Well, yeah not a great time to get into reloading. The ammunition shortage quickly spread to reloading components with primers being the most difficult thing to obtain. My experience is small rifle and small pistol are the worst to find.
It’s not nearly as good as it use to be but I look at it like this. If you pay 200 dollars for 1000 LR primers that works out to .20 each. So 4 bucks to prime 20 cases and custom load them however you want. There is probably still some value there.
Going to be waiting a long time. If you planned ahead and stocked up, it's a good idea to wait and just use your existing stock on hand, but not everyone can do that (such as new reloaders like A5guy). He'll save money even at $200/k.Just sit back and relax wait for the price to come down. That is what i am doing.
I would agree with these. About .10cpp after shipping and hazmat. More if you are buying the match grade.Just to give you some perspective
Pre-pandemic = 3 cents
Past 12 months = 15-25 cents depending on who you deal with
Current legitimate retail when you can find them = 8 cents
Add sales taxes, shipping and haz mat fees.
Which bass pro?I picked up a box of 1000 CCI small rifle on Saturday at bass pro shop for $58. Be patient they will come.
PortageWhich bass pro?
Cabelas in Hammond also had CCI 400 and CCI 450 last weekend. I got there too late for the 400's.Portage
I was at the big Bass Pro a few days ago and the guy behind the counter said that was the price when they get them in. He said that they are getting in CCI primers more regularly now. He indicated that he thought a lot of the buyers were flippers. I just wanted a can of Hornady One Shot spray lube. No joy.I picked up a box of 1000 CCI small rifle on Saturday at bass pro shop for $58. Be patient they will come.