Manufacturing reloaded ammunition for resale

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A buddy and I were talking and we ended up on the subject of
manufacturing reloaded ammunition for resale.

Does anyone know the laws involved in becoming a legal ammunition manufacturer (reloaded ammunition)?

What is the process of certifying the produced reloaded ammunition?

How do you go about getting a license for an ammunition magazine (storage of large amounts of ammunition)?

Is this feasible for a residential property?

Thanks in advance for the info.

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How do you like lots of "hoops" to jump through, miles of red tape,
reams of forms, all iced by a prohibitive insurance policy cost?
It is also possible that you would find it impossible to insure your home, should the operation take place in it.
The process is staggering.
Eagleye.
 
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I think it is Natural Resources Canada that regulates this, also I believe they have to test or approve each load that you sell. So the 9mm 115gr lead and 9mm 124gr jacketed would each need approval from what I have heard. NRC regulates explosives and in Canadian law ammo and powder are considered that. I think they would test and issue all permits.

NRC permits, and approvals for products.
Likely municipal approval for your "factory" and if this is in town they will probably say no to a residence
Then the costly insurance

There are couple companies that do this already but not many (Custom Reloading, Wolf etc). Also I think there is only one company making new ammo now and that is Valcartier Industries (IVI) and they only sell to the army these days.
 
fairly simple, just contact NRCAN in ottawa.

all the forms are on their site.

each load will need to be approved

ammo storage is really not an issue, powder storage is.
 
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Make sure you have LOTS of Insurance. You have no control over who or what firearm your ammunition will be used in, or the person who will use it.

Even big ammunition companies are wary in this respect. A case in point is the 8 mm. Mauser cartridge. Ammo compaines load very anemic loads for it, while in Europe, where the Cartridge is used more and understood, much more respectable loads are available. If you have a Model 98 Mauser with a .323 bore that is fine, but there are older Model 88 and some 8x57 Maauser hunting rifles with the older .318 bore, and a .323 bullet fired in a .318 bore will raise pressures considedrably.

Another case is the firearm used itself. The Model 98 Mauser again, was made in 7x57 Mauser and is a strong action, but there were also a lot of weaker Remington Rolling Block rifles made in the same 7x57 calibre.

I will show people how to reload, and supervise them when they start loading, but I will NOT load cartridges for anyone. Quite a while ago, an incident happened where a rifle blew up and killed a guy, and his Widow sued the guy who reloaded some ammo for him. He lost almost everything he had and would make for several years because he had no insurance and it was not a business. The loads were supposed to be on the conservative side but how do you prove in court that it was not your ammo that was faulty. BTW, that one actually happened quite a while ago.

Lets take another scenario. You load some conservative loads for your buddy, Joe. Joe goes home and mentions to his Wife what a great guy you are because you have loaded some free ammo for his Deer rifle. Later, Joe and his buddy Mike are sighting in their rifles for Deer Season. You load ammo conservatively, but Mike is known for his loads that not only blast the Deer, but Barbecue them on the spot also. So Mike, seeing that your loads are not up to his standards, offers to load some "real loads" for your rifle.

Next day, Joe and Mike are out in the woods, and have been sharing a pint of Old Stump Remover between them. Joe slips, the muzzle of his rifle hits the ground and six inches of mud are now in the bore. A bit later a Deer walks out, Joe aims and pulls the trigger, and the rifle, with it's bore obstruction, blows up in his face, and there is a fine Funeral. The Wife, knowing that you loaded the ammunition, but not about the ammo that Mike loaded, then sues you. How do you prove in Court that it was caused by Joe's own negligence in not clearing the bore obstruction, and the higher loaded ammo that Mike made. After all, Mike used your fired cases that were loaded by you originally and fired on the range before Deer season. Try to prove that one was not your fault.

BTW, that one actually happened quite a while ago.
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If you do a competent job of looking into the required hoops (as Eagleye points out) and the insurance needed, and all the ways in which you will be exposing yourself to litigation of many types, I think you will find it just isn't worth the hassle, or the potential for complete economic ruin.
 
Also need to look at TDC..
You will also need to involve the zoning board and/or bylaws group wherever you plan on doing this.

FYI Custom reloading is grandfathered... for all of his stuff...

Restricted shoot me a PM.. I can walk/talk you through some of the pitfalls you need to consider (and hopefully before you have any money spent)..

I had about $40K invested in things before NRCAN figuratively shot a gaping hole thru my plans. I wasn't prepared to have to build a new secured facility becuase they didn't like the structure I had.

Start with NRCAN, but talk to me or someone else before you have them open a file for you..
 
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