reloading question...

[tmckay2]

i tried posting this in another thread but couldn't get enough replies, so thought i might have a better shot here. i just moved to denver and have a military buddy reload for me in california. unfortunately he is getting shipped to hawaii and can't anymore. my fiance isn't thrilled about me reloading in the house and i am giving in to her on this one, plus im a pharmacy student and don't have the bulk capital to get started. i was wondering if there is anyone in the area, either business or just a person, who will reload .223 and .45 ammo for a small fee. my buddy could do it for around $10 per 50 rounds, and id love to keep it around there if possible. please, no trying to convince me to do it myself, i probably will when i get out of school but would prefer to have someone else do it until then. any info to point me in a general direction is much appreciated. thanks!

ps. i only have around 750 .223 and 350 .45, and usually don't need it all at once.

[Sixgun]

He sounds like a good buddy. Sorry, I'm only a single stager.[Tooth]

[Colorado Osprey]

I think many may be hesitant.

As a general rule of thumb many of us don't shoot somebody elses reloads.

The liability to do this for someone is pretty high.
Doing it for a friend is something different. Someone you know won't sue you and they know you won't blow up their gun.
I load for my friends as they have shot my reloads in my guns for 20 years and trust my loads. I have also worked up loads for their guns.

Putting 50 rounds together for $10 is getting tougher and tougher without buying components in bulk. It sounds like your buddy was doing it for almost the cost of components unless he was buying bulk supplies.

[tmckay2]

thanks for the replies. well, he buys in massive bulk because he makes his own ammo and sells it, he has a small company. sells components seperately too.

hows this, as a complete noob, how hard is it to learn to reload if i buy a set up under $200 (probably a hand loader, etc) sinc ei usually only need to reload 200 rouns or so at a time. is it really that dangerous? everyone talks like shooting the rounds is so dangerous, but have any of you had something bad happen? i was under the impression if you take your time and follow and the manuals powder weight and everything that its just as safe as factory rounds. perhaps i was mistaken.

finally, if i get a set up, is there anyone in denver that might be willing to sit down with me for an hour or two and help teach me? even with a manual i feel a bit safer learning from someone who is experienced. thanks

[sniper7]

first off, welcome to the boards.

secondly though...it isn't very good to come on here and ask someone to start doing reloads for you when there is a huge risk on their part where 1. we have no idea who you are and what your intentions would be if something did happen to one of the reloads and say...blew up your gun, 2. $10 per 50 is extremely cheap, thats only $200/1000 which is barely doable even on a large reloading scale, it has to be a company like you said your buddies was...
which brings me to a question. why isn't your buddy having the business run by someone else if it is that massive?

I suggest you not ask people to reload for you unless you have known them for a very long time. It would be extremely easy to have one of the guys on here accept the offer then you blow your gun up and you sue him for everything he has, the ATF come down on him for selling remanufactured ammo without a license and then he will definitely lose everything he has after the lawyers get through with him...get the drift?

so with that being said, I suggest no one on here reload anything for you unless they befriend you for a very long time as well as you should buy your own reloading set up even if it takes time. if you aren't shooting that much ammo you can have a set up for under $200 single stage and will be able to reload plenty for yourself all at your own risk.

[Marlin]

I'll echo what Colorado Osprey and Sinper7 said on the having other people reload for You..

That said,, I'd be willing to help You out,, Not like I'm doing much of anything else at this time...

[Hoser]

Selling someone ammo that you reloaded is actually illegal unless you have a license for it. Its a Type 6 FFL.

Now someone coming over to your house and using your reloading equipment is fine.

[sniper7]

not only that, but reloading supplies are going up. when you are paying .20 a shot, for me I would only be getting .04 profit each shell.
that is about $40/1000 not even close to being worth my time unless I had a nice trimmer, progressive and bought in huge bulk.

[tmckay2]

its not a huge business. its just him. but he sells somewhat commercially. i found other companies that can do it for that price but theyre in florida and stuff, long ways to ship. if i get a starter kit anyone wanna help me out on learning?

[DOC]

Its not that hard to get started on your own. You can reload your own ammunition and its not as hard as you think. You might be able to save some money but its more about killing time. Start with a single stage press and work your way up if you want to later. I bought a lee anniversary kit for $100~ and its worked fine for me.

[sniper7]

buy yourself a complete guide to reloading book. less than $20 at most places. this will save you hassles, frustration, etc. etc. when it comes to reloading.

going off what other people say or do may not work for your gun.

you have to work up loads from the ground up for each caliber, powder type, bullet weight etc. etc. and see what works in your gun. then you get the most from each load cost wise and performance wise. it is amazing what as little as .1 grains of powder can do for accuracy.