Everywhere that has something in stock is now limiting the maximum amount that you can buy. Even a supplier I have been buying as a dealer from for years is limiting how many bullets, powder, and other supplies you can buy! How can you fill orders with limiting how much you can purchase. Man, makes me so mad!
Ok, I'll get off my !

Gas was rationed once before. Lines suck. At least the limits give everyone a chance to get some ammo. Not saying it is great, but times like this it is not the worst thing in the world. People are buying up all the ammo not just for themselves, but to resale for double their cost. I call bs.

That's my point. I'm not doing this for personal supply. I'm doing it for a living. Dealers who make their living by purchasing supplies year in and year out should not have the same small restrictions as a person gauging the market. And the restrisctions they are imposing are way too small and barely worth ordering it.

Thanks BIL! I'm ok right now. I just need to make the ammo from the supplies I have right now.

That's my point. I'm not doing this for personal supply. I'm doing it for a living. Dealers who make their living by purchasing supplies year in and year out should not have the same small restrictions as a person gauging the market. And the restrisctions they are imposing are way too small and barely worth ordering it.

Thanks BIL! I'm ok right now. I just need to make the ammo from the supplies I have right now.

Everywhere that has something in stock is now limiting the maximum amount that you can buy. Even a supplier I have been buying as a dealer from for years is limiting how many bullets, powder, and other supplies you can buy! How can you fill orders with limiting how much you can purchase. Man, makes me so mad!
Ok, I'll get off my !

Seems there is a Mexican stand-off and no way to make everyone happy. I have reloaded for 40+ years and have never been out of any thing. Primers, powder, bullets, etc. I can't afford to because of where I live, 25 miles from the closest Walmart. Until the last 4-5 years when the Cabela's and Gander Mnt opened in Sherman, Allen, and Ft Worth I had to order from out of state or I could only buy supplies in Dallas or Ft Worth, way too far to drive for 100 primers. At one time Barrett Drug in Denison and the Woolworth 5&10 carried reloading supplies, but accidents and insurance caused them to stop. I have receipts from orders back in 1975 where I bought supplies via mail order. The hazmat fees make me buy in bulk or I can't afford it.

Here is my question. If I sell a primer or 1000 primers, how much should I sell them for since I will have to either pay to have them shipped or drive 75 miles to get them. I have trouble believing any real reloader has less than 1000 primers in reserve and at least one extra pound of favorite powder in reserve. I keep my money tied up in supplies, not in beer & chips. That is one of the reasons I only have .308 caliber guns, I can use various bullets, and while they may not be ideal, I can shoot those bullets in my 30-30, 308. 30-06, or 300 win mag. And the large rifle primers work in all and two powders suffice.

My sympathies.

If you are choosing RIGHT NOW to start loading (no matter the reason) you are WAAY late to the game. And choosing .223 for components complicates matters further as you have now become part of the herd that's looking for it. It's unfortunate that events have evolved so that it's much more difficult and expensive at this point for components. It's not like we haven't seen this before. 2009 was bad, this time is worse.

If you buy now and pay current inflated price you have become part of the problem. My suggestion is to wait it out. If you have your press, scale, dies, loading manual, etc. and just need components then pick them up as you find them. It 'aint gonna be easy (or inexpensive) but it can be done. Most of us that have been loading for a while have done the same thing in the past. Then we stocked up over time.

Good luck.