How much are you paying for primers?

[tacfoley]

My reason for asking is that a pal of mine in TX has just paid $120/M for small pistol primers......

Prices for reloading components over there seem to have gone through the roof!!

[bighit]

I guess a shortage will push prices up as people may be desperate and pay the inflated prices.


https://www.powdervalleyinc.com/why-...pply-shortage/

We have an extremely large number of new reloaders who have entered the market. The NSSF estimates that first time gun owners has increased to 6.2 million people over the past few months.Unfortunately, many of those reloaders entered the market anticipating that it would be easier to make their own ammo since readily available ammunition was so difficult to find. With shortages of bullets, powder, brass and primers, that has simply not been the case

[kennyc]

http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/products.php?cat=58500

https://www.henrykrank.com/reloading.html?cat=466

[thibben]

Friends in the trade in the US say years backlog on ammunition and components.

Also one is having delays in comments needing anodising - the makers of AR parts are /were working 24/7 taking up space.

Has not drifted thru' to UK but I'm assuming shortages of primers will have the most impact for UK shooters if you have a cartridge that 'likes' a specific primer i.e. CCI 450's in 6.5x47 etc.

[Black Beard]

Primers are not the only thing that are going go have shortages I think. The supply of American made bullets might dry up as they are redirected into commercial ammunition manufacture. Particularly in 22 and 30 calibre.

[aris]

Americans are pretty good at ramping up supply when there is the demand. From the sounds of it, there will be high demand for st least the next 4 years.