Midway and primer "alert" (whine...)

Mike6158 · #1 12-24-2009, 08:22 AM

So I'm sitting here at my computer when BAM three emails with something about Primers came in from Midway. All three were alerts that the three different magnum primers that I had asked to be notified about were in. WOO HOO!!! I clicked the link...

out of stock... clicked the next link

out of stock... clicked the last link IN STOCK... and they were 215M's!! Jackpot... ADD 5 to cart.... ORDER....

What??? you've got to be f'ing kidding me... there's a big round zero in the quantity ordered column... and Out of Stock, no back-order displayed on the screen.

I think they should have at least saved me a box. Don't they know who I am?

bigngreen · #2 12-24-2009, 08:40 AM

I did the same thing, but I didn't try ordering as our local supply is looking better every week. The last gun show I went to guys actually had to take primers home and didn't sell out

Chas1 · #3 12-24-2009, 09:52 AM

Just curious what do you guys feel is a reasonable shelve life for primers assuming your keeping them indoors in a relatively low humidity environment?

Mike6158 · #4 12-24-2009, 10:14 AM

I've got pistol primers that are at least 8 years old and they shoot fine. A few, not many anymore, of my rifle primers are 5+ years. I've heard that as long as you keep them reasonably cool and dry shelf life is quite a while (hesitant to quote a number due to bad memory

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Chas1 · #5 12-24-2009, 10:31 AM

Mike6158, sounds good I think I'm ok then as I'll probably only keep enough around for 1-2 years at the most. Got your PM Thanks.

Merry Christmas to you and yours also and may the New Year bring you all you hoped for. Chas.