Primers are almost impossible to find at pre-pandemic prices. Powder is easier to source, although, you may have to hunt around a bit. I work at Cabelas in Noblesville and we have a decent supply of powder. If we start to run low, we usually get a good shipment in to resupply. What I tell people is that if you come to the store with 2 or 3 different powder choices, you stand a really good chance with walking out the door with something in hand. You may not always get your first choice but your odds get better if you have a couple of choices on standby.
Since you work at Cabela's I have a question for you and I am no where near Noblesville but still curious: when was the last time your store got in a shipment of any small pistol primers? I ask because I never see them online for sale anymore other than Gunbroker. Back in June I found some at the Bass Pro store in Cincinnati. Those counter workers there told me to try and constantly check back because at that time they said they were getting occasional shipments but a lot has changed since June so I was wondering what you are seeing in relation to small pistol primers being delivered to your store?
Maybe June or July since we had a decent shipment of small pistol primers come in to the store. We have had a small amount of shotshell, magnum, and match rifle primers come in but nothing really significant for pistol primers since probably July. With that said, have been getting quite a bit of ammunition in the days since the election. It never stays on the shelf very long but we are getting it in. I wondered what was going on until I ran across this article: https://observer-me.com/2020/11/04/news/the-ammo-shortage-shouldnt-last-much-longer/
The Cabela's CEO is quoted in the article as saying that the run on guns and ammunition is winding down. Hopefully, this means primers will begin to be available again this winter too. I like to look at Gun Broker to watch trends. Price going up, demand is surging. Price going down, demand is lessening. Not perfect but that is what I do to gauge demand.