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I keep reading that the new current high prices of components, namely primers, is due to component costs for the manufacturer and that it isn't going to come down. Its "inflation," so they say.
Meanwhile, bullet prices haven't gone up 3x+ in price. What raw materials are driving the increased price of primer manufacturing? Additionally, I'm seeing the big box stores and large shops charging these prices, yet I keep seeing primers at the local gun shops barely inflated selling limited quantities of primers for less than half the big shops. If this is the "new normal", why aren't their costs so much higher? Are they losing money with every sale?
Any insiders, please provide insight as to how the local little guys are significantly cheaper than the big stores that should have volume purchasing discounts.
Meanwhile, bullet prices haven't gone up 3x+ in price. What raw materials are driving the increased price of primer manufacturing? Additionally, I'm seeing the big box stores and large shops charging these prices, yet I keep seeing primers at the local gun shops barely inflated selling limited quantities of primers for less than half the big shops. If this is the "new normal", why aren't their costs so much higher? Are they losing money with every sale?
Any insiders, please provide insight as to how the local little guys are significantly cheaper than the big stores that should have volume purchasing discounts.