No primer shortage in Europe

[Suck My Glock]

A friend in Germany informed me that American-made primers there seem to be in sufficient supply. Despite our demand and shortage here, it seems to not have affected supply across the pond.

The going rate over there is about $32 per 1000.

Despite RWS, S&B and Fiocci primers being more readily available, the American products like CCI and Winchester are preferred.


https://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=12717359

[Boriqua]

I dont think europe has the same amount of active shooters. Purely conjecture but based on some of their stricter gun laws I dont think there are as many people engaged in shooting so the ones that do, have the bucket to themselves.

[Intel6]

When I was stationed in Germany there were German reloaders but everyone had to take a reloading class in order to get a "powder license" so they could buy powder which was restricted and tracked by the license. Plus since they limit the number of guns you could own (for most people it was 3) many wouldn't bother going through all the hassle. I got lots of supplies by buying out the reloaders who were PCS'ing and couldn't ship it back to the states. So by the time I was PCS'ing I had lots of stuff. It It was great when I left as I had no problems getting rid of all my reloading stuff, sold it all in one shot for a nice chunk of $ to some of my German friends who had a sort of reloading co-op. They didn't care, they took everything sight unseen as there was someone who could use it.

[xerts1191]

Wtf

[Intel6]

you went through the hoops? To even PCS there with a gun was a giant pain in the butt, so everyone that I served with over there that was a gun owner, had eft them behind with family and friends to watch until they returned.

1-1 Cav 1 AD, Hanau, Germany 2001-2005.

I was there 10 years before you so things had changed some so you experienced things differently. I had no problems bringing some of my guns when I went there and I bought quite a few and brought them all back with me. They just started making US personnel fall under the rules for buying powder for reloading. Since I was a big reloader and just got there (and would be there for a while) I did take the class and got the license. The funny thing is all the reloaders that were already stationed there bought up all the powder they could get their hands on so they wouldn't have to go through the class. These were the guys I started buying out as they left so I had lots of powder and never even used the license.

Berlin BDE, Berlin Germany 1990-1994

[jls in az]

It was even easier back in the 70's when I was there. I was a Russian linguist assigned to the 6912 Security Squadron in Berlin. We were surrounded by 9 Russian armies so it was a target rich environment. I took my S&W Model 27 and Model 29 with me and had no problems. Carried them in my baggage and walked through customs with no problems. The Germans were suitably impressed by the Model 29 when I would take it out to Rose Range. I'd touch off a full power round and the dust would drift down out of the ceiling and every German within earshot would soon be standing there admiring the hand cannon. What was funny was that we would go to the range on the U-Bahn. I was there 75, 76 and part of 77. I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a full selection of Sako rifles for 129.95 each from the Rod and Gun there.

[Intel6]

Berlin was a very interesting place to be stationed. I had asked to be assigned to Germany (like my brother was) and never expected to get Berlin. Spent a lot of time at Rose Range and I also went on the U-Bahn when I first got there and didn't have a car yet. I didn't want to be that guy kicking myself for not pickling up stuff and came back with more than a few Sako, HK and Anschutz's' along with others. There were no issues bringing back weapons as long as they met the rules and you didn't try and bring back more than 3x of the same thing. I legally brought back 30+ and other than a lot of paperwork and a lazy ATF employee I had no issues.

[jls in az]

I have to admit, it ruing beer drinking for me. It took forever for Jagermeister to hit the shelves here in the states and beer just didn't taste same without it.