Insane primer prices?!?! Is this for real?!

[eyeinstine 241]

WTF!

https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?Keywords=small pistol primers

 

[Krdshrk 3,877]

I'd like to see how these are getting shipped out.  You need a Hazmat shipping qualification and a UPS account.  

[JohnnyB 4,326]

 

Holy crap!  I got 1,000 large pistol and small rifle  primers from Cheyenne in Bordentown a few weeks ago for $35.00 each!

Screw converting my IRA to Gold!  I want to invest in ammo and reloading components!  If this shit ever normalizes again,  Oh Boy am I going to stock up!!

[eyeinstine 241]

8 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

 

Holy crap!  I got 1,000 large pistol and small rifle  primers from Cheyenne in Bordentown a few weeks ago for $35.00 each!

Screw converting my IRA to Gold!  I want to invest in ammo and reloading components!  If this shit ever normalizes again,  Oh Boy am I going to stock up!!

I hear ya!!  I am well stocked with sealed cases of factory ammo in almost all of my calibers; figured id save that for the unlikely SHTF scenario. I started acquiring reloading components to just make plinking ammo.. but at those crazy prices of primers, im seriously tempted to start selling off my supplies and turn a huge profit and sit back and wait until the dust settles next year and restock up...

crazy times indeed

 

 

24 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

I'd like to see how these are getting shipped out.  You need a Hazmat shipping qualification and a UPS account.  

 

i wonder how many non-dealer folks just stuff the boxes of primers in a flat rate box with some crumpled news paper and call it a day...  i assume the P.O. has no way of knowing what the contents are..  And im not advocating doing that; just figuring it must happen..

 

[ChrisJM981 924]

31 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

I'd like to see how these are getting shipped out.  You need a Hazmat shipping qualification and a UPS account.  

Some say local pickup. If they're charging what looks like 5-10x normal pricing, they can afford the hazmat fee. 

[JohnnyB 4,326]

I hear you brother, I too have ample cases of ammo I need for what I think is a LIKELY SHTH fan scenario!  I realize it's highly unlikely that I would get off 100 rounds total in a SHTF scenario before I get killed! So why stock thousands of rounds? I can't answer that question! I may be stupid but I won't stop stockpiling when it's cheap.  Even if it becomes illegal to possess, there will always be a black market for ammo!  My kids will make a fortune!  All's well that end well!

[Krdshrk 3,877]

22 minutes ago, eyeinstine said:

i wonder how many non-dealer folks just stuff the boxes of primers in a flat rate box with some crumpled news paper and call it a day...  i assume the P.O. has no way of knowing what the contents are..  And im not advocating doing that; just figuring it must happen..

I decided the risks were not worth the reward.  Primers are volatile.  If they were to explode in midair in a plane - that would potentially get traced back.. and cause a world of shit.

13 minutes ago, ChrisJM981 said:

Some say local pickup. If they're charging what looks like 5-10x normal pricing, they can afford the hazmat fee. 

It's not just the fees - I looked into it.  You have to have hazmat certification training - several hundred dollars (if not thousands) of training.

[njJoniGuy 2,131]

1 hour ago, Krdshrk said:

I'd like to see how these are getting shipped out.  You need a Hazmat shipping qualification and a UPS account.  

For primers only, in their original packaging, yes you are correct.

However, the loophole in the USPS is that you can ship primed brass in the regular mail.

[CAL. .30 M1 2,101]

I've shipped ammo and primers from a UPS counter at a depot....

[eyeinstine 241]

16 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said:

I've shipped ammo and primers from a UPS counter at a depot....

Hmmm.. guess the burden is on them then; if its one of the counters where you hand them the item and then they package it up and ship it for you.?

 

[JC_68Westy 1,024]

I bought 2000 CCI large pistol and 1000 large pistol magnum primers on Friday at a local ACE Hardware store for $32/$34 per thousand and thought that was really high.  I guess I should put them on Gunbroker.

[CAL. .30 M1 2,101]

9 hours ago, eyeinstine said:

Hmmm.. guess the burden is on them then; if its one of the counters where you hand them the item and then they package it up and ship it for you.?

 

Yes this was about 5 yrs ago