PRIMERS at 500 per K
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Its like the douche who went on a rant about guys selling x39 stripper clips. He used to throw them away and now is whining because he wants some and doesnt think he should pay for them. Does he want the sellers to give them for free and cover the postage too!?
If I have extra components, that I have no use for, I sell them , for what I consider to be a fair market price, which I base on the price if a store has them. Now if I see a person buying components , and then jacking up the price for resale, I remember that person, and if I ever have something that they want, I jack up the price for them only.
When my stash of large rifle, small rifle, and small pistol runs out, it's back to shooting .22 and 7.62x39 more commonly.
No way I'm paying what some people are asking to load my own. Used to be you'd save money by reloading, now the only reason for getting into it as a new shooter would be for match ammo. Otherwise you're better off saving the time and finding bulk factory.
No way I'm paying what some people are asking to load my own. Used to be you'd save money by reloading, now the only reason for getting into it as a new shooter would be for match ammo. Otherwise you're better off saving the time and finding bulk factory.
I see the price of both of your alternatives going up regularly. Better stock up.
Way ahead of you.
With the current pricing of reloading components as well as that of factory ammo, I can foresee an overall decline in shooting sports participation.
Another term missed by the free market capitalists here on CGN is "Consumer Confidence".
We need to keep and attract more people into this sport or we all will lose out in the end....JMHO though
Another term missed by the free market capitalists here on CGN is "Consumer Confidence".
We need to keep and attract more people into this sport or we all will lose out in the end....JMHO though
Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
Are the people being greedy to blame? Or the people stupid enough to pay that price. With food and fuel being so expensive you can bet your arse if some idiot is willing to pay more than it's worth I'm selling primers at a premium. My daughter's glasses were payed for with a brick of fed 210m because someone had more money than brains.
Not disagreeing that the market is pricing itself out of the pockets of many shooters.
Most younger folks don't remember when financial stresses were far more prevalent within our society.
The average person today, lives in a style that only the very wealthy could afford even 50 years ago.
That's changing rapidly.
We have a government that's spending this nation into poverty and most of the plebes don't want it to slow down so we can at least keep up with our national debt requirements or want to curb their own spending to do the same with their own debt levels.
We've gone through a couple of decades where surplus military ammunition was made available to the plebes. That's changed. Even the socalled surplus Chinese ammunition is no longer surplus. Just cheaply made, single use components of mediocre quality thrown together to make a profit.
I see it every time I'm out shooting or even hunting. People with half a twenty round box of ammo that has to last them the season, because their daunted by present prices or just can't afford more.
I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I have friends calling and asking how much I will charge them for reloaded ammunition.
Usually, they haven't even bothered to save their expended cases.
When I tell them to go to the local CT or gunshop and purchase the components then come over and we'll load them up, they usually decline or state it's to expensive.
I have to put them off, politely, because I'm not going to supply them with amminition that costs me more to reload than they're willing to pay.
Bold emphasis added to the quote above.
We hear a lot about government spending causing inflation but both public and private debt (particularly on overpriced housing) are the problem. Canadians are addicted to the lifestyle of showing-off with borrowed money and living beyond their actual means. When people are comfortable with debt in their personal life they are often also comfortable with letting the government do the same. Excessive borrowing, public or private expands the supply of money in circulation relative to available goods and labour, contributing to the current devaluing the money and hurting everyone with higher prices. The grasshoppers will use their numbers to support handouts, bailouts and debt-cancellation, or artificially low, or negative interest rates (the coming CBDC) to save themselves at further expense to the ants until there is nothing left to take. Inflation caused by the grasshoppers mostly hurts the "ants" who actually bothered pay for what they own and to save, unless of course they were saving up things like Large Rifle Primers instead of Canadian Dollars.
I don’t think people are stupid for paying 500 a brick, if thats what it takes to talk someone out of them, or fair bidding at an auction. 500 bucks means you can keep shooting your rifles. How many of you would quit shooting if someone offered you 500 to quit for a year or two or maybe forever? Its sort of the same thing.
I paid 550 per k and bought 3k. Was told 2025 before we see them locally. Anymore conflicts or large ammo donations for aid and that will be extended out. I can keep shooting for a few more years as I already had a couple k. It hurts where I pee. Can't believe the gougers and the price but what is the alternative? I hope its bad info and we see them alot earlier. When prices return to somewhat normal I will be hoarding 20-30k and tubs of powder.
quinnjoblow
CGN Regular
- Location
- East of Toronto
This week I watched someone bid on a well known Canadian Auction for a brick of Federal Large Magnum Rifle primers. They payed $700+$105(buyers premium)+GST. I worked it out that they payed $909.65
Is it like when buying condoms…the Magnums cost more money?
Is it like when buying condoms…the Magnums cost more money?
$139 USD is around $185 CDN. I'm having to guess there are additional costs to import/ship up here that would bridge the gap somewhat.
I was just in Fly's Etc in High River this afternoon and they have CCI BR2s in stock for $210 per brick.
I was just in Fly's Etc in High River this afternoon and they have CCI BR2s in stock for $210 per brick.
rifleman762
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
I GAVE a few hundred primers to my brother because I have many thousands. But I have no interest in selling primers for any price. Then I run out and have no more? Seems like a bad trade. I can always make money but I can't make primers!
