TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

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Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 49! COVID hit the firearms industry pretty hard but I think the most frustrating part about all of the shortages for me personally was the quick disappearance of primers and other reloading components. It didn’t take long into 2020 for me to quickly burn through nearly my entire inventory of reloading components and then I was left hunting at various local gun shows for overpriced trays of pistol primers. Long story short, I eventually gave up because it was much easier and far less expensive just to buy bulk ammo when I could find it. Fast forward to today and I’m now starting to notice a handful of primers show up and actually stay in stock. They’re wildly overpriced compared to the prices we paid even just a few short years ago, but at least they’re available again. Today is mostly a reloading-focused roundup so hopefully you guys can find something below that’ll help you fire that rusty reloading press back up.

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TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

CCI Standard Primers #500 Small Pistol – 1000/ct

Best Available Price: $99.99/1,000

CCI Standard Primers #400 Small Rifle – 1000/ct

Best Available Price: $99.99/1,000

The most accurate handloads begin with the right primer. CCI® Small Pistol primers are clean burning and provide unmatched reliability.

  • Clean burning
  • Meet most reloading needs
  • Unmatched reliability
TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?
TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up a 1,000-piece case of CCI No. 500 Small Pistol Primers or CCI No. 400 Small Rifle Primers for $99.99 from Natchez Shooting and Outdoors

HORNADY ELD MATCH 6.5MM BULLETS 130 GRAIN, 100/BOX

Regular Price: $50.99

Sale Price: $46.99

DETAILS

Manufacturer: Hornady
Weight: 130 grain
Model Number: 26177
Ammo Bullet Type: Extremely Low Drag Match Boat Tail
Ammo Round Count: 100/Box
Caliber Multi: 6.5mm
Application: Target, Match
Series/Collection: ELD Match
Sectional Density: 0.266
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.554 (G1), 0.279 (G7)
Diameter: 0.264″
Material: Lead Core, AMP Jacket, Polymer Tip
FEATURES
ELD Match (extremely low drag match) bullets are technologically advanced, enhanced accuracy target bullets featuring Heat Shield tips with the perfect meplat (tip point) combined with numerous design features that deliver the highest-in-class ballistic coefficients, superior accuracy and extreme consistency from bullet to bullet, lot to lot. Superior accuracy and industry leading ballistic design has been achieved with the ELD Match bullet. An optimum secant ogive and boattail design along with the Heat Shield tip produce a bullet with the highest possible ballistic coefficient in its class.
  • Best-in-class – the heat shield tip is immune to the effects of aerodynamic heating and retains its shape to provide a perfect meplat (tip) that is always the same shape
  • Delivers the highest degree of accuracy and consistency
  • Accurate, doppler radar verified BCS – ELD match bullet BCS are measured with doppler radar and corrected to standard atmospheric conditions
  • The perfect tip – the new heat shield tip creates the perfect meplat and outperforms BTHP bullets
  • 1:9 inches twist rate
TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up 100-piece boxes of 6.5mm 130 Hornady ELD Match bullets for $46.99 each from Palmetto State Armory

RCBS Chargemaster Dispenser and Scale – 120 Volt

Regular Price: $399.99

Sale Price: $329.99

The ChargeMaster Combo features the ChargeMaster 1500 Scale and ChargeMaster Dispenser, preassembled to form an unmatched combination of speed and accuracy. There is no longer a need for timely calibration to the type of powder being used. Simply fill the 1-plus-pound capacity hopper with smokeless powder, enter the desired charge and press the dispense button. Average dispensing time is less than 30 seconds for a 60-grain extruded powder charge. It carries a one-year limited warranty. Note: Do NOT use with black powder.

  • Combines the ChargeMaster 1500 Scale and ChargeMaster Dispenser
  • Accurately weighs and dispenses all extruded (stick), ball (spherical) and flake smokeless powder from 2.0 to 300 grains; accurate to +/- 0.1 grain
  • 1-pound powder hopper capacity
  • Dispenses in grains or grams mode
  • Stores up to 30 loads in memory for fast, easy recall
  • The front-to-back layout allows easy access to the scale pan by right- or left-handed users
  • The clear cover eliminates fluctuations caused by air currents without obscuring their view of the charge
  • The powder drain allows for convenient emptying of the powder hopper
TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up an RCBS Chargemaster Powder Scale for a sale price of $329.99 from Natches Shooting and Outdoors

WINCHESTER Small PISTOL PRIMERS 1,000/box

Regular Price: $99.99

Sale Price: $89.99

Winchester primers give instant, hot ignition and are easy to seat into primer pockets. Preferred by many hunters and competitors for their ability to maintain stability in temperature and humidity extremes.

SPECS: 1,000 primers per box.

TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up a 1,000-piece box of Winchester Small Pistol Primers for a sale price of $89.99 from Brownells.com

SIERRA BULLETS, INC. 6TH EDITION RIFLE & HANDGUN RELOADING MANUAL

Regular Price: $53.49

Sale Price: $48.19

Sierra Bullets ballisticians worked tirelessly to produce the industry’s latest reloading information for rifles and handguns, and the company’s compiled all this information into its 6th Edition Rifle & Handgun Reloading Manual, a three-ring binder for today’s reloaders to stay on top of their game. Not only will readers find reloading recommendations in the 6th Edition manual, they’ll also find history and background on individual cartridges, as well as a glossary of ballistic, reloading and firearm terminology, as well as an updated reloading guide and firearm-care instructions. All the information compiled in the Sierra Bullets 6th Edition Rifle & Handgun Reloading Manual makes for a perfect starting point for today’s amateur reloader, as well as a refreshing look for veteran handloaders.

TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up the Seirra Bullets Inc 6th Edition Rifle and Handgun Reloading Manual for a sale price of $48.19 from Brownells.com

Sig Sauer 90gr V-Crown 9mm .355 JHP Sierra Bullets – Box of 100

Regular Price: $29.99

Sale Price: $20.99

This bullet is the result of a partnership between Sig Sauer and Sierra Bullets. It’s designed to perform optimally at all of the effective distances for 9mm ammo. The V-Crown design is sure to break apart and there’s an additional hollow point cavity towards the center for even more expansion upon impact.

Features:

  • 90 Grain
  • V-Crown design
  • Hollow Point Cavity
  • Reloading Ammo
TFB Weekly Web Deals 49: Are Primers Finally Coming Back?

Pick up 9mm / .355 Diameter 90 grain SIG Sauer V-Crown jacketed hollowpoint bullets for $20.99 per 100-piece box at Primary Arms.com


That’s all the deals we’ve got for you this week, folks. Let us know if any of these deals helped you out in completing a build or restocking any of your supplies. If you’ve seen other great deals online, please feel free to drop the rest of us a tip down below so we can share in the savings! I hope you all have a great week! Have fun and be safe out there!



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Luke C.
Luke C.

Reloader SCSA Competitor Certified Pilot Currently able to pass himself off as the second cousin twice removed of Joe Flanigan. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ballisticaviation/

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  • P S P S on May 03, 2023

    Target Sports has primers for $85/1000.

  • Lee Lee on May 04, 2023

    Primers are still inflated compared to other components. Its still not worthwhile to reload common pistol ammunition as it was before.

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