Brownells had Federal SPP for 4 minutes Today!
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Outcrydrummer
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How long is everyone thinking this primer ordeal will last?
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I'm expecting it to last until ammo is back on shelves. I think all primer production is being diverted to ammo manufacturing since the manufacturers make more money on factory ammo sales than they do components.
Outcrydrummer
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Starting to get concerned about what i have on hand haha.
Outcrydrummer
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The manufacturers will claim that is not true, but I'm sure there is a certain amount of that going on.
The last time this happened (2012-2013) I think I remember the small pistol primers being unobtanium for 6 months or more. When the small pistol primers started showing up, then pistol powders became very scarce.
I remember watching things unfold back then. One well known ammo re-manufacturer would put a small amount of 9mm ammo on their website, and it would be gone in 30 minutes or less. This would happen once every week or two, each time the price would be higher and higher (they were testing the market, IMHO). When it seemed like the demand started to wane, then they dumped 1 million rounds of 9mm in one week. I'm sure they had manufactured the ammo over several months and waited until the prices had peaked before they dumped it all. I have to wonder if that isn't happening with components as well.
I'm glad I stocked up on components when the prices were good.
Outcrydrummer
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Im buying what i can when i can right now while other components are still available.
I will make sure i keep it on hand for future events.
Of course i would pick the worst time to try and start reloading lmao
I will make sure i keep it on hand for future events.
Of course i would pick the worst time to try and start reloading lmao
Damn, I have 15K small pistol and around 10K of small rifle.
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Well if you feel like you got too many i can help lmao
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Hey Buddy! How about lunch!
Xtreme Bullet just put a moratorium on orders so they can catch up.
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I can't find 9mm 115 gr fmj rn bullets anywhere. Every website I've checked is "out of stock."
I need 9mm & 40 cal bullets. I didn't realize there were "shortages" until I tried to order some bullets yesterday...
I need 9mm & 40 cal bullets. I didn't realize there were "shortages" until I tried to order some bullets yesterday...
Thanks!!!
Just ordered 1000 9 mm, 115 gr FMJ RN BRASS jackets. Never used brass jackets. Are they better/worse than copper?
Thanks again for the link! I couldn't find them anywhere!!!
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I have not used them but I am sure that they will be good to go. Most "copper" jackets are brass if not close to brass. For example Montana Gold bullets with that pretty gold jacket color have more zinc mixed with the copper = brass. The jacket is harder as can be shown when taper crimping 9mm bullets. Copper jackets quickly show signs of overcrimping, MGs do not mark near as easily.
IIRC S&B uses or used to use brass jackets. It is my understanding that with bras you can use less metal to jacket the bullet and can save the manufacturer money. I doubt you will see a difference.
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Thanks. Now I have to wait 6 - 8 weeks until they get here.
Would you guys recommend working up a new load for these bullets or stay with my tried & true load of 4.3 gr HP-38 I use with Extreme Bullets 115 gr FMJ RN COPPER jacket?
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Which ones did you order? If you ordered the ones in the link that are in stock they will ship in 2-3 days USPS Priority. Did you even bother to read the sites statement about shipping times. 6-8 weeks is for backordered in house bullets. This is the BS that causes good companies to lose their good rep. People need to read the damn site and know what they are ordering before they hit the button. This statement only applies to backordered product. What you ordered is in stock assuming you did not order 211733.
READ THIS BEFORE ORDERING!!!!! We are going to have to extend the backorder times out to about 6-8 weeks for any new orders. We hope to get them shipped out much sooner, but please be patient and give us time to get through all these orders. Most orders won't take that long to ship but please give us time. We still aren't taking chances with getting sick so employees who aren't feeling well are staying home. This slows us down a little, but has kept us going through the scary times. Please know that the website is set up to charge a card when the order is placed. If that isn't okay with you please wait to order until after everything is caught up and we aren't as crazy busy. Also, you will likely get a shipping notification email right after ordering. All that it means is that we've printed your shipping label and are putting you in line for when product is available. Your order will show as complete on the website, but that just means that we've printed the label. Don't worry about your order unless it's been 8 weeks and you still haven't seen it. The tracking number will begin to update when it ships. Thanks for the orders! Lastly, please do your best to make the world better. This crap is getting old. Dismiss
https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/bullets/pistol/9mm-355/9mm-115-gr-fmj-rn-new/
PS 4.3 HP-38 will be just fine depending on what OAL you are using.
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With USPS right now, 6-8 weeks might be optimistic even if they ship out the same day. I had an order from Southern Shine Media take a week and a half, and that was only 150 miles.
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A lot has to do with what depots it goes through. Some are much better than others. What people forget is that people are still shipping USPS because it is a the cheapest. People don't want to pay for UPS or Fedex ground. That said I shipped a pistol via my FFL to CO and it took only 4 days priority.
Checked out Ed's in Vass today. He normally has plenty of reloading supplies and 2-3 weeks ago was stocked pretty good even on primers. Today was a different story. Only Primers he had was a few large rifle and large magum rifle. He did have 2k large pistol standard which are now in my possession. Probably had 10-12k large pistol magnum as well. No small pistol or small rifle. Powder supply is ok but not great. You could find several lbs to load most anything you wanted but selection was sort of limited. Does have a good supply of 38,40 and 45 Berry Bullets but no 9mm. Didn't look too hard at the rifle bullets but shelf seemed about half full. Did overhear the lady say that primers might be 6 months coming in. They have some ordered from several suppliers, but not real optimistic about any deliveries anytime soon.
I picked a bad time to look into two new calibers that share nothing with my existing reloads... I was lowish on SPP and SRP and now with 10mm and 308 in the stable of course LRP and LPP primers are also unobtainium...
$35.95 for regular primers no matter what brand and the Federal Match were $38.95. I'm pretty sure thats been his price for several months.
I ordered the ones in the link.
Man, chill out... I didn't say anything bad about the company. This is my first time ordering from them. I was happy to find a site that had ANY 9mm 115 gr fmj. With things the way they are today, I'd be happy to get them in 4 - 6 weeks. I'll be a LOT happier if they arrive in a few days.
Sorry, I really didn't mean to pee in your corn flakes...
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You didn’t it just cracks me up that you didn’t see that the product you were ordering was in stock.
I think you will be happy with what you got. PM me and I will let you in on a coupon that gets you 5% off.
1007 bullets received yesterday!!! Ordered on 8/11, received on 8/24. Two weeks - I'm good with that. Now I'll get to see how BRASS jackets work.
btw, these bullets are OUT OF STOCK too now... Glad I got them when I did...
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I ordered some more 124 matchwinners we will see how long it takes. Looks like they are focusing on making and shipping all the orders of one item then switching to the next.
I'm just glad they allow back ordering instead of having to keep checking to see if they are in stock before you can order.
I'm just glad they allow back ordering instead of having to keep checking to see if they are in stock before you can order.
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Try casting your own boolit’s. You will never run out again.