Small pistol primers

[KeithB]

Just got an email from Norma ammunition, they are selling small pistol primers for $62/1000.

LIMITED SUPPLY - NEW Small Pistol Primers – Made in Argentina - QTY 1000 - Norma Shooting

Small Pistol Primers for reloading 1000 Primers 100 Per Tray

normashooting.com

 

[Winelover]

Better price than PV who wants $79.00/ 1000

 

[Jeff H]

WOW!

Glad to see some COMPETITION in this market!

Site even looks like it might be legit:

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[KeithB]

I'm on their mailing list because I bought ammo from them before. 9mm ball practice ammo w/free .22lr ammo as a bonus. No problems in any way. Prompt shipping, product was as advertised, I trust 'em. If I needed more SPPs I'd be pulling out my CC but right now I'm fine so I'll leave 'em for somebody else.

 

[Jeff H]

Good to hear a positive review from a trusted source, Keith.

I'm leaving them for others too. Not to be cheap, but I think I'm more OK on them than others, but prefer to be MORE OK, again, eventually.

 

[KeithB]

I was referred to the site from another member here who also had a successful interaction with them. I have plenty of components but given my lifestyle and time constraints I have been stocking up on 9mm ball and .22lr ammo instead of reloading. Well, I can't reload .22lr ammo and the ball ammo is in reloadable cases so it's all good for now and the near future.

Unless outside circumstance intervene I expect the price of primers to continue to drop, although on a spot basis and as a % off of a higher fallback "base" price. I'd stock up on 2-3k if I could get them for $50/1000 or less.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

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Unless outside circumstance intervene I expect the price of primers to continue to drop,,.................

Agreed - I think the bubble is about to brust.

 

[Winelover]

Signed up for their newsletter, today. Two different email accounts, mine and Cindy's. Supposed to get a code for 5% off total order. That was a couple of hours ago. Still waiting.

I put 5 bricks in my cart to see what shipping and HazMat is.............free shipping on the case. Didn't go as far as HazMat charge. The code would knock $3 off each brick.

 

[Snakeoil]

I'm pretty sure that Norma eats both the shipping and the hazmat. We bought many cases of TAC 22 ammo this past year and never paid a penny over the ammo cost plus tax.

 

[Ian]

I'm pretty sure that Norma eats both the shipping and the hazmat. We bought many cases of TAC 22 ammo this past year and never paid a penny over the ammo cost plus tax.

or they just don't charge the completely bogus hazmat fee and wrap the standard freight into the price.

 

[RicinYakima]

Ordered some, just WA state sales tax, no shipping or extra dealer profit (HazMat fee). Price is much better than the $14.95 a hundred from the LGS.

 

[fiver]

iv'e seen a few reports on there being 1-2 duds per brick on these.
i had a feeling those reporting the issues either didn't look at the primers before hand or didn't seat them properly.

just M.O. but these need a little more attention and care than what most guys are used to.

 

[smokeywolf]

Was looking up a load in Dad's old ledger today and coincidentally ran across a page listing primers purchased during 1950. He paid $7.50/1000 for small rifle primers (mostly Winchester). Pretty pricey when you figure the average Joe was making $1.50-$1.75 per hour.

 

[462]

1950. He paid $7.50/1000 for small rifle primers (mostly Winchester). Pretty pricey when you figure the average Joe was making $1.50-$1.75 per hour.

$91.08 in today's money.

 

[smokeywolf]

But, since $7.50 would buy twice as much gasoline in 1950 as $91.00 buys you today, you had more money for primers.

 

[Snakeoil]

or they just don't charge the completely bogus hazmat fee and wrap the standard freight into the price.

I would think that regardless of how they deal with the costs, they get a good deal from UPS since they such a big shipper. Last batch of TAC-22 SV ammo was $37/brick. Given that it outshoots some of the Eley and Lapua products, that's a steal.

 

[Todd M]

I’m out of SRP, been looking up the details on loading .223 down to where SPP are usable. I still have some of those. Will be watching for SRP to come in stock at this price.

 

[Missionary]

Little by little the price looks better and better.

 

[david s]

We have a Scheels in our local mall here. Went in last week to buy some Accurate #9 powder to load 10mm with. They had a rather large assortment of primers available. Federal small rifle match primers were $110 a thousand and prices went up to $149 a thousand for some others. Struck me a little funny that the Federal Match primers were the least expensive. I managed to contain my excitement over the primers being available on the shelf and just left with my two pounds of number nine.

 

[Joshua]

We have a Scheels in our local mall here. Went in last week to buy some Accurate #9 powder to load 10mm with. They had a rather large assortment of primers available. Federal small rifle match primers were $110 a thousand and prices went up to $149 a thousand for some others. Struck me a little funny that the Federal Match primers were the least expensive. I managed to contain my excitement over the primers being available on the shelf and just left with my two pounds of number nine.

That is straight up gouging. Sportsman’s Warehouse is selling them for $5.50 to $6.00 per hundred. There is a Two hundred limit however. I personally would not support any large chain that is still gouging like this. Online vendors are only selling at $66 to $79 per 1000. I’d sit a store manager down and explain why I was taking my business elsewhere.