It is not the war so much as guys that are hording. They are buying 5000 or 10,000 at a time now. The demand has also gotten higher due to the recent skyrocketing prices on everything in the world except our paychecks. Yes it is hard to find some and when guys do they buy them all. The last time I went to Gander Mtn I bought every single pack of Small rifle, Large rifle, and large pistol primer they had on their shelf. That is just the way I roll.
The primers used by the military and the ones used by reloaders are not the same and I am sure they are not running on the same line either. Plus not every manufacture of primers (CCI, Federal, Remington, Winchester, Wolf, Magtech ect...) are making primers for the military.
So their is a war on line is total BS. They don't have them because they can't keep up with demand. At least that is what the guys at Midway USA told me. He said they are setting records everymonth for the ammount of stuff being sold.