Make your ammo can you sell it legally

[horsemen61]

Okay guys I got a question I RELOAD and am thinking about selling some. Is this legal I was thinking i would do custom loads for people but I wanted to check to make sure its legal.

 

[rcmodel]

You need a manufactures license from the ATF to sell reloaded ammo.
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/manufacturers.html#ammo-reloading

You also need a butt-load of liability insurance, unless you are willing to gamble everything you own in the event somebody sues you and wins.

You also have to pay Federal Excise Tax on all ammo you manufacture and sales tax on all you sell.

In all, it is a fools errand to sell reloads to anyone.
You would have to sell more then you have time to load just to pay for the license, insurance & taxes.

rc

 

[BSA1]

And LOTS AND LOT of liability insurance. I'm thinking 50 - 100 million. Medical bills and permanent disability will clean you out in a hurry after you lose a case of your ammunition blowing up and injuring someone.

 

[oneounceload]

And join ITAR for $2500/year

And did anyone mention INSURANCE?....

Then there is also the 11% tax on ammo besides the others,
local zoning approval, if from your home, getting homeowner's insurance OK, fire marshal OK, powder magazine, security system, fire/explosion suppression system.

After that, now we get to talk about reloading equipment - if you think you can crank out enough on a Dillon to cover costs, think again - you might with 8-10 employees all cranking on them 8-10 hours per day - but now that opens up labor costs, taxes, insurances, social security, unemployment, etc; so maybe you go for one of the automated Camdex machines that cost more than your new pick-up - now you have to amortize that factor into your pricing, advertising, marketing, etc.....and you'll be competing against Missouri Bullet, Montana Gold, and hundreds of others

Once you sit down with an attorney and an accountant and develop your business plan/model and see what ancillary costs are involved - THEN you will be able to determine if it is a good move or not

Good luck

 

[horsemen61]

Make ammo

I ve decided not to sell my ammo thanks guys for the input. Its why I ask and always yall are real helpful and understand what im trying to say.

 

[Sam1911]

Ok. Question answered, then.