I have a bunch of the Fiocchi's (that I bought two sleeves at a time over the past several months). The only drawback is the odd packaging. Kind of tough to get 100 primers in the feed tube for the Dillon compared to CCI, Remington, Federal or Winchester.
CCI 41's were $7.99. I had picked up a K at a normal price before the poo had hit the fan. I've used 300 of those and decided I should get a few more. only got 500 at that price.
Could be a lucrative side hustle until they get caught! I know that it was happening at the Keizer BiMart and a manager got fired over the same thing.
Corporate made it well known to the stores, no back stocking and no buying it till its been on the shelf for a day. I know several guys that quit when they did that, cause they were doing it as a side gig. Corporate catches them it's auto termination that day.
That's good to know.
My local BiMart (Stayton) has stated that they have not received primers of any size in more than two years. They claim that their store get allotted a total of zero primers, period. I've been frustrated with them.
If they aren't getting any than that's the fault of the vendor rep they are using. The stores around me replaced their rep and new guy got them powder & primers within 2 to 4 weeks. New guy even said there was no reason the stores shouldn't have gotten them.
Our BiMart has them also but there $8 a sleave.
Better than none!
Bi-Mart uses point of sales inventory so in order to get something like primers that is out of stock a clerk has to scan the shelf label and inter the quantity needed and do it often like once a week so it doesn't fall out of the system. That way when the distribution system gets some it sees the fresh orders first and doesn't go looking for old orders. Most clerks don't want to put the extra effort in but some will.
From what the managers at my bimart tell me, the vendor is the one responsible for the counts of reload stuff and ammo since they check in with the stores in person every 2-4 weeks depending on sales needs.
Dang, almost looks like pre cv19 shelves! I have my infusion treatment next week in your area, what Sportsmans is that?
It's the portland store. Also limits may or may not have been lifted, you'll have to ask them cause they don't have signs up.
BiMart's vendor for that stuff has been flakey since I started loading in 20111. It really showed after Sandy Hook when places like Sportsman's and Fisherman's were getting ample supplies and Bimart still had mostly empty shelves. The reason given back then was that the other two were serviced by more than one supplier.
