Small pistol primers in stock at Bruno's now

[Suck My Glock]

Federal standard $80 per 1000
Federal match $85 per 1000

Limit 2000 per customer

Just went on the shelf as I arrived 15 minutes ago.

 

[Hammer 35]

Oof.

Well, at least it's in stock.

I picked up about 10k of S&B primers when I saw them at Cabelas about 2 years ago just to hedge my bets. Thank goodness.

 

[NBC_LT]

UNAMMO posted small pistol primers for $250/5k today as well.

 

[Old Jeff H]

And I remember being perturbed when the price crept up above $30 per 1,000. :lol:

 

[TheAccountant]

Bruno's is part of the problem. I was in there a couple months ago and made a comment about the primer prices (at the time they had large pistol and large rifle for about $50/k). The gal behind the counter said the prices are high because they're having to buy them from their competitors. Basically buying out stock at places that aren't sticking it to us and then turning around and sticking it to us. I put the few boxes of bullets back on the shelf and walked out. They did the same garbage during Sandy Hook. As much as I like supporting local shops, that's one I'll never step foot in again. It's nothing but artificial demand that's artificially pushing the prices higher.

 

[Suck My Glock]

I tried to post these pictures earlier from my phone, but the photos were too large so it wouldn't take. Now that I'm home at the laptop, I can reduce them.

 

[Bigfoot]

UNAMMO posted small pistol primers for $250/k today as well.

Talk about a price gouge!!!!!

 

[Bigfoot]

Bruno's is part of the problem. I was in there a couple months ago and made a comment about the primer prices (at the time they had large pistol and large rifle for about $50/k). The gal behind the counter said the prices are high because they're having to buy them from their competitors. Basically buying out stock at places that aren't sticking it to us and then turning around and sticking it to us. I put the few boxes of bullets back on the shelf and walked out. They did the same garbage during Sandy Hook. As much as I like supporting local shops, that's one I'll never step foot in again. It's nothing but artificial demand that's artificially pushing the prices higher.

Well, $50 is better than $250/k at UNAMMO.

 

[Doc]

Prob a good time to invest in a time machine.

 

[Pscipio03]

Nothing I haven't seen before in other places. After Sandyhook the $100 PMAGs were the best.
The one thing I will say about Bruno's is that at least he saves stuff for the locals and will sell it to them first. At an inflated price? Yeah, but better than having to scour the internet for the same thing at 2x the price and HAZMAT shipping.
Guarantee those of you that didn't learn about brass and projectiles after Sandyhook will learn about primers and powder after this. You'll buy cheap and stack deep and next time this happens, you'll sit back and think, "Rookies. You'll learn.".

 

[knockonit]

well said: Psciopio03, again planning when times are good, heres hoping the drought ends sooner than later.
Rj

 

[Flash]

The first primer shortage occurred when Slick Willie got elected President the first time.

A year later, I got 20K of primers for christmas along with other things. Mrs. Flash is a prepper from way back.

 

[Old Jeff H]

The first primer shortage occurred when Slick Willie got elected President the first time.

A year later, I got 20K of primers for christmas along with other things. Mrs. Flash is a prepper from way back.

I didn't start reloading until summer of 2008, so I didn't learn my lesson until Obama got elected. Lesson was definitely learned though.

 

[delta6]

Bruno's is part of the problem. I was in there a couple months ago and made a comment about the primer prices (at the time they had large pistol and large rifle for about $50/k). The gal behind the counter said the prices are high because they're having to buy them from their competitors. Basically buying out stock at places that aren't sticking it to us and then turning around and sticking it to us. I put the few boxes of bullets back on the shelf and walked out. They did the same garbage during Sandy Hook. As much as I like supporting local shops, that's one I'll never step foot in again. It's nothing but artificial demand that's artificially pushing the prices higher.

Obviously "The Accountant" is one who doesn't understand business. Maybe you should take a business accounting class. Maybe understand purchase accounting. At this point it has nothing to do with "gouging". It has to do with market value and has nothing to do with whether you/me/anyone thinks it is artificial or not.

 

[Flash]

It is odd, an accountant who doesn't understand Economics 101, supply and demand.

Probably just a screen name with nothing behind it.

 

[YNOTAZ]

Seems to be a simple business problem, same as when gas prices go up because oil went up. I guess if one has never owned or run a business they might not understand.

 

[TheJediknight]

If I was there I would buy some.

 

[TheAccountant]

Bruno's is part of the problem. I was in there a couple months ago and made a comment about the primer prices (at the time they had large pistol and large rifle for about $50/k). The gal behind the counter said the prices are high because they're having to buy them from their competitors. Basically buying out stock at places that aren't sticking it to us and then turning around and sticking it to us. I put the few boxes of bullets back on the shelf and walked out. They did the same garbage during Sandy Hook. As much as I like supporting local shops, that's one I'll never step foot in again. It's nothing but artificial demand that's artificially pushing the prices higher.

Obviously "The Accountant" is one who doesn't understand business. Maybe you should take a business accounting class. Maybe understand purchase accounting. At this point it has nothing to do with "gouging". It has to do with market value and has nothing to do with whether you/me/anyone thinks it is artificial or not.

I understand business plenty well. What you and the not-so-bright-Flash don't seem to understand is that we don't have a laissez-faire market and what they're doing is manipulating the market. If you're having a hard time seeing that, maybe you're the one that should go back to school.

I personally have plenty of everything I need to last a long enough, so what they're charging for primers doesn't have a direct impact on me now. My point, which I think you would have gotten if you didn't start immediately blabbering "supply and demand," was that I don't have any desire to support a local shop that feels the need to go compete against local shooters in the marketplace, resulting in higher prices to the ultimate consumer. I get they can do it, but there are plenty of things ethical businesses can do, but don't.

 

[Flash]

Manipulating the market? Let me stop laughing. You'd have to have control of the majority of the primers on the market in order to manipulate it.

Bunky Hunt found that out the hard way when he tried to corner the market on Silver years ago. Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.