I have bought reloads from a person before, well technically paid him for the rounds i used as they were used in his rifle as well. but thats different thsn buying or selling reloads for a rifle that you didnt work up the loads for.
Is that legal to sell reloaded ammo on the internet or to my friend?
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That falls into the “Fools Errand” category. NEVER shoot reloads someone else made, and never sell, give or barter reloads YOU made to anyone else. That’s one of the best ways to ruin a friendship. It “sounds” like a good idea, but as others have said, every miss, every bad group is YOUR fault. Whether they say it to your face or not, they’re thinking it.
You know what it’s like to work up a good, accurate load for one of your rifles; reloading for someone elses eliminates any opportunity for tweaking a load that shows promise; they get what they get, and even though it might shoot sub MOA from your gun, it can be all over the place in a different rifle. I just had that reinforced in the last week; I’ve shot a Rossi 92 .357 for a dozen years, and had a load worked up with 180gr. Bullets that was dead nuts accurate in the gun, and had lots of punch. I just bought a new Marlin 1894 Dark series in .357, and that round was all over the place. I fooled with it and several other loads, wasn’t happy with any of them, until someone suggested dropping the load a bit. 2/10ths a grain of powder (H-110) lighter, and the tack driver in the Rossi is now a tack driver in the Marlin. Since I was doing it for me, I could take the time to work it out. Loading for someone else you lose that
You know what it’s like to work up a good, accurate load for one of your rifles; reloading for someone elses eliminates any opportunity for tweaking a load that shows promise; they get what they get, and even though it might shoot sub MOA from your gun, it can be all over the place in a different rifle. I just had that reinforced in the last week; I’ve shot a Rossi 92 .357 for a dozen years, and had a load worked up with 180gr. Bullets that was dead nuts accurate in the gun, and had lots of punch. I just bought a new Marlin 1894 Dark series in .357, and that round was all over the place. I fooled with it and several other loads, wasn’t happy with any of them, until someone suggested dropping the load a bit. 2/10ths a grain of powder (H-110) lighter, and the tack driver in the Rossi is now a tack driver in the Marlin. Since I was doing it for me, I could take the time to work it out. Loading for someone else you lose that
Every now and then a friend will ask for some reloads. They give me components, I put them together and never think of asking money. I won't sell components or my time. At the end, they are my friends. Works better this way in my mind.
While you may find auctions or estate sales slipping by these regs, legally you cannot manufacture ammunition for sale without licensing.
Without individually verifying each case, what guarantees do they have they're consistent? What if you accidentally double charge a round, firearm or worse is damaged
Without individually verifying each case, what guarantees do they have they're consistent? What if you accidentally double charge a round, firearm or worse is damaged
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Don’t do it. Let them try your hand loads, let them use your equipment , offer advice, but do not waste your time and strain your friendship over them saving a couple bucks and you taking your time. There is always something that throws a bother into these situations.
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Thats the way to do it. I am doing exactly that with a friend who use my Dillon 550 to reload his 9 mm.
He like it so he will buy one for himself when funds are coming by. Another of my friend reloaded .223 on my set up for some time and finally got his Dillon.
A Dillon 550 is nice for new guy - you can set up their dies on their machine for them and in no time, they are producing quality reload. Switching caliber then is easy. You can even use it as a single station if you need to.
It’s win win to do that - introducing shooters to reloading and having a good time while doing it.
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