I only wish I could find primers for $100/1000. Gunbroker.com was posting for $238+ a week ago for Fed 205s. Nuts pure nuts.
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I was able to get 5k of cci #200 primers for $150 per 1000 shipped. Best deal I was able to find in recent times.
Berger’s only real competition in the precision rifle world is Hornady A tips. So until Berger costs the same or more than A tips, people who want to play the precision rifle game are going to pay for them. In my opinion, at least.
Also fwiw, in March last year I paid $3.09 more per 100 for Berger 6mm 105gr hybrids than I paid last week, from the same large company with a retail and a dealer side. A different retail company recently raised its price on the same bullet (500 count) by 3.7%. So that’s not too bad in my view.
Also fwiw, in March last year I paid $3.09 more per 100 for Berger 6mm 105gr hybrids than I paid last week, from the same large company with a retail and a dealer side. A different retail company recently raised its price on the same bullet (500 count) by 3.7%. So that’s not too bad in my view.
I went to the gunshow in Costa Mesa, CA. on 3/27. It had been cancelled all of 2020. Most of the booths were non gun stuff, a ton of booths selling carriers and plates. A lot of mom and pop booths with older reloading stuff. Most of the mom and pop booths wanted 200 for a 1000 primers. There was one big booth that is always there with loaded ammo on one side and reloading stuff on the other side. The loaded ammo line was 200 people long the reloading side was 10 people long. SRP at this guy was 160 for a 1000. I bought a 1000 because I was not sure what this admin has up there sleeve as far as internet sales of components, prices are not coming down for at least a year (from what the manufactureres are saying the backlog is at least a year), and at the end of the day it increased the price per round by 11cents so a hundred rounds will cost you 11 bucks more and I figured I did not want to go be poor somewhere else. I also got 8 pounds of retumbo for 35 a pound. They had no 8 lbers of retumbo but did have a lot of other powders and in 8 lb kegs price was around 260.
This is what I said in early to mid 2000’s when lead shot went up 3-4 fold. It was cheaper to buy loaded federal top gun than it was to reload then loaded ammo went up too. I haven’t shot trap really since then and don’t know how it affected the shooter participation but there were a lot of people like me that had to call it quits.
The problem is basic economics. Demand has exceeded supply so the price goes up. The real problem is hoarding not shooting. Ask any range what happened to all the shooters.
Inflation works like two edged sword as well. Say it goes up 10% and your salary stays the same, your salary is effectively cut by 20%. Yes, you spend 10% more, but now you have to save 10% more to equal what you were doing because the value of it is now 10% less. Our “raises” are not keeping up with inflation, and despite more people making six-figures, we effectively have less than ever.
This is what every firearm related business must keep in mind. They must keep the prices as low as possible. If participation in the shooting sports drops off by as little as 20% can businesses stay in business with that drop? Some will not be able to.
Some handloaders will stay in the hobby but will cut their component usage by 40-50%. What reloading component businesses can absorb that drop? Keeping component prices as low as possible will be a major priority.
On the contrary, trap, skeet, sporting clays is at an all-time high for participation. Booming as a highschool sport & club, and a metrics in the industry are indicating there are more clay shooters than golfers in the US. It may have moved into a different socio-economic level, but its more popular than ever.
Prices going up with the BidenRonaFear.......and if they ever come back down, it will be only partially back down.
Tried buying lumber lately? Corporate America is on a price gouging binge, for whatever reasons.
Adjusting prices of raw materials due to higher demand and/or limited supply is not price gouging.
People need to get off their asses (and computers) and go visit some brick and mortar. I bought 2K of BR4 and 1K of BR2 this past week for $65/K. A brother has been stopping by a store every day for the last week and buying 1K of CCI 400 and Winchester SRP @ $75/K. The companies selling on the internet aren't the only ones getting primers and powder. BTW, we got together today and went through 400 rounds of 9mm, 700 rounds of 45acp and god only knows how much .223 going through drills. Some of us are using what we buy.
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I was beginning to think I was alone in these thoughts.
All lies, this is just an elaborate ruse to cover for Brunos price gouging on their website.
Like I said , Bought 1000 CCI450's for $35.00 monday from a retail shop. They just got them in, limited to 1000 per customer, they don't ship.
I'm sure they're making there normal margin on them. Their powder is also reasonable, $204. for 8# H4350 and 1# was $31.00.
They're being smart about it and if this panic buying ever comes to an end they will have a whole lot customers that the gougers won't.
I'm sure they're making there normal margin on them. Their powder is also reasonable, $204. for 8# H4350 and 1# was $31.00.
They're being smart about it and if this panic buying ever comes to an end they will have a whole lot customers that the gougers won't.
I have some that I would trade for 109's.
Tell that to CTD who is bigger now than ever despite years of customers saying they'll never shop there again following questionable pricing
If I had 109s. I’d shoot those too. Lol. I’ve got 136 rounds left and saving them for the next comp. then my year is over until they start showing back up.
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