Can't find primers in Calgary
- Thread starter ericrose
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Thank you for the view. Has had me scratching my head for awhile. I can't imagine it will be great for the ranges as people head to it less unless its for an expensive box or two of factory ammo. Or for businesses as people have less reason to visit the sporting goods stores?
fingers284
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- Alberta Cowboy Ranges
Ask every friend you know that loads or used to load if they have a slide they can part with...I did that for a buddy that was out of primers, asked at a cowboy shoot and a week later received 5 slides in a bundle...and i dont even know where they came from, no return address & post stamp illegible.
From what I gathered from my reading, it comes down to supply and demand. With the huge run on ammo, it put manufacturers behind the 8-ball on supply. In order to increase production and satisfy demand, all primers that would normally go into the reloading market were used in "loaded ammo" production. Couple that with the inevitable "it's running out I better stock up" mentality, and we run into huge shortages
No conspiracy here, just economics. Manufacturers can make more money selling pre-rolled ammo than the individual components
