Almost nobody I hunt/shoot with buys primers by the 100 or powder by the 1lb canister anymore. Minimum 1K primers at a time and 5-8# kegs of powder instead of 1# containers. Shortages in '08-'10 and '12-current have exponentially more people buying every component in far larger quantity than they ever used to.

'Course I know more than a few whom are also still using primers they bought in the mid-late 90's during the Bill Clinton "Make primers inert after 2-3 yrs scare".


I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.