Single Action,SASS 30155 Gunfighter Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Does anyone else remember prices like this. $6.30 For 1000 Large Pistol Primers. Around 1970 2 Quote
Cotton Eye Joe Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Nope. My dad was 10 years old in 1970. Sure bought a lot of $80+ per 1k in 2021-2023 though. 1 Quote
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I remember $10/1000, and I still have some bricks that I paid $17/1000. Quote
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 To keep things in perspective in 1970 I was earning $1.10 an hour. 6 Quote
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 .65 cents in 1970 is about $5.50 in 2016. Quote
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Best I can remember is 13.00 14.00 per 1k Last time I bought primers I bought 50k at 13.00 per 1k The next time I went to get primers it was like 80.00 for 1k I was like What the hell is going on here ? Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 I bought 20,000 Federal primers, 15,000 large pistol and 5,000 small pistol several years ago, sometime around 2019! I paid about $300.00 for ‘em! I had to run down to my gunsmith, who loaded my Black Powder cartridges in those days, and I was supposed to bring a thousand primers with me. I got about halfway there and realized that I’d forgotten to grab the brick of primers and I stopped in at a big gun store that was on the way! I walked in and headed to where they were kept, only to see a clerk putting new price stickers on the boxes. I reached for a box of 1000 and when I saw the price, I immediately put ‘em back! $43.95 a box for Federals!! I asked the owner why the big jump in price and he said that I could take or leave ‘em. I told him that I could drive back to my house and pick them up for less money and walked out!! My gunsmith had plenty and I just replaced ‘em when I saw him the next time! Last summer, I bought 5000 at $200.00 and it hurt a little, but that STILL wasn’t as bad the gun store that I never went back to. I might have gone back if the guy had been polite and explained. That store got closed down and was bought by the Barrett family!! I’ll get back there soon. 1 Quote
Scarlett Posted March 4 Posted March 4 I was 6 in 1970. In Jan/Feb 2020, I bought 50 cases of Federal Primers wholesale from Ellett Brothers. No shipping or hazmat bc it was 30 minutes from me. I think I sold them for $35/1,000 or $175/case. Profit was maybe $45/case. Didn’t need a lot of profit because I could turn them over quickly. Now? Ellett Brothers is out of business, another supplier Big Rock out of business. My cost? Is what I can buy them retail on sale… last time I looked it was about $63/1000. Hugs! Scarlett 1 2 Quote
mean gun mark Posted March 4 Posted March 4 just got a catalog from natchez and they have winchester small pistol for 53/1k. prices are still slowly trickling down but i don't think they will go much lower. I do believe now is the time to start building your horde again as they are plentiful, there WILL be another shortage eventually. My goal is at least a 2-year supply sitting on the shelves at all times. 1 Quote
Tall John Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) Lowest I can remember. Still have ‘em too! Edited March 4 by Tall John 1 Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I still have TWO bricks (1000 per brick) that I got back in the 70's that are priced at $7.95 per brick. And both are CCI Large Pistol Magnum. Their 'lot number' is..... C13F. ..........Widder 2 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted March 6 Posted March 6 No price tag on these, but they have been around a while 3 Quote
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Just an FYI. Many states regulate the amount of primers you can store in a residence. For Example, Washington State only allows 10,000. Now one could say, well who is going to check? Probably no one, but if you had a fire, insurance on the house might be void. "I'm not a lawyer but I play one on the internet " 1 Quote
German Jim Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) On 3/3/2026 at 1:00 PM, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: To keep things in perspective in 1970 I was earning $1.10 an hour. In 1969 I was making $105/week and that $5 was added to my paycheck to pay for parking. Edited March 7 by German Jim Quote
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