Reloading for a friend

Where is the liability if you know what you are doing? I develop the load and do accuracy and velocity testing with my buddy's rifle so I know the ammo works and is safe.

Potashminer said:
for sure, the first time he misses game or splits a fox in half, it will be the fault of YOUR hand load
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The correct answer to that complaint is, "If you don't like the FREE ammo I GAVE you then don't use it." 🤷‍♂️
 
Paul_T said:
No, they can buy the components and I'll teach then how to do it with my equipment to start them off.
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If they give you once fired cases you have zero concerns regarding some responsibility for anything. Don't overthink this. Just involve them in the process and have fun. Cheers
Do you enjoy reloading? Are you willing to help a friend? Just involve them in the process. No Harm. No Foul. No Liability. Don't overthink it. Your just a cool good friend. Cheers
 
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I got my W308 f-class project rifle second hand last summer, through a middle man - a new friend who promised me he will do reloads for me based on he's old "known working" recipes.
The accuracy and precision on POI results some people would be more than happy with, but my expectation for a f-class rifle was much higher.

I decided to get my own tools and equipment for a four $ digit cost, and there was my learning curve started with the prepping and breaking up the processes.
I am very anal with things I am doing, but,
at the end of the line I cut my groups 300 almost by half, that is a happy face right there... maybe a bit of placebo as well justifying the costs :).
Also building now my induction annealer.

I have now about 200 brass to preprocess and load, hard to find a time for it over summer time, I like outdoor activities and charging my batteries on a sunlight as much I can.
Would I now with this my knowledge do a reload for a friend?
No way.
I would invite him to watch me doing it as many times he want, just to give him an insight of a clock.
 
bigHUN said:
I got my W308 f-class project rifle second hand last summer, through a middle man - a new friend who promised me he will do reloads for me based on he's old "known working" recipes.
The accuracy and precision on POI results some people would be more than happy with, but my expectation for a f-class rifle was much higher.

I decided to get my own tools and equipment for a four $ digit cost, and there was my learning curve started with the prepping and breaking up the processes.
I am very anal with things I am doing, but,
at the end of the line I cut my groups 300 almost by half, that is a happy face right there... maybe a bit of placebo as well justifying the costs :).
Also building now my induction annealer.

I have now about 200 brass to preprocess and load, hard to find a time for it over summer time, I like outdoor activities and charging my batteries on a sunlight as much I can.
Would I now with this my knowledge do a reload for a friend?
No way.
I would invite him to watch me doing it as many times he want, just to give him an insight of a clock.
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If i understand you correctly, you're not quite at the point of actually reloading anything yet. So yeah, I agree it's probably a bit early to be thinking of loading for someone else
 
I will help a buddy in some cases. I'm particular about my friends so they've been pre-vetted long before the reloading question ever comes up. I'm not worried about liabilities.

If ammo is available commercially they can buy it themselves. I will assist with unavailable or hard to find ammo, like 8mm French, and 455 webley. And I'll help someone get started in reloading by assisting and mentoring and let them use my gear to start with.

A lot of you guys will never be in this position, because I'm quite sure some of you don't have any friends. :)
 
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I’ve done it for a friends daughter reduced load in 308, and my niece reduced load for a 30-06 and both time I had the rifle in hand and did the testing!
 
I've done it for a friend, they were gifted their fathers rifle 7x61S&H you don't just buy that ammo off the shelf

they paid for all the components I did the loading and testing, and they got 200rounds, and I got some beer money.
 
270WSMXBolt said:
If they give you once fired cases you have zero concerns regarding some responsibility for anything. Don't overthink this. Just involve them in the process and have fun. Cheers
Do you enjoy reloading? Are you willing to help a friend? Just involve them in the process. No Harm. No Foul. No Liability. Don't overthink it. Your just a cool good friend. Cheers
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I'm not worried about liability.

I will show them how to reload with their supplies and let them use my equipment to learn. If they decide it is good for them they can buy their own equipment. If you are not willing to learn then I won't be reloading for you.
 
Paul_T said:
I'm not worried about liability.

I will show them how to reload with their supplies and let them use my equipment to learn. If they decide it is good for them they can buy their own equipment. If you are not willing to learn then I won't be reloading for you.
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Sorry I was responding to the OP and his concern about liability. Cheers
 
I have three different friends I help out. With all three I will deprime, wash, and resize the brass in my own time. I usually tell them to drop off brass in the fall and I promise to have it done by April. Reloading is how I get through the minus 30 days of winter. All three of those friends bought their own components and dies then just come by in the Spring or Fall and I sit with them as they do all the actual loading. Each of these guys shoot less than 20 rounds a year, so it's not worth it to them to invest in a whole reloading setup and I have no problem them using my bench on my schedule
 
When they drop off the brass I get them to resize a few pieces and record it. Liability is not an issue then.
I stopped when brass hit $100 a bag and powder hit $100 a lb. Most of them are set for life for hunting ammo though.
Involve them now and they will buy and reload their own.
 
tigrr said:
When they drop off the brass I get them to resize a few pieces and record it. Liability is not an issue then.
I stopped when brass hit $100 a bag and powder hit $100 a lb. Most of them are set for life for hunting ammo though.
Involve them now and they will buy and reload their own.
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The transaction or exchange of the brass previously fired from the firearm they intend to use the new rounds in indicates a distinct knowledge and admission of acceptance of the dangers. ZERO LIABILITY. Having them engaged in the process further indicates a responsibility on their part. Cheers
 
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