30,000 FED210 Primers Gone in 3 day's

[VALKYRIETP]

I stopped at a local big box sporting goods store at 2:45 on Monday and asked if they had any Fed210 primers, I followed the employee to the swinging doors to the back room, I could see on the shelf 6 cartons of 5000 primers each unopened, The employee opens one and gets me their limit of 200 primers.
I go back on Tuesday same time and same thing but 2 cartons are gone and he has to open carton #4 to get my 200 primers.
( 10,000 primers gone in 24 hours. 20,000 left) I go back today at the same time and they say they have no primers. I go to the swinging doors and there are none on the shelf, none on the sales floor. 30,000 FED210 primers gone in 48 hours. WHAT THE HELL!!

T.P.

 

[Rick Richard]

I went into a big box sporting good store near me today and there was NO ammo of any kind on the shelf. Folks are concerned with the new presidential administration, COVID and general jobless possibilities. It is a shame it leads to hoarding, but I do understand the fear.

 

[Jcook02]

That right there is truly chaotic. I guess my ambition to find that "better" load will be waiting a few years.

 

[Rick Richard]

That right there is truly chaotic. I guess my ambition to find that "better" load will be waiting a few years.

I am with you on that. One positive aspect is I won't burn any barrels out.

 

[J-B welder]

Well, looking on the bright side at least some primers were made available, if only for a very short time. It's also a little instructive. I guess looking online is not going to be as productive as actual physical visits to stores.

 

[Hugnot]

Sort of good news to me - at least some primers were produced for hand loaders by our nation's industries.

 

[skerk]

I stopped at a local big box sporting goods store at 2:45 on Monday and asked if they had any Fed210 primers, I followed the employee to the swinging doors to the back room, I could see on the shelf 6 cartons of 5000 primers each unopened, The employee opens one and gets me their limit of 200 primers.
I go back on Tuesday same time and same thing but 2 cartons are gone and he has to open carton #4 to get my 200 primers.
( 10,000 primers gone in 24 hours. 20,000 left) I go back today at the same time and they say they have no primers. I go to the swinging doors and there are none on the shelf, none on the sales floor. 30,000 FED210 primers gone in 48 hours. WHAT THE HELL!!

T.P.

Gotta let me know next time!! I went today and they were gone.

 

[Tiny Tim]

Not sure which is more impressive; that they sold 30,000 in three days or that they did so 200 at a time!

 

[Kmccord]

Should of had your wife/GF, friend etc. Go in and purchase 200 hundred a day for you.

 

[Kimber7man]

My friend's store got 250,000 CCI 400's and sold 25,000/day for 10 days. Limit of 1,000/day and sold out in less than 30 min each day.

 

[Idaholandho]

Enjoy the next 4 years.

 

[Baylor243]

Our local big box limits us to one box of ammo per type, and two boxes per day max. I resorted to taking my wife and my son in with me when they have anything worth buying. I finally got three boxes of 28 Nosler a couple weeks ago. Haven't seen any primers in a couple months.

My wife saw me looking at an auction this morning for 5k primers and a 8# of Varget and it was a big number. She suggested I should start selling off primers and jugs since the prices are so high.

I told her I'd sell her Yukon and half of her shoe closet first, and if she went along with that I'd agree to sell some primers and powder.

End of discussion.

 

[capona]

Your a lucky person to have that opportunity to buy. In the right place, at the right time.

 

[reconrover]

Nothing available at Bass Pro, or Big 5 locally....but, I went through all of my brass, projectiles, and even some old powder. I don't have a reloading setup anymore (stupid me)...but I teamed up with an old timer that does reload, and has an FFL. He was happy as hell to pump out .308, .38spc, .357, .458 SOCOM, and .45acp for me. He had a bunch of stuff on hand, and I paid him a very fair price for what he put together. Some of my old dies, some of his....pays to find that old timer that has all the stuff just sitting on the bench, and is looking to make a few bucks on the side, and a bottle of the bourbon fuel for afterwards.