custom reloading charges

He shouldn't.

You load for him; he shoots with a plugged bore, his rifle blows up in his face, and you better have several millions worth of liability insurance.

He loads for you; you don't know what in hell he put in those cartridges.

Load for yourself ONLY, and don't shoot anyone elses loads.....and that's all there is to that song.
 
You can "give" him reloads but you cant' technically charge him for it unless you have the proper liscence.

No idea what I would charge.....dont' think anybody would get anything but a starting load out of me...might actually be really accurate :)

Like others mentioned too much liability.
 
I vastly favor another way: teach him how to.
Have him learn the ropes and tell him to heed the manuals. Once he gets the hang of it, he'll thank you for this and, hopefully, teach another one a few years down the road.
PP.
 
I dont think there is anything from preventing you from loading the rounds for some one if they have purchased the components, but you cannot charge them for the finished bullets.
Its a fine line:
someone buys the components because they want to save money over buying factory stuff. They have no idea how to reload. You reload the bullets for them, without charging them anything. This should be legal.
* IE: a group of people bulk purchase components, and one of the guys has a really good progressive reloader and can assemble the rounds quickly. This person does all the work, then distributes the ammunition among the group.

* this person can still be liable for personal injury should something go wrong.

Buying the components yourself, producing the ammunition, then charging someone for the finished product: is illegal unless you have a license to do so.
 
I'd just charge him for the material used and involve him in the reloading, that way he basically loaded his own and you're off the hook, that's how i would do it.....Remember you have no control of what someone does on their own, they may use your loads in the wrong gun, blow their face half off and sue you!!
 
Just have the buyer pay for the cost of materials, and a small "rental" fee for access to your equipment. Have that person participate in the reloading and do it themselves.
 
I knew a guy who rented out his Dillon 550 for 5 cents per round. I don't knw if that's fair or what...

To my understanding if the recipient of said handloads is present in both mind and body, then you skirt the insurance issues, as they are there to supervise you. It's when you are not in the presence of the ammunition's owner, then you have to have insurance out the demon hole.

Personally, just invite them over for a DIY loading session. That's what I do when the occassion arises. You might have a new handloader to mentor. And I just charge for components.
 
I do it for a couple guys. I don't charge them anything but I do make them buy their own dies, primers, and powder. The dies are mine to keep and I can always use their primers and powder if I need to for my own stuff.
 
I doubt your liability would end at any point if you were involved in making the ammo and there was a problem later with it.
 
Let's see. If you are doing it to make money, get the licence (hee hee hee). I expect, but don't know, that you would need a business licence, a properly zoned location, a commercial building (anyone here legally load commercially in their residence?), a powder magazine, and oh I am sure the red tape spins for miles.

Or, buddy wants to pop off a few boxes of bullets, but has no gear, or perhaps no place to perform the nasty deed - some wives frown on clamping presses to the Chippendale dinner table. In which case, have him over, teach him how to do it using his components, your gear, and you keep an eye on him to make sure he stays on the straight and narrow. Normal gouge for helping a buddy is a cold one when it is all wrapped up.

Or else he is not a buddy, and you really are trying to make a buck which is back to commercial reloading.
 
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