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Reloading
Reloading for a customer??
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 366818" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>Roy, the atf requires a Manf. of ammunition license to make ammunition for sale. The only way to not have the lic. is to only reload your customers components. Manf. also requires paying the exise on ammunitions tax.</p><p></p><p>I have a manf. of ammo, and I quit the service before I even started. It is a PITA and the cost to the customer is sometimes cost prohibative. Your looking at about $3.00 or more a round for custom ammo. Keeping records is a must, the courts would take you to task for the inference that you are trying to hide the transactions, then the atf and irs would be up your tailpipe. Detailed inspection reports, and load charge records with triple checks would have to be saved and on file for evidence that you did your part in any litigation. Most likly in court you would be proving your procedure rather than defending your aledged action in the misshap. The worst case senerio is a idiot with a gun who plugs the bore or uses your ammo in the wrong gun, or somthing that is out of your control yet is going to try and "get somthing"</p><p></p><p>Like BH mentioned generic loads made to fire in all guns would be doable on a large scale type buisness, and such a guy exist about 50 miles from me. He covers his liability by loading down so the cartriges are on the lower performance level. In 10 years I never heard anyone having any detonating experiences with his ammo. He also markets based on price point and that is what garners sales, cost not quality.</p><p></p><p>The red tape for manf. ammo on a small scale is just too much hassle. Now if you have a high end customer base that is willing to pay for top quality and can keep you busy year round it might be worth the trouble, but that would be a tough market to build. Like the others said protect you personal assets and incorporate or don't even bother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 366818, member: 3733"] Roy, the atf requires a Manf. of ammunition license to make ammunition for sale. The only way to not have the lic. is to only reload your customers components. Manf. also requires paying the exise on ammunitions tax. I have a manf. of ammo, and I quit the service before I even started. It is a PITA and the cost to the customer is sometimes cost prohibative. Your looking at about $3.00 or more a round for custom ammo. Keeping records is a must, the courts would take you to task for the inference that you are trying to hide the transactions, then the atf and irs would be up your tailpipe. Detailed inspection reports, and load charge records with triple checks would have to be saved and on file for evidence that you did your part in any litigation. Most likly in court you would be proving your procedure rather than defending your aledged action in the misshap. The worst case senerio is a idiot with a gun who plugs the bore or uses your ammo in the wrong gun, or somthing that is out of your control yet is going to try and "get somthing" Like BH mentioned generic loads made to fire in all guns would be doable on a large scale type buisness, and such a guy exist about 50 miles from me. He covers his liability by loading down so the cartriges are on the lower performance level. In 10 years I never heard anyone having any detonating experiences with his ammo. He also markets based on price point and that is what garners sales, cost not quality. The red tape for manf. ammo on a small scale is just too much hassle. Now if you have a high end customer base that is willing to pay for top quality and can keep you busy year round it might be worth the trouble, but that would be a tough market to build. Like the others said protect you personal assets and incorporate or don't even bother. [/QUOTE]
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