We're in NC and when we get primers now days, they go one box of 100 per customer a day. I have heard that a few of the other stores around here are charging $45.00-$50.00 for a 50 round box of Magtech 9mm ball ammo, the same stuff we are selling for $19.99 a box of 50. We got at least 3 price increases on ammo and loading components last year and looking for more this year but we still make a good profit margin selling at our prices. I don't how long it will be before we get a decent shipment of ammo and loading components again but it will not be marked up 100's %.
Local gun store selling on gunbroker for absurd price
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Hunter2678
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If the past 8 years has taught me anything, it's to keep ahead of ammo/component shortages by staying stocked and buying components when there's a good deal or just during times of plenty, I'd strongly urge those complaining about "ridiculous" gun store prices to start getting in the same habit..I don't blame the LGS for doing what they feel necessary to stay afloat bc I'm already prepared for times like this. Remember the kids story about the ant and the cricket??
If I was an LGS I’d list 100 packs for ~$5 (limit 2) and 1000 packs for $200. If I had regulars I knew, I’d sell the 1000 packs for normal prices but why should I supply Joe Schmoe his GB inventory?
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I never knew there were so many rich crazy people.
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I have enough primers to last for a while. I could sell some but i will not, i am not adding to this feeding frenzy. What would it cost to replace them if i did sell some? With the administration we have now and the way that they got in power, we may never get anymore. I suspect the ones that are out of everything now, will not stock up again in the future, but the fact that they all may stock up scares me the most. If that happens we will never see stocked shelves at the LGS.
Just got back from a local gun shop. Owner has been telling me for weeks a shipment of primers were coming in keep checking with him. Today, I ask and he wants to know what my offer is, quotes GB prices and how much does he like me. Told him apparently not much, out of my price range. I don't blame him, just wish he would have told me up front.
Learned my lesson in the clinton era.
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I stopped by a local gun shop this weekend to get a couple things that I knew he had, 1 lb of H1000 and 2 bags of 6ARC brass. I found out he had pulled most of his stuff off the shelves and has it all listed on gunbroker now. Funny thing about that is that me and him had a talk about this a week or so before, when I was in there buying a gun from him. He wouldn't sell me primers unless I bought the same number of bullets from him which I passed on because his bullet selection is very slim and hardly ever more than 1 100rd box of the same bullets. I also asked to buy the brick of 22lr ammo that he had for the rifle that I was buying from him and he would only sell me a couple 50rd boxes of it. He said he was doing this to prevent people from buying everything and then price gouging on gunbroker. I respected that and didn't complain at all. Actually planned on doing most of my buying with him after hearing that. Now only a week later he is doing it himself. Couldn't believe it.
No clue where you are but if NE Ohio or anywhere near Cleveland Ohio shoot me a PM. I will give you some large rifle primers as in give not sell. If you are close I'll give you 500 large rifle primers. Sadly I don't have any 6.5 bullets or I would give you some of them too.
Ron
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Have several friends that work the big box sporting goods store and they are seeing local gunshop owners every day purchasing trolling the ammunition purchasing as much as they can and then stocking there shops and charging 2 x more than what they just bought for GOUGING PRICES THIS IS VERY SAD WHAT IS GOING ON JUST MY 2 CENTS
This retailer is putting his shop’s reputation at great risk by raising his primer prices by a factor of eight. We own a medium sized gun store and we have not increased our margin on any of our merchandise. The wholesale cost we pay to our distributors has increased a modest amount so our prices are up only slightly whereas the other stores in our area have raised prices a lot. Our customers see this and comment favorably.
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The gouging won't stop until people stop paying the stupid prices. I might have to play golf or go fishing for a year or so but I won't be raped by somebody cruising the internet with a "bot" buying supplies before anybody else can get them and then reselling for huge margins. As long as we line up to be gouged somebody will continue to do it.
danny
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Hey buddy!!
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