Bad timing for reloading

[Iamjustifyd]

I think I picked a wrong time to start reloading. I wanted to start a few months back and put it off until a couple of weeks ago. I got all my equipment now to find small pistol primers...good luck. Everywhere I've checked is out. Some of you have been thru this before with everyone buying everything. Any idea how long this will last? I guess that will depend on how quickly the media stops covering and the laws changing...
Sherry

 

[FishingFool]

It'll take a while to calm down. Just be patient and call around a few time a week.

 

[returningliberty]

Well, I ordered Small Pistol Primers in December. They were back ordered until 1/25. Got an email yesterday saying they were now back ordered until 2/25. So... At least that long, would be my guess.

 

[kcinnick]

I ordered in stock primers and I was told it would be 4-6 weeks until they shipped... This was from a distributor.

 

[DS727]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.



-Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[kcinnick]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.



-Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Nobody likes a quitter!

 

[honestlou]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.



-Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[BSGA]

Some of you have been thru this before with everyone buying everything. Any idea how long this will last?

Last time that I saw this happen, primers were one of the last things to become scarce. They were also one of the last things to become abundant. I suspect they'll be more plentiful in 6-8 months. They'll probably lag about 2-3 months behind loaded ammo.

 

[Storm52]

The 2008 run on supply took more than 10 months to see availability back to normal levels. The prices didn't come down to the pre-2008 election number, but then the price hadn't dramatically increased for years. If you can get in on a group buy, then the shipping and haz-mat costs can be spread out. After the post 2008 election fiasco, I made a concerted effort to purchase 10k every other month. Repeated the same with powder and brass, on a different scale.

 

[kcinnick]

Last time that I saw this happen, primers were one of the last things to become scarce. They were also one of the last things to become abundant. I suspect they'll be more plentiful in 6-8 months. They'll probably lag about 2-3 months behind loaded ammo.

I don't remember it getting like this in 08. Yeah primers sure were scarce, but not unobtainable. You can't even get Small Pistol magnum primers right now, something that I don't think ever sold out in 08. Only OEM primers left are LPP and LRP and I am not buying the amount needed to order OEM quantities.

And 10k Primers ever other month? Sitting on 250k primers, I thought I was set.

 

[BSGA]

I don't remember it getting like this in 08. Yeah primers sure were scarce, but not unobtainable. You can't even get Small Pistol magnum primers right now, something that I don't think ever sold out in 08. Only OEM primers left are LPP and LRP and I am not buying the amount needed to order OEM quantities.

And 10k Primers ever other month? Sitting on 250k primers, I thought I was set.

True about '08. Things got tight, but not unobtainable. Back in the early 90's there was run on primers when politicians talked about making certain ammo illegal and others highly regulated. This was only talk mind you, but very quickly it was hard to find components. IIRC, this also coincided with shippers having to start handling primers as hazmat items, so a lot of retailers just quit stocking them due to the fees.That's when I decided I'd never be caught without any again. I rarely have all that I want, but I usually have what I need, especially since I've slowed down on my shooting habits,,.