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what is going on with primers ???
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1963209" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>The same companies who make and sell ammo also sell primers, Federal, Remington, CCI, Winchester, and currently, their is a huge demand for ammo. Thus, most primer manufacturing has been diverted to those production lines. Couple this with increased demand for loading components from the smaller commercial and specialty ammo manufacturers along with the reloaders, and you now have a serious supply shortage.</p><p></p><p>I checked with one distributor, and I was informed that they had been instructed their primer order is delayed for "9 months". Some small ammo manufactures are allowing customers to ship privately owned primers directly to the company to complete their ammo orders, and others are advertizing to buy privately owned primers.</p><p></p><p>While many of us buy primers by the 10-20K per order and considerably more when a few of us combine or a shooting club makes a bulk purchase (250k or more), it is the demand for ammo that is the major drain on resources. Even small, private ammo reman-companies can consume 1MM primers a month.</p><p></p><p>Edit: As stated by others, smaller town shops may have a few left, and thru the years, one thing I do is advertise on Craigs List, Facebook, local free sales/swap pamphlets, etc for reloading supplies. Sometimes I hear nothing, but other times, I am surprised by someone who hasn't loaded in a couple of years and wants to empty their shop/garage etc. Then their are the gold mines of old ladies who are cleaning out their deceased husband's estate and "hobby room", and usually, these are "one price for all" deals. I keep what I want and sell the left overs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1963209, member: 9299"] The same companies who make and sell ammo also sell primers, Federal, Remington, CCI, Winchester, and currently, their is a huge demand for ammo. Thus, most primer manufacturing has been diverted to those production lines. Couple this with increased demand for loading components from the smaller commercial and specialty ammo manufacturers along with the reloaders, and you now have a serious supply shortage. I checked with one distributor, and I was informed that they had been instructed their primer order is delayed for "9 months". Some small ammo manufactures are allowing customers to ship privately owned primers directly to the company to complete their ammo orders, and others are advertizing to buy privately owned primers. While many of us buy primers by the 10-20K per order and considerably more when a few of us combine or a shooting club makes a bulk purchase (250k or more), it is the demand for ammo that is the major drain on resources. Even small, private ammo reman-companies can consume 1MM primers a month. Edit: As stated by others, smaller town shops may have a few left, and thru the years, one thing I do is advertise on Craigs List, Facebook, local free sales/swap pamphlets, etc for reloading supplies. Sometimes I hear nothing, but other times, I am surprised by someone who hasn't loaded in a couple of years and wants to empty their shop/garage etc. Then their are the gold mines of old ladies who are cleaning out their deceased husband's estate and "hobby room", and usually, these are "one price for all" deals. I keep what I want and sell the left overs. [/QUOTE]
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