My name is Ben Gitter (Storm_) and I built an internet notification tool called PrimerPrimer.
PrimerPrimer:
We use code to crawl the internet very fast for in-stock primers and send you a text message with a link and all the details when we find them in-stock.
Currently we are sending alerts forSmall Rifle & Small Rifle Mag primers Now with all primers! In the future we plan to add other primer types to the search.
LINK: https://primerprimer.com/
Yes there is a subscription charge, $14.99 a month. The reason we charge a fee is that to develop this service we had to put in hundreds of man-hours. In addition we have significant server costs to constantly scan 23 sites in real time. Additionally, we want to continue expanding to Small Pistol, Large Pistol, and Large Rifle Primers.
Keep in mind that it is quite likely you would save much more than the cost of the subscription on the purchase of just a few hundred primers vs buying from gunbrokers.
Our goal is to help serious shooters continue their shooting hobby by getting essential components.
How it started
A few months ago my buddies and I began laying the foundation for starting a commercial reloading operation. Quickly, we realized how bad the primer shortage had become.
After a bit of digging, many hours on hold, and chatting with a lot of different companies I realized something interesting.
While significantly less, the supply of primers to retails has not stopped, and many weeks 1 or 2 retailers will actually get primers in-stock online. (But you do have to be quick, they sell out in minutes)
So, we got to work. We built some code that will check about 23 different retailers at a very fast interval and text us a link when they are in-stock.
Over the last 30 days of using our system we were able to get enough primers to not worry about proceeding with our little commercial reloading operations.
Where we are now
Instead of turning the system off last week, we thought we might as well bundle it up into a small service, and offer it to other frequent shooters/reloaders.
In a nutshell here is how it works:
I believe less honorable individuals are quickly buying these up for scalping due to the current resale price on Gunbrokers.
While PrimerPrimer was built for a commercial application, I hope PrimerPrimer can help level the playing field for non-commercial users.
TL;DR: We send you a text when primers come in-stock online.
PrimerPrimer:
We use code to crawl the internet very fast for in-stock primers and send you a text message with a link and all the details when we find them in-stock.
Currently we are sending alerts for
LINK: https://primerprimer.com/
Yes there is a subscription charge, $14.99 a month. The reason we charge a fee is that to develop this service we had to put in hundreds of man-hours. In addition we have significant server costs to constantly scan 23 sites in real time. Additionally, we want to continue expanding to Small Pistol, Large Pistol, and Large Rifle Primers.
Keep in mind that it is quite likely you would save much more than the cost of the subscription on the purchase of just a few hundred primers vs buying from gunbrokers.
Our goal is to help serious shooters continue their shooting hobby by getting essential components.
Here are some examples of the messages we send.
Super simple, no app, no installing stuff, no groups to join. Just a text message.
How it started
A few months ago my buddies and I began laying the foundation for starting a commercial reloading operation. Quickly, we realized how bad the primer shortage had become.
After a bit of digging, many hours on hold, and chatting with a lot of different companies I realized something interesting.
While significantly less, the supply of primers to retails has not stopped, and many weeks 1 or 2 retailers will actually get primers in-stock online. (But you do have to be quick, they sell out in minutes)
So, we got to work. We built some code that will check about 23 different retailers at a very fast interval and text us a link when they are in-stock.
Over the last 30 days of using our system we were able to get enough primers to not worry about proceeding with our little commercial reloading operations.
Where we are now
Instead of turning the system off last week, we thought we might as well bundle it up into a small service, and offer it to other frequent shooters/reloaders.
In a nutshell here is how it works:
- An individual would sign up
- Provide the phone number they want to receive the texts on
- Select what type of primer they want texts for
- We shoot you a text message whenever we detect a primer in-stock
- You can click the link and make your purchase if you choose.
- Cancel anytime, don't even have to call us, can do it right from the website.
I believe less honorable individuals are quickly buying these up for scalping due to the current resale price on Gunbrokers.
While PrimerPrimer was built for a commercial application, I hope PrimerPrimer can help level the playing field for non-commercial users.
TL;DR: We send you a text when primers come in-stock online.
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