Winchester ( Olin) is revving up the Lake City arsenal. I believe there is favoritism also, in addition to the points you have cited above that prevent the average Joe from getting primers. In this critical time Im afraid we are going to need them more than ever Respfully. BUT.there is NO shortage of primers in Canada. The best news coming out of this is for Barnes fans. At a production rate of 4 million per day, a shortage shouldnt last long. Home; Shop; Our Story; Contact Us; Thanks Bryan. At six, I was not smart but adventurous. Four hundred jobs expected by next year when they ramp up to full-scale production. for those of you that are finding shotgun primers, how much are you paying? I believe that many Americans would be. The more I think about that, the better it sounds. Reactions: KZP. I am one of those people, started reloading late 2018. Most serious gunners had a supply of ammunition and reloading supplies. You didnt mention the political agenda of the anti gun left. We have seen the cost of our practice ammunition go up 3-4X over the past few years and now cant even find any. If they can get prices sane I will buy a couple cases on principle. Very good analysis! best comment of the day! I would however object to the use of the word hoarding. With little answers on the virus, its hard to see when these closures and limitations will end. We the people, the voters on either side, are all in the same boat. One other thing, hand loading was once upon a time more economical that buying factory loads. The platform Biden-Harris ran on openly stated they have the desire to shut down interstate commerce for firearms and firearm related purchases. Driving to Cabelas and being limited to 200 primers at a time takes the momentum out of hoarding. Or all over the place like Tula and Fiocchi, I really hated both of those. . With shortages of bullets, powder, brass and primers, that has simply not been the case. I really think manufacturers are hoarding for the uncertainty of our election, I agree with you when you take GOD out of everything,well just read what he did to Israelites !! thank you for this report. I ask, where do they get their primers? The facility will specialize in the production of primers, a key component in ammunition manufacturing, for the small arms industry. So I load for almost nothing if I can get primers. Remember the Clinton primer shortage where they wanted primers that degrade over time so people wouldnt want to stockpile ammunition and the shortage of military ammo cans? (Cue, Joe Piscapo in Johnny Dangerously). Vista is only interested in selling high profit loaded factory ammo. I did not buy any last week, but a month of so ago, they let my wife and I buy 200 each. Thank you for the info I would like to see the shooting community be a little less greedy if you have enough let those in need buy some. Boo hoo . Are you guys planning on raising maximum order back to 5000 at some point? You sell to your high profit areas first. Good news: investors are doing just that, starting up a new company in the great state of Texas dedicated to making primers by the truckload. 3.3 (3) Winchester Triple Se7en 209 Muzzleloading Primers . Id love to see you at the range but that may be some other year! I call it.saving for a rainy day. We still have products were receiving from orders placed in February and March and most of those items are only being received in partial quantities. Don't expect to see primers on the shelf this year. Feb 15, 2022. drgondog said: Conversation with Gene Sears Supply yesterday. 12 cents a primer is about what I have seen for online that is in stock as well. Expansion purchased the old Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant located 12 miles west of Texarkana, Texas that made all sorts of things that go boom for the military from World War II through the Vietnam War. The use of stockpile does not lend itself to a negative implication. And also the skudel but is the new jurk wont take our guns but will inforce a slow down and in time a halt of production of the supplies needed to use our guns. Reloading Superstore for Primers, Powder and all reloading components. The personal ammo makers are a huge part of their sales and will always be there because they are loyal shooters. Primers will be back in moderation by end of 2021 . I went inside and was treated to iodine, a band aid and a lecture by my grandmother about stupidity. Being in the commercial ammunition business for over ten years, Ive met hundreds it not thousands of shooters and reloaders. Search Showing. The liberals are smart & patient. Vista Outdoors will offer them double or triple their price and buy their entire production output, to prevent reloaders from getting them. As a SASS member I shoot and reload all my match ammo. The public never had a chance to buy a thing. Primers have effected my personal production a little but not to the point where Im in trouble. Please lead the industry and create this, complete with email and phone text notices. B. Bullspotter Private. Exactly. Category. They are a great company to deal with. Thank you, Thank you so much for the information about the primer shortage and other reloading supplies . Cant blame the manufactures for that. For those of us, that use Powder Valley almost exclusively for components, it wold be nice if you set up a will call data base to keep customers names and contacts on file so you can contact them where you do have primers for sale. As Americans We all support the Second Amendment. CCI and Federal were both on the shelf and a limit of 1 each. If legit, they are in it to make money. The Texarkana Gazette wrote about the new employer . The pandemic specifically has incentivized shooters to learn how to reload their own ammo. Leaving us all with expensive boat anchors. He said the site at the former Lone Star Army Ammunition plant is uniquely situated for what they will be doing. Primers finally coming back in stock near me. 2. I suppose one could make it cheaper but he wouldnt be doing so with variety and precision. This is all about supply and demand. Keeps pushing their unlawful political policy on the books with absolutely no reason or fallout to them. No matter who is elected! Bidens policy on assault weapons is to register them. Obviously you disagree with the premise of the 2nd Amendment and thats entirely your right. Even if they sell exclusively to manufacturers, that means more stock will be available from Olin and Vista. Some powders will be in stock more quickly, but we believe it will take much of 2020 to improve availability for all powders. Texas made primers. Remington simply did not have the financial capabilities to have an abundance of raw materials on hand and had to shutter some of their production capacity. Manufacturers are, for the most part, unwilling to invest in new productive capacity. Lake City is a government ammo plant operated by Olin Corporation, I seriously doubt they'll run out of primers. No problem getting brass or bullets, but my press cant run without primers and powder. What law prohibits the import of primers from Canada? But as a consumer now, I see what appears to be the available markets that produce ammo to obtain primers for the popular calibers. Still cheaper than $2-300 on Gunbroker per 1000. They are getting $7.99 per box of 100, with a limit of 2 per customer. Stock up when there is abundance . Another result of this madness is the lack of availability of rimfire ammunition. I appreciate the time Powder Valley took to print this because I was wondering where the Wolf primers were. Ill keep checking and checking and hope for the best. That was a very comprehensive report on the primer situation. The number of profiteers seems pretty high. Im fortunate that I cast all my own Bullets . If I ration what I have, for example, planning on attending several majors and club matches forces me to eliminate all live fire practice until spring. Advertise bulk semi-tractor trailer loads, hook up, and drive off. Why then is .22 LR so hard to get now and why is the price so high? Yeah but the yarn is made in China.so, Praying it will get better. Good lesson to learn. Full Member.