Do you reload? Do you hunt? I've done both since my youth. I'm old now. There are NO primers available, for a year. What you have is what you have. Lots of people have taken up reloading. Powder is occasionally available. Brass is tight but shows to be easing up a little. We badly need a primer manufacturer in Texas or state bordering Texas.
It is possible to rework primers and use them again. The common routes to that are corrosive and a last resort. Some chemicals are necessary and there is some risk, the average homeowner should not try to do it.
Black powder can be made simply, but again it is somewhat dangerous to make.
I made it in high school. You have to respect it like anything else that can hurt you.
Hundreds of people are doing it, with considerable success.
It takes a little bit of work to synthesize the precursor chemical, but is relatively safe; the method and tools are cookbook, all that is needed is to follow simple directions.
No sensitive explosive is made until the priming mix is activated with water after being placed in the primer cup.
I was amazed at how well this system has worked.
Some of those using it have reported recharging 150 to 200 primers per hour.
“There are NO primers available, for a year. “
There are plenty of primers available, they’re just very expensive. Nation’s Gun Show had vendors selling 1,000 small rifle primers for between $80 and $160. Three years ago, you could buy 1,000 primers for $40.