[Starryder]

Whenever I want to give a friend something and they insist on paying, I usually ask them to take it and just buy me a few drinks next time we go out. Everyone wins, you give it to them and next time out have a few drinks with your buddy and hang out.

 

[bigal444]

Sounds like a good plan. Maybe trade for some shot shells.
Al
Ridgecrest, CA

 

[Bob_K]

1K CCI 500 primers are currently listed at $38 at CAC Associates (as if they were in stock).

 

[1straightshot]

Right now they are selling for $150- $200. /1000
So You may dislike charging him market rate because you can't replace them for $20 or $38.
You can loan him the primers till he replaces them when they come available again at normal prices. I've done this a few times with friends. Makes for better friendship. Neither one of you are feeling the pinch.

 

[mike campbell]

Yep, for a friend, I'd emphasize they are "extra" for me right now. So take them and replace them with something similar someday. If he feels comfortable replacing them when he can find and buy them for $40, or $50 or $60, let him do it ... you don't need to know what he pays for them.

I just "loaned" 4 different 1lb bottles of pistol powder to a friend so he can enjoy our handloading experimenting this summer. When he's ready, he can buy any of them for what I paid ($25/bottle) and return the others ... each probably missing about $2.50 worth of powder.

How you treat your friends is likely a whole lot different than how you'd treat a stranger.

 

[bigal444]

Just got back from the gun club. We ended up trading. One flat of Winchesters shot shells for the primers. His idea. Worked well. Thanks for the suggestions.

Al
Ridgecrest, CA

 

[Kevin Fleming]

I expect you both were happy - that's a good deal...

K