HERE WE GO AGAIN !

[Jim McKalip]

Two of my shooting buddies visited PSS last weekend. They were told that the reason for pistol primers costing $45.00 per 1000 was that the rent went up when PSS moved to the new location.

 

[indygunguy]

$45/1000? Yikes.

Good thing I hit Bobcat Steel last month and bought a few.

 

[straight-shooter]

I would have replied, I'm not paying your rent, you are!

That's at the point where ordering online and paying the hazmat fee is a better deal. Especially since my inbox has been filling up with reduced hazmat deals. I like to support the LGS but there's a limit.

 

[Broom_jm]

All caps, with an exclamation point...I have seen the enemy, and he is us.

 

[1911ly]

Two of my shooting buddies visited PSS last weekend. They were told that the reason for pistol primers costing $45.00 per 1000 was that the rent went up when PSS moved to the new location.

I bought 4k small and large pistol primers yesterday for $33 per K and something change. That's at least 11-12 dollars over priced. The rent excuse is lame IMHO. If you can't compete on price it's time to shutter the place.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

Sounds like they need to negotiate their rent as hard as they try and force those prices down your throat

 

[partyboy6686]

They was $45 at the old location. That's why they have so much in stock. No one's paying $10 more per 1k over ever other shop's price.

 

[Doublehelix]

I think I paid $31 or $32/1,000 at the Indy 1500 today, and less than that for a case of 5,000.

 

[grunt soldier]

Look around its easy to get them for under 30 dollars. no need to pay those prices

 

[dieselrealtor]

Cabelas has S&B for $25 per k, regular price I believe
Sellier & Bellot Primers ? Brick : Cabela's

 

[1911ly]

Cabelas has S&B for $25 per k, regular price I believe
Sellier & Bellot Primers ? Brick : Cabela's

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

 

[red_zr24x4]

No experience with the S&B's, but I refuse to buy the wolf primers.
I've never had so much trouble with hang fires, and duds.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I've used their pistol primers and they're good to go.

 

[t-squared]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I did a bunch of searching about them a while back. The general feeling was they are good to go. Only "bad" thing I found was most thought they were a touch harder than most others so using them with reduced power springs wasn't recommended.

 

[Slapstick]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I've used several thousand in SPP, SRP and LPP. I've never had a problem with them, they seated easily and all went bang. Velocities through the crony was consistent and on par with what I get using Winchesters. That's my experience with them using the powders I prefer. (Tight Group, Power Pistol, Unique, TAC, Win 296, Varget & BLC2) Don't have any experience yet with their LRP, I loaded some 8mm but haven't shot them yet to test but I expect the same results with them as I've gotten with their other primers. They've become my favorite low cost primer.

 

[dieselrealtor]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I have shot thousands of them in SP, a few in SR. I haven't chrony'd them (have chrony nib & still haven't used it) haven't experienced a failure to fire & they seem to be as or more accurate than I am.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

They work. I lose maybe 30-50 fps vs hotter primers, and they can be a bit hard if you've got a pistol that's on the reliability edge, but they work.

 

[1775usmarine]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I've found they don't crush as much compared to cci. I hand set primers on my single stage for 223 and found they are more forgiving if I misplace the primer by a hair and it fails to seat right away.

 

[1911ly]

Thanks for the info guys. I won't be afraid to buy them if I need them.

 

[jstory]

Don't mean to derail the thread, but has anyone used the S&B primers? If so, what do you think of them. I have always tried to stick with Winchester, CCI's and Federals.

I bought roughly 30k this past summer and have had no complaints. I bought all mine when they were on sale for $20 or less per 1000.