Number 11 cap shortage?

[user 48702]

If it smells like then it usually is......

KYGUNCO probably socked away palettes of caps back when they were cheap

There's no way some sketchy "outdoor company " is well stocked with primers and caps and no one else is

Don't know when KYGUNCO received their CCI caps, but the CCI date code on the caps I received is G21D301 which indicates this lot of caps was manufactured 21 July 2022, at a point in time which others were selling caps for more than KYGUNCO is selling now. Last summer, Bass Pro/Cabelas were selling CCI caps for $11.99 per 100.

Companies who purchase ammo wholesale is just like purchasing any commodity which is in high demand. You place your order to get into the que, and once manufacturing catches up to your order, your order ships. Some of the larger companies will place and schedule orders several years out, especially on high demand items.

Also checked the CCI date code on the #10 caps I bought from Natchez last month, and the lot number J08D301 was manufactured 08 October 2022. Their price was $10.70 per hundred before shipping.

 

[B P Arn]

$1.25???? That is gouging!!! That really chaps maw cheeks! Wah, ah never pay more than $.80, and fur that price they should throw in a gun, tale you wut.

 

[user 53891]

If this thread stays alive, you might get your message count up to 10,000 by the end of the year

Hey, you do what ya gotta dew

 

[user 48702]

Hey, you do what ya gotta dew

If you think this thread is long, check out the thread

What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?​

251 pages and over 5,000 messages.

 

[user 53891]

If you think this thread is long, check out the thread

What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?​

251 pages and over 5,000 messages.

Gunny, that just might be the one that actually goes for 20+ years....

 

[user 53891]

If you think this thread is long, check out the thread

What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?​

251 pages and over 5,000 messages.

Forgot to let you know.....this July if it's still going......2YEARS!!! Awesome huh?

 

[B P Arn]

There is a What Did You Do thread where they are taking pictures of what they made for breakfast and dinner! Just like Facebook!

 

[Stantheman86]

Don't know when KYGUNCO received their CCI caps, but the CCI date code on the caps I received is G21D301 which indicates this lot of caps was manufactured 21 July 2022, at a point in time which others were selling caps for more than KYGUNCO is selling now. Last summer, Bass Pro/Cabelas were selling CCI caps for $11.99 per 100.

Companies who purchase ammo wholesale is just like purchasing any commodity which is in high demand. You place your order to get into the que, and once manufacturing catches up to your order, your order ships. Some of the larger companies will place and schedule orders several years out, especially on high demand items.

Also checked the CCI date code on the #10 caps I bought from Natchez last month, and the lot number J08D301 was manufactured 08 October 2022. Their price was $10.70 per hundred before shipping.

Maybe KYGUNCO locked in their wholesale price a while back , they must have bought a ton of them because they'd be sold out by now. Even at a few bucks profit per tin, it adds up if you have 10s of thousands of cases of caps

I'll bet GunBroker will have fresh auctions from the gougers who just got their KYGUNCO orders , $35 per tin

I usually message them like oh hey I guess you just got your $14 per tin Cabelas caps, I hope you bought a lot and get stuck with all of them.....and they're like "don't like my price don't buy!!" Hahaha

 

[B P Arn]

"Wharsh muh cheap capsh, yuh gouger???"

 

[roundballman]

Someone needs to post again telling us what they paid for caps in the 70s. That is always interesting and informative.

I cannot remember the exact price but they were less than $1 per 100

 

[SciAggie]

When I started shooting in the 80s I paid $15 per 1000 or so.

 

[Vtmountaindeerhunter]

12.50 for winchester 11 magnum in st Johnsbury vermont yesterday I grabbed 1 tin.

 

[BackDraft]

Plus if you eat much of the powdered food you’ll have no need of toilet paper… saving all the way around.

 

[BackDraft]

…17 redundant pages…

Probably only be 12-13 pages w/o the page count posts…

 

[B P Arn]

Someone needs to post again telling us what they paid for caps in the 70s. That is always interesting and informative.

Guys; I was kidding. It was a joke!

 

[BackDraft]

I've actually googled stuff and found threads I posted back in 2002 or so on long defunct forums…

Back when you yell out, “last call for the phone, I gotta dial-up…”

 

[Bad Karma]

Blame Lenny
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Say! That’s a fine Strawman you have there! I really admire the way you took him down in one punch…

 

[Pierre009]

Talk about back in the 60-70's...trying to remember what shotgun primers we used in place of #11 caps. Sometimes we couldn't find caps. We also complained when gas went to 16 cents a gallon back in 66...

 

[tgfrench]

This is one tough horse, we are beating, as it keeps getting up.

 

[B P Arn]

Talk about back in the 60-70's...trying to remember what shotgun primers we used in place of #11 caps. Sometimes we couldn't find caps. We also complained when gas went to 16 cents a gallon back in 66...

Demsh wish the daysh....

What was your rate of pay back then?